US · UPWK
Upwork Inc.
- Sector
- Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA 95054
- Website
- upwork.com
Price · as of 2025-12-31
$10.49
Market cap 1.75B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $49.04 | +367.49% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $8.15 | -22.31% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $8.10 | -22.76% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $9.21 | -12.17% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| 2018 | $21.48 | $77.05 | $40.90 | $0.25 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $7.98 | $33.36 | $21.12 | $0.53 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $49.32 | $72.15 | $40.37 | $0.56 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $18.79 | $38.62 | $130.94 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $10.62 | $32.21 | $110.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $12.93 | $34.58 | $51.17 | $3.69 | $6.62 |
| 2024 | $14.17 | $53.18 | $19.97 | $11.47 | $31.02 |
| 2025 | $13.12 | $49.04 | $4.92 | $8.10 | $9.21 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Upwork Inc.'s (UPWK) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $49.04
- Current price
- $10.49
- AI upside
- +367.49%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$8.15
-22.31% upside
Graham-Dodd
$8.10
-22.76% upside
Graham Formula
$9.21
-12.17% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| UPWK | Upwork Inc. | $10.49 | 1.75B | +367% | -22% | -23% | -12% | 14.85 | 2.72 | 2.18 | 8.68 | — | 3.86 | 77.82% | 16.41% | 14.65% | 19.15% | 29.65% | 9.19% | 0.60 | 184.72 | 1.46 | 1.16 | 0.51 | -4539.00% | 240.00% | 7429.00% | 14.15% | 0.38 | 73.79% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.93% | 10.97 | 5.85 | 1.80 | 2.79 |
| ALG | Alamo Group Inc. | $213.53 | 2.59B | -46% | -66% | -53% | -79% | 18.84 | 2.14 | 1.34 | 9.91 | — | 3.29 | 25.33% | 10.12% | 7.12% | 11.88% | 11.77% | 8.11% | 0.22 | 8.02 | 4.51 | 2.64 | 0.13 | -1523.00% | -362.00% | 9782.00% | 8.46% | 1.10 | 17.04% | 0.57% | 10.70% | 7.94% | 13.43 | 11.98 | 1.36 | 6.01 |
| AMRC | Ameresco, Inc. | $30.46 | 1.61B | +159% | -85% | -23% | +27% | 10.23 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 11.17 | — | 0.62 | 14.47% | 6.14% | 3.21% | 5.93% | 4.37% | 1.44% | 1.68 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.18 | 8.19 | -855.00% | 2876.00% | -4841.00% | -55.22% | 0.13 | -12.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 20.01 | -6.78 | 1.23 | 0.96 |
| BWLP | BW LPG Limited | $18.23 | 2.76B | +27% | +2,711% | — | +309% | 3.28 | 0.77 | 0.39 | 3.53 | — | 0.77 | 19.17% | 12.17% | 9.94% | 25.95% | 18.13% | 14.55% | 0.65 | 20.24 | 1.11 | 0.81 | 1.38 | -2521.00% | 2091.00% | -6297.00% | 10.55% | 1.23 | 6.61% | 27.90% | 91.40% | 27.91% | 5.26 | 15.54 | 0.64 | 2.37 |
| HUBG | Hub Group, Inc. | $43.07 | 2.61B | +3% | -64% | -66% | -90% | 22.62 | 1.43 | 0.60 | 8.14 | — | 4.18 | 85.37% | 3.55% | 2.64% | 6.34% | 5.40% | 3.58% | 0.31 | 9.70 | 1.33 | 1.19 | 1.21 | -3511.00% | -610.00% | -4910.00% | 6.10% | 0.34 | 7.04% | 1.28% | 29.10% | 4.64% | 19.70 | 19.25 | 0.70 | 3.80 |
| NSP | Insperity, Inc. | $22.21 | 837.95M | -5% | -62% | — | — | -114.71 | 17.46 | 0.12 | 16.51 | — | 24.33 | 13.21% | -0.15% | -0.10% | -9.79% | 2.85% | -0.29% | 9.46 | -0.42 | 1.06 | 0.92 | -5.91 | -10753.00% | 351.00% | -16411.00% | -38.48% | -0.17 | 88.03% | 11.21% | -1285.70% | 13.58% | -57.79 | -1.87 | 0.08 | 3.76 |
| PSIX | Power Solutions Internati… | $83.50 | 1.92B | -52% | -84% | -80% | -58% | 9.11 | 9.67 | 1.33 | 8.31 | 5.63 | 19.14 | 29.53% | 17.15% | 14.56% | 225.91% | 53.08% | 22.62% | 2.24 | 7.13 | 1.12 | 0.64 | 1.05 | 16174.00% | 370.00% | -1168.00% | 9.17% | 0.27 | 38.10% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.61% | 8.84 | 12.48 | 1.52 | 3.42 |
| RHI | Robert Half International… | $24.42 | 2.47B | +58% | -61% | — | -93% | 17.86 | 1.86 | 0.44 | 9.54 | — | 2.32 | 37.23% | 1.42% | 2.47% | 10.02% | 4.23% | 4.66% | 0.33 | — | 1.52 | 0.88 | -0.18 | -4549.00% | -720.00% | -2466.00% | 11.24% | 0.23 | 21.56% | 10.03% | 179.10% | 13.91% | 30.49 | 8.74 | 0.43 | 3.17 |
| SBLK | Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | $26.29 | 3.01B | -8% | -48% | -22% | — | 36.74 | 1.26 | 2.97 | 11.86 | — | 1.26 | 22.48% | 13.49% | 8.07% | 3.41% | 4.31% | 2.13% | 0.44 | 1.97 | 1.78 | 1.30 | 1.85 | -7393.00% | -1762.00% | -4905.00% | 6.79% | 0.77 | 6.43% | 1.11% | 40.80% | 19.13% | 26.05 | 17.45 | 3.51 | 1.86 |
About Upwork Inc.
Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's work marketplace provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including sales and marketing, customer service, data science and analytics, design and creative, web, mobile, and software development. Its work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll, as well as managed and internet escrow agency services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
- CEO
- Hayden Brown
- Employees
- 600
- Beta
- 1.02
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($8.15 ÷ $10.49) − 1 = -22.31% (DCF, example).