Why is UPWK up?
Up 15% so far from Oct 19 to Nov 2.
- Upwork rose 15% so far from Oct 19 to Nov 2. 8 points of it came on Nov 2.
UPWK's Quality Score rose 2 points on Fri, Oct 30, to 1. Buying volume reached a 20-day high (2 chart checks started).
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Up 15% so far from Oct 19 to Nov 2.
| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since February |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 10 |
ReportToday after the close: sales of $185.6M; a profit of $0.25 a share. Past reports ›
Expected to report Mon Feb 8, after the close
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
UPWK is #182 of 271 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Mon Feb 8, after the close (in 98 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $185.6M, 8% less than a year ago; a profit of $0.25 a share, from $0.21.
UPWK's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
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| Revenue | $169M to $177M |
Sales grew 16% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 3.5% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | -18.2% | -14.9% | -16.7% |
| May 7, 2026 | -27.9% | -16.9% | -23.9% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | -20.2% | -19.1% | -32.1% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $788M. It made a profit in three of the eight years.
4 insiders sold $1.4M across 13 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: UPWK is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Upwork Inc is a United States-based company that operates an online marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with skilled independent professionals. The company develops platform for hiring and freelancing purposes and connects businesses with AI-enabled talent across every on-demand work type, including freelance, agency, fractional, and payrolled. The business generates revenue from Talent and Clients across the USA, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and the rest of the world. Maximum revenue of the company is derived from Talent segment.
“The market for contingent talent and the clients that engage them is highly competitive, rapidly evolving, fragmented, and subject to changing technology, shifting needs, and frequent introductions of new competitors as well as new offerings and services.”
UPWK scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #182 of 271 in Software by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 15% so far from Oct 19 to Nov 2. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
UPWK scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #182 of 271 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind UPWK's 1.
4 insiders sold $1.4M across 13 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Anthony Ray Kappus, GM & Chief Operating Officer, who sold $5K on Oct 19. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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