Upwork (UPWK) Net Margin (2017 - 2026)

Upwork (UPWK) posted quarterly Net Margin of 16.09% for Q1 2026, down 349.0% year-over-year from 6.46% in Q1 2025, and up 104.68% quarter-over-quarter from 7.86% in Q4 2025.

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

Upwork's Net Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.09% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 349.0% year-over-year to 16.09%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.81% (down 1665.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.65%, down 1337.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 16.09%, up from 7.86% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 76.86% in Q4 2024, with the low at 17.5% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 9.67% (2024), against an average of 9.16%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Net Margin soared 6741 bps in 2024, then slumped 6899 bps in 2025.
  • Upwork's Net Margin stood at 10.22% in 2022, then soared by 192 bps to 9.45% in 2023, then jumped by 714 bps to 76.86% in 2024, then slumped by 90 bps to 7.86% in 2025, then jumped by 105 bps to 16.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPWK's Net Margin at 16.09% in Q1 2026, 7.86% in Q4 2025, and 14.56% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,170.83 Bn 3,741.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 93.58%
2 Meta Platforms 1,525.91 Bn 1,435.65 Bn 49.47 Bn 26.07%
3 Taboola.com 1,144.63 Bn 1,144.50 Bn 139.48 Mn 0.91%
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 834.82%
5 Spotify Technology 102.92 Bn 92.68 Bn 1.75 Bn 15.91%
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 9.28%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 15.03%
8 Nebius 49.34 Bn 39.71 Bn 295.20 Mn -1.45%
9 Reddit 30.23 Bn 27.44 Bn 734.60 Mn 31.41%
10 Upwork 1.07 Bn 486.83 Mn 150.84 Mn 16.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.09%
Dec 31, 2025 7.86%
Sep 30, 2025 14.56%
Jun 30, 2025 16.79%
Mar 31, 2025 19.58%
Dec 31, 2024 76.86%
Sep 30, 2024 14.32%
Jun 30, 2024 11.50%
Mar 31, 2024 9.67%
Dec 31, 2023 9.45%
Sep 30, 2023 9.30%
Jun 30, 2023 -2.37%
Mar 31, 2023 10.67%
Dec 31, 2022 -10.22%
Sep 30, 2022 -15.65%
Jun 30, 2022 -15.18%
Mar 31, 2022 -17.50%
Dec 31, 2021 -16.48%
Sep 30, 2021 -7.27%
Jun 30, 2021 -13.32%