Upstart Holdings (UPST) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)
Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 2.71% for Q1 2026, down 29.0% YoY from 3.82% in Q1 2025, and down 138.04% sequentially from 7.13% in Q4 2025.
Upstart Holdings (UPST) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Upstart Holdings has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 2.71% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 29.0% year-over-year to 2.71%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.74% (up 1996.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.49%, up 3169.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin declined to 2.71% in Q1 2026, from 7.13% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for UPST reached as high as 11.09% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 128.09% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 24.56% (2023), against an average of 22.95%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA Margin sank 13918 bps — and 2024, when it surged 7922 bps.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 39.82% in 2022, then surged by 36 bps to 25.38% in 2023, then jumped by 91 bps to 2.38% in 2024, then surged by 399 bps to 7.13% in 2025, then tumbled by 138 bps to 2.71% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 2.71%, 7.13%, and 9.15% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 587.74 Bn | 575.34 Bn | - | 64.42% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 465.55 Bn | 455.34 Bn | - | 58.43% |
| 3 | American Express | 238.39 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 18.77% |
| 4 | PayPal Holdings | 40.24 Bn | 30.89 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 17.81% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 28.27 Bn | 26.55 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 28.77% |
| 6 | SoFi Technologies | 23.54 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 13.91% |
| 7 | Ally Financial | 14.34 Bn | 13.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 15.79% |
| 8 | Credit Acceptance | 7.51 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 24.11% |
| 9 | FinVolution | 6.22 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 311.24 Mn | 15.96% |
| 10 | Upstart Holdings | 3.46 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 221.97 Mn | -2.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -42.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -48.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -25.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -29.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -128.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -39.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.38% |