Upwork, Inc (UPWK) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)
Upwork (UPWK) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 77.16% for Q1 2026, down 114.0% year-over-year from 551.17% in Q1 2025, and down 1.06% on a QoQ basis from 77.99% in Q4 2025.
Upwork, Inc (UPWK) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Upwork (UPWK) has reported Gross Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 77.16% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 114.0% year-over-year to 77.16%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 77.54% (down 20.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 77.82%, up 45.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 77.16% for Q1 2026 at Upwork, down from 77.99% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 78.31% in Q1 2025, with the low at 73.17% in Q1 2022.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 76.18%, with a median of 76.85% recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 267 bps in 2024 and slumped 114 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 74.51% in 2022, then rose by 1 bps to 75.06% in 2023, then rose by 4 bps to 77.73% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 77.99% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 77.16% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 77.16%, 77.99%, and 77.28% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 77.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 77.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 77.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 78.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 77.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 77.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 77.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 76.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 75.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 74.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 74.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 74.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 73.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 73.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 72.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 72.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 73.36% |