Upwork (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% quarter-over-quarter from 77.99% in Q4 2025.

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

Upwork's Gross Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 77.16% for 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 77.16%, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 76.85% (2024), against an average of 76.18%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Gross Margin jumped 267 bps in 2024, then plunged 114 bps in 2026.
  • Upwork's Gross Margin stood at 74.51% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 75.06% in 2023, then advanced by 4 bps to 77.73% in 2024, then rose by 0 bps to 77.99% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 77.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPWK's Gross Margin at 77.16% in Q1 2026, 77.99% in Q4 2025, and 77.28% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn 61.65%
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn 81.37%
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn 29.25%
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 0.04%
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn 32.98%
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 35.34%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 75.52%
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn 73.98%
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn 91.27%
10 Upwork 1.07 Bn 490.68 Mn 150.84 Mn 77.16%

Historic Data

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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%