UPWK
Upwork Inc.
Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · NMS
$8.76
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.1B
Total market value of the company
10.67
Reasonably valued
4.93
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+1.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
13.8%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
18.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$10.00
+14% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 9 analysts covering this stock
About Upwork Inc.

Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides platforms and workforce solutions that connect businesses with freelance, agency, fractional, and payrolled talent in the United States, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, and internationally. The company offers Upwork Marketplace, a human and AI-powered work marketplace that connects businesses with on-demand access to independent talent across a range of categories, including AI-related projects, administrative support, sales and marketing, design and creative, and customer service, as well as web, mobile, and software development. Its marketplace also streamlines workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, contracting, and engagement management, as well as provides infrastructure for remote collaboration, including communication and collaboration tools, consolidated invoicing, and payment protection; and Upwork Payroll services. It also offers enterprise solutions that provide access to platform capabilities that support contingent workforce solutions, including sourcing, onboarding, classification, compliance and contract management, payments, and reporting. In addition, the company offers managed services that provide a service-led program management and end-to-end project delivery solution that enables enterprise clients to outsource defined functions or projects; Uma, an AI assistant; and escrow services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

https://www.upwork.com

Country: United States Employees: 630 Industry: Internet Content & Information
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.085
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
-0.0057
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.170
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-10.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-63.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
13
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.07
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$22.84
62% below the year high
52W Low
$7.44
18% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,972,906
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.4
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
28.1%
Very high short interest — potential squeeze candidate
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.81
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

66.62
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.37
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
1.01
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
77.5%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
16.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$172M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$791M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$109M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
9
Target High
$18.00
Target Median
$10.00
Target Low
$9.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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