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UPWK · Upwork, Inc

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$8.69 +0.20 (+2.36%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$1.06B
Shares
124.90M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.69 Open$8.48 Day$8.47–8.98 52W close$7.84–22.11 Avg vol 30d4.0M Short int22.9M · 18.3% float · 6.8d Short vol55% Last earningsAug 10, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 10, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 10, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −35%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 47
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 6%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −3%
      trailing
      6-month return −37%
      trailing
      YTD return −56%
      this year
      Relative strength −49%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $13 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +0% holders QoQ · +57 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$281.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      18.33% of float · ▼ -10.7% MoM · 6.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      297 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 72
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 78%
      expanding
      EPS growth −45%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $242.5M
      Valuation P/E 11
      below peers
      Buyback $254.3M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $65.4M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 62%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −65%
      past year
      ATR 5.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 6 of last 6
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 10, 2026
      third quarter of 2026
      Revenue Initiated $176M – $184M
      prior qtr $191.66M midpoint −6.1% QoQ
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS Non-GAAP Initiated $0.31 – $0.33
      full year 2026
      Revenue Initiated $730M – $750M
      prior FY $787.78M midpoint −6.1% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Initiated $225M – $235M
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS Non-GAAP Initiated $1.38 – $1.43
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Feb 9, 2026
      Revenue · first quarter of 2026 $192M – $197M
      Adjusted EBITDA · first quarter of 2026 $45M – $47M
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS · first quarter of 2026 $0.26 – $0.28
      Guided vs delivered · last 6 settled
      Revenue fourth quarter of 2025
      guided $193M – $198M
      $198.41M Beat +1.5%
      Revenue full year 2025
      guided $782M – $787M
      $787.78M Beat +0.4%
      Revenue first quarter of 2024
      guided $183M – $188M
      $190.94M Beat +2.9%
      Revenue full year 2024
      guided $760M – $780M
      $769.33M In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −35% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      47 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      6% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $13 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +0% holders QoQ · +57 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$281.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      18.33% of float · ▼ -10.7% MoM · 6.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      297 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $8 Now $9 · 6% Range high $22
      vs 200-day avg -35% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $35.9M Q2 2026
      Marketplace take rate 19.6% the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      Active clients 784,000 Q1 2026
      Business Plus active clients growth 49% Q4 2025
      Business Plus GSV growth 24% Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Internet Content & Information — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      UPWK
      Upwork, Inc
      this stock
      $1.06B -56.2% +2.4% 11.0 18.3%
      GOOGL
      Alphabet Inc.
      $4.22T +10.1% +15.1% 17.3 0.6%
      META
      Meta Platforms, Inc.
      $1.45T -17.3% +47.1% 21.4 1.2%
      SPOT
      Spotify Technology S.A.
      $107.24B -8.2% 3.1%
      NBIS
      Nebius Group N.V.
      $73.09B +167.5% +479.0% 22.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      297
      % held
      102.7%
      Net QoQ
      -9.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      319
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      22.9M
      Days to cover
      6.8d
      Change
      -2.7M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      55%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.9K
      Value
      $26.4K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      33.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$281.5K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 4
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $787.8M
      Net income (FY)
      $115.4M
      EPS diluted
      $0.84
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $300.0M
      Remaining
      $254.3M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $195.8K
      Shares
      23.2K
      Filed
      Aug 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Upwork Reports Second Quarter 202…
      Published
      Aug 10, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      UPWK +3.5% -3.0% -37.3% -5.1% -56.2%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +3.9% -5.9% -48.8% -8.1% -68.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $300.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $45.70M
      Remaining
      $254.30M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1627475 CUSIP 91688F104 13F (30d) 272 filings 270 filers Visit website Investor relations