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UPWK

Upwork, Inc
$8.82 +0.14 (+1.61%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$1.09B
Shares
123,518,137

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.82 Open$8.91 Day$8.72–9.01 52W$7.44–22.84 Avg vol 30d3.2M Short int25.0M · 20.3% float · 6.9d Short vol48% Last earningsMay 7, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 7
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 7, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −39%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −0%
      below
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 9%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return −56%
      trailing
      YTD return −56%
      this year
      Relative strength −65%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      10 of 295 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +7.1K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.1M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      20.26% of float · ▲ +5.3% MoM · 6.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      295 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 73
      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 10.9
      below peers
      Buyback $256.1M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $65.4M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 61%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −65%
      past year
      ATR 4.6%
      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.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −39% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −0% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      9% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      10 of 295 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +7.1K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.1M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      20.26% of float · ▲ +5.3% MoM · 6.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      295 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $7 Now $9 · 9% 52-wk high $23
      vs 200-day avg -39% vs 50-day avg 0%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      adjusted EBITDA beat non-GAAP $10M Q1 2026 call
      AI at-risk GSV percentage 10% Q1 2026 call
      AI-related work as percentage of marketplace GSV 8% Q1 call
      AI-related work GSV 300M annualized call
      AI-related work GSV growth 40% year over year call
      annualized cost base reduction $70M next few months call
      Business Plus plan growth 34% quarter over quarter call
      enterprise pipeline growth for existing clients 9 the quarter call
      enterprise pipeline growth for new clients 3 the quarter call
      total workforce reduction 24% next few months call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      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
      $1.09B -55.5% +2.4% 10.9 20.3%
      GOOGL
      Alphabet Inc.
      $4.33T +14.3% +15.1% 27.2 0.7%
      META
      Meta Platforms, Inc.
      $1.70T +1.5% +43.8% 24.3 1.4%
      SPOT
      Spotify Technology S.A.
      $98.65B -17.4% 3.1%
      NBIS
      Nebius Group N.V.
      $55.77B +162.4% -27.4% 27.7%

      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 Accumulating
      Holders
      296
      % held
      105.5%
      Reported
      10 of 295
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      301
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      25.0M
      Days to cover
      6.9d
      Change
      +1.3M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      48%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.9K
      Value
      $15.8K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.5%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.1M
      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
      $256.1M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      Investor Event Transcript
      Filed
      Jun 30, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $74.7K
      Shares
      9.2K
      Filed
      Jun 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 28, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Upwork Connects to Claude to Help…
      Published
      Jun 17, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      UPWK -3.7% +2.9% -56.2% +5.5% -55.5%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -5.1% -1.2% -65.3% +4.4% -66.2%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $300.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $43.90M
      Remaining
      $256.10M
      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) 10 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations