Growth Metrics

Upwork (UPWK) Cost of Revenue (2017 - 2026)

Upwork has reported Cost of Revenue over the past 9 years, most recently at $36.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Cost of Revenue fell 18.05% year-over-year to $36.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $143.4 million, down 18.23%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $143.4 million, 22.57% down from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q4 2025 was $36.0 million at Upwork, up from $35.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $59.1 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$927000.0 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $37.0 million and a median of $40.4 million in 2022 define the central range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cost of Revenue: plummeted 102.25% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 4839.37% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $6.9 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 496.94% to $41.2 million in 2022, then plummeted by 102.25% to -$927000.0 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 4839.37% to $43.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 18.05% to $36.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Cost of Revenue for UPWK at $36.0 million in Q4 2025, $35.0 million in Q3 2025, and $36.7 million in Q2 2025.