Upwork Inc.
Hot onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normBacked by solid revenue growthPrice and volume picking up$9.05-5.6%YTD-51.6%1Y-28.0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Today's AI verdict on what's driving $UPWK, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.
What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Where Staffing & Employment Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $UPWK.
Staffing & Employment Services
No material change from last week — Mastech Digital provides IT solutions and data analytics staffing as enterprises continue deploying AI and cloud infrastructure.
What this means for $UPWK
Neutral — Online freelance marketplace connecting businesses with independent professionals across tech, marketing, design, and creative fields globally; this business's revenue is largely decoupled from the enterprise AI implementation and digital analytics staffing demand.
Industry benchmark
5-name peer basket
+36.0%YTD
+8.4%1Y
Fundamentals & catalyst
Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.
Key ratios
P/E
9.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.ROIC
9.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.Op margin
15.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.FCF yield
21.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).P/S
1.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.ROE
17.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.Gross margin
77.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.Past earnings
QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.24$0.25-4.0%
Q4 2025Feb 9, 2026$0.12$0.23-47.8%
Q3 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.21$0.25-16.0%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$0.35$0.26+34.6%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $0.35
Quarterly trend
QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$195.5M+1.4%77.2%16.7%$0.25$21.3M
Q4 FY25$198.4M+3.6%78.0%14.3%$0.12$63.2M
Q3 FY25$201.7M+4.1%77.3%14.8%$0.22$69.4M
Q2 FY25$194.9M+0.9%77.7%16.7%$0.25$70.1M
Forward consensus
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$777.9M$761.0M – $791.9M$1.55$1.50 – $1.587
FY27$828.5M$810.5M – $843.4M$1.75$1.70 – $1.797
FY28$939.0M$939.0M – $939.0M$2.05$1.87 – $2.195
FY29$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$2.64$2.57 – $2.702
FY30$1.2B$1.2B – $1.2B$2.92$2.84 – $2.992
Setup & momentum
Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.
Right now
Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.14%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+10.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-32.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.
Float & profile
FloatMid float · 114.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.995-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.
Insider activity
Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.
SEC filings
Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.
Recent material filings
8-KOfficer or director changeJul 168-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KMaterial agreementJun 238-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary
3New insider — initial holdingsJun 83
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3New insider — initial holdingsJun 83
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8-KOfficer or director changeJun 58-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
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8-KRestructuring / exit costsMay 78-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 2.05: Restructuring / exit costs · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
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8-KOfficer or director changeMar 188-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 15 other (7 13Gs · 2 proxys · 1 10-Q · 1 ARS) in window
Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
Upwork vs. Wix.com: Which Tech Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026: How AI is Redefining the Value of Work as Skilled Freelancing AcceleratesUpwork Connects to Claude to Help Businesses Find Expert Human Talent to Turn Ideas into OutcomesMust-Watch Stocks to Make the Most of the Gig Economy's PopularityUPWK Investors Have Opportunity to Join Upwork Inc. Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm
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