Upstart Holdings (UPST) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Upstart Holdings (UPST) reported Free Cash Flow of -$137.5 million for Q1 2026, down 919.87% year-over-year from $16.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 218.5% quarter-over-quarter from $116.1 million in Q4 2025.

Upstart Holdings (UPST) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has 7 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$137.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$137.5 million, down 919.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$272.1 million (down 310.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$148.1 million, down 179.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$137.5 million in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from $116.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $217.3 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$270.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$51.6 million and a median of -$101.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 1527.05% in 2022, then soared 482.45% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$237.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 39.31% to -$144.3 million in 2023, then grew by 23.14% to -$110.9 million in 2024, then soared by 204.63% to $116.1 million in 2025, then sank by 218.5% to -$137.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPST's Free Cash Flow at -$137.5 million in Q1 2026, $116.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$130.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 2.63 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 2.82 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.66 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 5.47 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 903.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.18 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.38 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
10 Upstart Holdings 2.88 Bn 2.41 Bn 221.97 Mn -137.54 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -137.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -137.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 116.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 116.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -130.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -130.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -120.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -120.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -110.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -110.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 182.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 182.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 70.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 70.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -144.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -144.31 Mn