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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPWK | +8.46% | -44.71% | -11.17% | -19% |
| S&P | +12.57% | +87.93% | +13.44% | +130% |
Upwork is the world's largest online marketplace for freelancers.
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The gig economy platform runs an asset-lite business model.
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $201.73M | 4.1% |
| Gross Profit | $155.89M | 3.7% |
| Gross Margin | 77.28% | -0.3% |
| Market Cap | $2.46B | 78.5% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $4.10M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 600 | -25.0% |
| Net Income | $29.34M | 5.7% |
| EBITDA | $37.88M | 50.4% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $260.84M | -9.6% |
| Accounts Receivable | $76.43M | 10.1% |
| Inventory | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $10.13M | -97.2% |
| Short Term Debt | $360.97M | 12903.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 20.81% | 12.3% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 0.89% | 5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $69.43M | -29.1% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $75.08M | -26.5% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 10.67 | 7.82 | 7.72 | 10.61 | -36.75% |
| Price to Book | 5.31 | 3.07 | 3.03 | 4.04 | 5.82% |
| Price to Sales | 3.04 | 2.42 | 2.44 | 3.32 | 73.82% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 7.50 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | -6.22% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 16.82 | 11.16 | 9.47 | 15.21 | 31.22% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 113.44 | 36.83 | 41.95 | 61.28 | 26.10% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 6.6% | -23.79% |
| Return on Equity | 45.1% | 49.8% | 50.6% | 47.5% | 108.86% |
| Total Debt | $369.12M | $370.41M | $370.85M | $371.10M | 0.44% |
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