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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 80.11% for Q1 2026, up 195.0% YoY from 27.16% in Q1 2025, and up 111.95% sequentially from 37.8% in Q4 2025.

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

Upstart Holdings has disclosed Gross Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 80.11% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 195.0% year-over-year to 80.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 70.13% (down 536.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 68.26%, down 549.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 80.11% in Q1 2026, from 37.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for UPST reached as high as 84.58% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 37.8% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 75.21% (2024), against an average of 73.35%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 6884 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 2313 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 70.4% in 2022, then rose by 15 bps to 80.7% in 2023, then fell by 7 bps to 75.21% in 2024, then sank by 50 bps to 37.8% in 2025, then surged by 112 bps to 80.11% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 80.11%, 37.8%, and 80.74% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 92.17%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 93.80%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 78.22%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 84.45%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 94.24%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 97.03%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 71.98%
10 Upstart Holdings 3.46 Bn 2.99 Bn 221.97 Mn 80.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 80.11%
Dec 31, 2025 37.80%
Sep 30, 2025 80.74%
Jun 30, 2025 82.03%
Mar 31, 2025 78.16%
Dec 31, 2024 75.21%
Sep 30, 2024 73.34%
Jun 30, 2024 74.75%
Mar 31, 2024 74.54%
Dec 31, 2023 80.70%
Sep 30, 2023 77.48%
Jun 30, 2023 82.40%
Mar 31, 2023 60.56%
Dec 31, 2022 70.40%
Sep 30, 2022 74.89%
Jun 30, 2022 59.27%
Mar 31, 2022 84.58%
Dec 31, 2021 139.24%
Sep 30, 2021 83.38%
Jun 30, 2021 87.10%