Upwork (UPWK) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026)

Upwork (UPWK) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 16.57% for Q1 2026, up 40.0% year-over-year from 11.84% in Q1 2025, and down 69.42% quarter-over-quarter from 54.18% in Q4 2025.

Upwork (UPWK) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upwork's Tax Rate history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.57% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 40.0% year-over-year to 16.57%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.17% (up 12822.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.64%, up 16305.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 16.57%, down from 54.18% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 54.18% in Q4 2025, with the low at 701.08% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 4.43% (2023), against an average of 38.61%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate tumbled 69123 bps in 2024, then surged 75526 bps in 2025.
  • Upwork's Tax Rate stood at 2.74% in 2022, then sank by 259 bps to 9.84% in 2023, then plunged by 7022 bps to 701.08% in 2024, then soared by 108 bps to 54.18% in 2025, then plunged by 69 bps to 16.57% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPWK's Tax Rate at 16.57% in Q1 2026, 54.18% in Q4 2025, and 17.66% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,178.85 Bn 3,749.81 Bn 73.85 Bn 19.14%
2 Meta Platforms 1,530.61 Bn 1,440.35 Bn 49.47 Bn 15.50%
3 Taboola.com 1,136.28 Bn 1,136.15 Bn 139.48 Mn 40.80%
4 Baidu 288.32 Bn 283.82 Bn 1.88 Mn 13.72%
5 Spotify Technology 103.08 Bn 92.84 Bn 1.75 Bn 23.05%
6 Joyy 77.33 Bn 76.44 Bn 205.64 Mn -3.36%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 21.00%
8 Nebius 49.08 Bn 39.45 Bn 295.20 Mn -
9 Reddit 30.08 Bn 27.29 Bn 734.60 Mn 1.55%
10 Upwork 1.08 Bn 498.36 Mn 150.84 Mn 16.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.57%
Mar 31, 2026 16.57%
Mar 31, 2026 16.57%
Dec 31, 2025 54.18%
Dec 31, 2025 54.18%
Dec 31, 2025 54.18%
Sep 30, 2025 17.66%
Sep 30, 2025 17.66%
Sep 30, 2025 17.66%
Jun 30, 2025 14.87%
Jun 30, 2025 14.87%
Jun 30, 2025 14.87%
Mar 31, 2025 16.17%
Mar 31, 2025 16.17%
Mar 31, 2025 16.17%
Dec 31, 2024 -701.08%
Dec 31, 2024 -701.08%
Dec 31, 2024 -701.08%
Sep 30, 2024 3.90%
Sep 30, 2024 3.90%