Growth Metrics

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

Upwork has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 9 years, most recently at $17.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 27.28% year-over-year to $17.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $65.4 million, down 4.39%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $65.4 million, 4.39% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $17.4 million at Upwork, down from $19.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $20.4 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $2.8 million in Q2 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $15.8 million and a median of $17.6 million in 2023 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: crashed 60.75% in 2021 and later surged 580.13% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $14.9 million in 2021, then rose by 29.85% to $19.4 million in 2022, then fell by 6.89% to $18.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 24.46% to $13.6 million in 2024, then rose by 27.28% to $17.4 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for UPWK at $17.4 million in Q4 2025, $19.8 million in Q3 2025, and $16.0 million in Q2 2025.