Upwork (UPWK) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026)

Upwork (UPWK) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 16.74% in Q1 2026, up 17.37% quarter-over-quarter from 14.26% in Q4 2025, and down 334.0% on a YoY basis from 7.15% in Q1 2025.

Upwork (UPWK) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upwork's EBIT Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.74% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 334.0% year-over-year to 16.74%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.6% (up 382.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.41%, up 794.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 16.74% for Q1 2026 at Upwork, up from 14.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 20.08% in Q1 2025 to a low of 16.73% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 2.83% across 5 years, with a median of 6.83% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin tumbled 996 bps in 2022, then soared 2256 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 12.69% in 2022, then surged by 136 bps to 4.58% in 2023, then surged by 55 bps to 7.09% in 2024, then soared by 101 bps to 14.26% in 2025, then increased by 17 bps to 16.74% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 16.74% (Q1 2026), 14.26% (Q4 2025), and 14.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Nebius 2,430,078.11 Bn 2,430,078.11 Bn 295.20 Mn -32.08%
2 Alphabet 4,448.32 Bn 4,232.70 Bn 102.29 Bn 36.12%
3 Meta Platforms 1,465.06 Bn 1,383.88 Bn 46.09 Bn 40.62%
4 Spotify Technology 113.19 Bn 102.95 Bn 1.75 Bn 15.77%
5 Reddit 33.56 Bn 30.79 Bn 511.94 Mn 27.57%
6 Pinterest 12.93 Bn 11.63 Bn 768.96 Mn -7.97%
7 Kanzhun 12.77 Bn 10.67 Bn 255.62 Bn 30.02%
8 Match 8.28 Bn 7.26 Bn 653.28 Mn 27.37%
9 Snap 7.91 Bn 5.08 Bn 1.29 Bn -4.87%
10 Upwork 1.03 Bn 452.88 Mn 150.84 Mn 16.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.74%
Dec 31, 2025 14.26%
Sep 30, 2025 14.75%
Jun 30, 2025 16.71%
Mar 31, 2025 20.08%
Dec 31, 2024 7.09%
Sep 30, 2024 10.73%
Jun 30, 2024 9.21%
Mar 31, 2024 6.83%
Dec 31, 2023 4.58%
Sep 30, 2023 6.52%
Jun 30, 2023 -3.63%
Mar 31, 2023 -15.57%
Dec 31, 2022 -12.69%
Sep 30, 2022 -16.04%
Jun 30, 2022 -14.69%
Mar 31, 2022 -16.73%
Dec 31, 2021 -15.93%
Sep 30, 2021 -6.49%
Jun 30, 2021 -13.20%