Upstart Holdings (UPST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $315.7 million for Q1 2026, up 44.92% year-over-year from $217.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.91% quarter-over-quarter from $277.2 million in Q4 2025.

Upstart Holdings (UPST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $315.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 44.92% year-over-year to $315.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 32.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.0 billion, up 23.7% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $315.7 million in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from $277.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $315.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $169.1 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $226.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $217.9 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 160.28% — and 2023, when it sank 35.02%.
  • Upstart Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $205.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 8.57% to $187.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 19.12% to $223.7 million in 2024, then gained by 23.9% to $277.2 million in 2025, then increased by 13.91% to $315.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPST's Operating Expenses at $315.7 million in Q1 2026, $277.2 million in Q4 2025, and $253.4 million in Q3 2025.

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6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
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8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 950.34 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 891.92 Mn
10 Upstart Holdings 2.89 Bn 2.44 Bn 303.39 Mn 350.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 350.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 315.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 277.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 253.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 252.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 217.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 223.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 207.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 183.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 195.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 187.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 178.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 169.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 234.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 205.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 215.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 260.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 275.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 244.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 199.85 Mn