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UPWK · Upwork, Inc

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$8.49 -0.18 (-2.02%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.05B
Shares
124.90M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.49 Open$8.68 Day$8.35–8.73 52W close$7.84–22.11 Avg vol 30d3.9M Short int22.9M · 18.3% float · 6.8d Short vol67% 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 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −37%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −4%
      below
      RSI (14) 42
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 5%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −6%
      trailing
      6-month return −32%
      trailing
      YTD return −57%
      this year
      Relative strength −46%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $13 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$490.0K 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
      294 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 74
      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 $254.3M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $65.4M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 61%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −65%
      past year
      ATR 6.1%
      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

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 10, 2026
      third quarter of 2026
      Revenue $176M – $184M
      Adjusted EBITDA $50M – $54M
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS Non-GAAP $0.31 – $0.33
      full year 2026
      Revenue $730M – $750M
      Adjusted EBITDA $225M – $235M
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS Non-GAAP $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

      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
      −37% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −4% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      42 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      5% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $13 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$490.0K 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
      294 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $8 Now $8 · 5% Range high $22
      vs 200-day avg -37% vs 50-day avg -4%

      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
      $1.05B -57.2% +2.4% 10.9 18.3%
      GOOGL
      Alphabet Inc.
      $4.24T +10.5% +15.1% 17.4 0.6%
      META
      Meta Platforms, Inc.
      $1.47T -10.6% +47.1% 21.8 1.2%
      SPOT
      Spotify Technology S.A.
      $100.65B -11.7% 3.1%
      NBIS
      Nebius Group N.V.
      $70.46B +231.7% +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
      294
      % held
      102.5%
      Net QoQ
      -10.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      440
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      22.9M
      Days to cover
      6.8d
      Change
      -2.7M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      67%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3.9K
      Value
      $34.9K
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.0%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$490.0K
      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
      $74.7K
      Shares
      9.2K
      Filed
      Jun 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 -12.3% -6.4% -32.2% -7.4% -57.2%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -12.7% -10.8% -45.9% -11.3% -71.0%

      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) 285 filings 281 filers Visit website Investor relations