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.

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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

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DateValue
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