Upwork (UPWK) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)

Upwork's Share-based Compensation history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $15.4 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 25.66% year-over-year to $15.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $68.5 million (up 7.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $65.4 million, down 4.39% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $15.4 million for Q1 2026 at Upwork, down from $17.4 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $20.4 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $12.3 million in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $17.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $18.0 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation surged 2167.11% in 2022, then slipped 27.56% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $19.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 6.89% to $18.0 million in 2023, then declined by 24.46% to $13.6 million in 2024, then grew by 27.28% to $17.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 11.13% to $15.4 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $15.4 million (Q1 2026), $17.4 million (Q4 2025), and $19.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.