Upstart Holdings (UPST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Upstart Holdings (UPST) reported 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 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $315.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $315.7 million, up 44.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 32.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.0 billion, up 23.7% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $315.7 million in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from $277.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $315.7 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $169.1 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $226.6 million and a median of $217.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses jumped 160.28% in 2022, then sank 35.02% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $205.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 8.57% to $187.8 million in 2023, then gained by 19.12% to $223.7 million in 2024, then rose by 23.9% to $277.2 million in 2025, then grew 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 4.00 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 3.49 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 13.88 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 8.46 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 6.87 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 1.32 Bn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 950.34 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 891.92 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 10 | Upstart Holdings | 2.88 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 221.97 Mn | 315.73 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 157.65 Mn |