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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$137.5 million for Q1 2026, down 919.87% YoY from $16.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 218.5% sequentially from $116.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Upstart Holdings has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 7 years of filings, most recently posting -$137.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 919.87% year-over-year to -$137.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$272.1 million (down 310.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$148.1 million, down 179.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to -$137.5 million in Q1 2026, from $116.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for UPST reached as high as $217.3 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$270.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$101.6 million (2022), against an average of -$51.6 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 1527.05% — and 2023, when it soared 482.45%.
  • 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 tumbled by 218.5% to -$137.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$137.5 million, $116.1 million, and -$130.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 2.63 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 2.82 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.66 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.38 Bn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 268.90 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 66.48 Mn
10 Upstart Holdings 3.46 Bn 2.99 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