UPWORK, INC
Business
Upwork connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across freelance, agency, fractional, and payrolled work through its Upwork Marketplace and Lifted subsidiary. The company offers a two-sided marketplace platform and enterprise workforce solutions for sourcing, contracting, managing, and paying contingent talent across multiple engagement models. Upwork operates the Upwork Marketplace serving small to enterprise clients, and Lifted serving enterprise-scale organizations with compliance and managed services. The platform serves customers in over 180 countries.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 788 | 769 | 689 | 618 | 503 | |
| Cost of revenue | 175 | 174 | 170 | 160 | 136 | |
| Gross profit | 613 | 595 | 519 | 458 | 367 | |
| Research and development | 186 | 209 | 177 | 155 | 119 | |
| Sales and marketing | 143 | 185 | 221 | 247 | 183 | |
| General and administrative | 147 | 129 | 119 | 124 | 113 | |
| Provision for transaction losses | 8 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 6 | |
| Total operating expenses | 484 | 530 | 530 | 551 | 422 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 129 | 65 | −11 | −93 | −54 | |
| Other income, net | 24 | 25 | 60 | 3 | −2 | |
| Income before income taxes | 153 | 90 | 49 | −89 | −56 | |
| Income tax (provision) benefit | −38 | 125 | −2 | −536,000 | −122,000 | |
| Net income | 115 | 216 | 47 | −90 | −56 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.87 | 1.61 | 0.35 | −0.69 | −0.44 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.84 | 1.52 | 0.06 | −0.69 | −0.44 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 132 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 127 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 141 | 143 | 137 | 131 | 127 | |
| Net unrealized holding gain on marketable securities, net | 490,000 | 59,000 | 3 | −3 | −547,000 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 116 | 216 | 50 | −92 | −57 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 294 | 306 | 80 | 129 | 187 | |
| Marketable securities | 378 | 316 | 470 | 557 | 498 | |
| Funds held in escrow, including funds in transit | 181 | 196 | 212 | 161 | 161 | |
| Trade and client receivables net of allowance of $5,919 and $4,646 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 76 | 75 | 103 | 65 | 67 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
| Total current assets | 951 | 911 | 883 | 931 | 930 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 44 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 21 | |
| Goodwill | 149 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 118 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 37 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating lease asset | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 111 | 129 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other assets, noncurrent | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total assets | 1,300 | 1,212 | 1,038 | 1,080 | 1,081 | |
| Accounts payable | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| Escrow funds payable | 181 | 196 | 212 | 162 | 161 | |
| Debt, current | 360 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 94 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 46 | |
| Deferred revenue, current | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 22 | |
| Total current liabilities | 650 | 268 | 293 | 248 | 234 | |
| Debt, noncurrent | 0 | 358 | 356 | 564 | 561 | |
| Operating lease liability, noncurrent | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Other liabilities, noncurrent | 9 | 308,000 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| Total liabilities | 669 | 636 | 656 | 831 | 822 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 490,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2025 and 2024; 130,545,236 and 135,348,453 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 13,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 593 | 654 | 675 | 593 | 511 | |
| Accumulated and other comprehensive income | 754,000 | 264,000 | 205,000 | −3 | −528,000 | |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 37 | −78 | −294 | −341 | −251 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 630 | 575 | 381 | 249 | 260 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,300 | 1,212 | 1,038 | 1,080 | 1,081 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 115 | 216 | 47 | −90 | −56 | |
| Provision for transaction losses | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 5 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | — | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Accretion of discount on purchases of marketable securities, net | −8 | −12 | −14 | −1 | 298,000 | |
| Amortization of operating lease asset | 741,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Tides Foundation common stock warrant expense | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 65 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 54 | |
| Deferred taxes | 18 | −129 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Gain on early extinguishment of convertible senior notes | 0 | 0 | −39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trade and client receivables | −3 | −5 | −22 | −15 | −25 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −3 | −656,000 | 146,000 | −630,000 | −7 | |
| Operating lease liability | 188,000 | −4 | −6 | −5 | −1 | |
| Accounts payable | −1 | 969,000 | −3 | 3 | −1 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 28 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Deferred revenue | 489,000 | −11 | −15 | 4 | 7 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 248 | 154 | 53 | 11 | 11 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −485 | −362 | −709 | −582 | −525 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 420 | 487 | 649 | 521 | 103 | |
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | 11 | 42 | 165 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchase of an intangible asset | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | −58 | −14 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −6 | −4 | −692,000 | −1 | −1 | |
| Internal-use software and platform development costs | −19 | −11 | −13 | −7 | −5 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −137 | 138 | 88 | −69 | −429 | |
| Change in escrow funds payable, net | −7 | 10 | 25 | −4 | — | |
| Proceeds from exercises of stock options and common stock warrant | 750,000 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Net cash paid for early extinguishment of convertible senior notes | 0 | 0 | −171 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −136 | −100 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −138 | −82 | −140 | 1 | 538 | |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH | −27 | 209 | 1 | −57 | 120 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 1 | 920,000 | 1 | 2 | 373,000 | |
| Right-of-use asset recognized | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Property and equipment purchased but not yet paid | 0 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 0 | 22,000 | |
| Internal-use software and platform development costs incurred but not yet paid | 1 | 400,000 | 215,000 | 73,000 | 106,000 |
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What is UPWORK, INC's CIK number?
UPWORK, INC's SEC CIK number is 0001627475 (1627475). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did UPWORK, INC last report earnings?
UPWORK, INC (UPWK) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001627475-26-000033). This is UPWORK, INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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UPWORK, INC's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 7, 2026 under accession 0001627475-26-000033. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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