Upstart Holdings (UPST) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Upstart Holdings' Gross Margin came in at 83.19% for Q2 2026, up 1.16 percentage points from 82.03% a year earlier and up 1.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Upstart Holdings (UPST) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Upstart Holdings reported Gross Margin of 82.50%, up 2.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 81.95%, up 6.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -1.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 75.18% in FY2024 (+2.02 pp), 73.16% in FY2023 (-6.12 pp), 79.28% in FY2022 (-6.86 pp) and 86.14% in FY2021 (+2.24 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 11.66 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 19.23 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UPST's Gross Margin at 82.12% (Q1 2026), 82.49% (Q4 2025) and 82.03% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 49.04 Bn | 7.27 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.52 Bn | 4.33 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Block | 45.61 Bn | 16.91 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 47.84% |
| 4 | Corpay | 26.34 Bn | 16.23 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Fiserv | 24.61 Bn | 21.29 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 54.74% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.07 Bn | -135.34 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 61.04% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.93 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 65.60% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.17 Bn | 10.55 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 87.70% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.48 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 88.82% |
| 10 | Upstart Holdings | 2.26 Bn | 188.28 Mn | 303.39 Mn | 83.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 83.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 82.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 82.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 82.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 81.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 79.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 70.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 76.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 74.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 74.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 65.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 72.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 74.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 80.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 84.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 86.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 84.69% |
Upstart Holdings Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "UPST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();