Upwork, Inc (UPWK) EBITDA Margin (2017 - 2026)
Upwork (UPWK) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 15.78% for Q1 2026, down 395.0% year-over-year from 5.35% in Q1 2025, and up 101.71% on a QoQ basis from 7.82% in Q4 2025.
Upwork, Inc (UPWK) EBITDA Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Upwork (UPWK) has reported EBITDA Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 15.78% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 395.0% year-over-year to 15.78%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.76% (down 1683.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.71%, down 1332.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin came in at 15.78% for Q1 2026 at Upwork, up from 7.82% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 76.36% in Q4 2024, with the low at 19.52% in Q1 2022.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 9.16%, with a median of 9.77% recorded in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin surged 6658 bps in 2024 and plunged 6853 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 9.27% in 2022, then soared by 205 bps to 9.77% in 2023, then soared by 681 bps to 76.36% in 2024, then sank by 90 bps to 7.82% in 2025, then surged by 102 bps to 15.78% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 15.78%, 7.82%, and 14.61% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 76.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -13.32% |