Upstart Holdings (UPST) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 2.71% for Q1 2026, down 29.0% year-over-year from 3.82% in Q1 2025, and down 129.01% quarter-over-quarter from 9.35% in Q4 2025.

Upstart Holdings (UPST) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has reported EBITDA Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 2.71% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 29.0% year-over-year to 2.71%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.91% (up 2007.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.49%, up 3169.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin fell to 2.71% in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from 9.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 11.23% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 128.09% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 24.97% across 5 years, with a median of 23.21% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA Margin tumbled 13932 bps — and 2024, when it surged 7922 bps.
  • Upstart Holdings' EBITDA Margin stood at 64.45% in 2022, then jumped by 47 bps to 33.85% in 2023, then soared by 93 bps to 2.38% in 2024, then surged by 492 bps to 9.35% in 2025, then slumped by 129 bps to 2.71% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPST's EBITDA Margin at 2.71% in Q1 2026, 9.35% in Q4 2025, and 8.54% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 59.12%
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 60.22%
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 17.85%
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 87.81%
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 16.44%
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 44.85%
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 8.51%
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -720.86%
10 Upstart Holdings 2.89 Bn 2.44 Bn 303.39 Mn 4.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.01%
Mar 31, 2026 -2.71%
Dec 31, 2025 9.35%
Sep 30, 2025 8.54%
Jun 30, 2025 1.77%
Mar 31, 2025 -2.42%
Dec 31, 2024 -2.38%
Sep 30, 2024 -26.94%
Jun 30, 2024 -43.47%
Mar 31, 2024 -48.87%
Dec 31, 2023 -33.85%
Sep 30, 2023 -32.58%
Jun 30, 2023 -23.21%
Mar 31, 2023 -128.09%
Dec 31, 2022 -64.45%
Sep 30, 2022 -32.39%
Jun 30, 2022 -14.07%
Mar 31, 2022 11.23%
Dec 31, 2021 18.05%
Sep 30, 2021 13.59%