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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$136.0 million for Q1 2026, down 592.53% year-over-year from $27.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 217.21% quarter-over-quarter from $116.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has reported Free Cash Flow for 7 consecutive years, with -$136.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 592.53% year-over-year to -$136.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$264.5 million (down 314.3% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$148.1 million, down 179.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$136.0 million in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from $116.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $212.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$268.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$51.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$102.9 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 1719.83% — and 2023, when it soared 468.3%.
  • Upstart Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at -$243.1 million in 2022, then soared by 43.85% to -$136.5 million in 2023, then gained by 18.71% to -$110.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 204.63% to $116.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 217.21% to -$136.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPST's Free Cash Flow at -$136.0 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 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 6.14 Bn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 3.51 Bn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 4.47 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 8.08 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 1.78 Bn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 2.42 Bn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - -32.90 Bn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -2.38 Bn
10 Upstart Holdings 2.89 Bn 2.44 Bn 303.39 Mn -140.82 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -140.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -140.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -136.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -136.05 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 -114.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -114.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -19.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -19.65 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 71.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 71.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.27 Mn