UPWK PEER ANALYSIS

Upwork Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

UPWKUpwork Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Internet Content & Information

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

UPWKIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	UPWK	SEK	G24	CAR	REA	MACKO	Ind. Median
P/E	11.03●	—	27.06	34.43	33.97	11.76	24.73
P/B	2.11	2.01●	3.59	3.61	9.46	4.10	2.50
EV/EBITDA	5.76●	13.33	13.89	17.00	19.12	5.84	12.22
P/S	1.52●	3.98	7.79	8.27	9.95	3.09	2.92

Financial Health
Metric	UPWK	SEK	G24	CAR	REA	MACKO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.36	0.70	0.22	1.92	2.83	3.67●	1.92
Debt/Equity	66.6%	60.1%	2.9%●	53.2%	8.6%	7.0%	21.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.15●	2.80	0.04	1.88	-0.30	-0.04	-0.08

Profitability
Metric	UPWK	SEK	G24	CAR	REA	MACKO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.8%	-12.3%	38.8%●	24.0%	29.3%	26.3%	9.5%
ROE	18.8%	-5.8%	17.7%	10.0%	29.4%	40.0%●	18.2%
ROA	8.8%	-3.2%	12.1%	6.1%	20.2%	32.7%●	12.1%
EBITDA Margin	22.0%	37.8%	56.3%●	54.7%	51.2%	52.6%	20.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	UPWK	SEK	G24	CAR	REA	MACKO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	2.5%	18.0%●	9.2%	7.2%	8.0%	8.5%	8.5%
NI Growth	-53.5%	—	49.7%●	15.2%	-6.5%	-27.1%	13.9%
Div. Yield	—	3.8%●	2.0%	3.3%	1.9%	3.7%	2.1%
Payout	—	-110.8%	74.2%	97.0%	57.2%	43.2%	29.8%

Valuation
Metric	UPWK	YELP	EVER	MAX	CARS	NRDS	Ind. Median
P/E	11.03	11.35	8.49●	19.56	24.73	9.58	24.73
P/B	2.11	2.50	3.88	398.23	1.45●	1.96	2.50
EV/EBITDA	5.76●	6.37	11.20	—	7.47	—	12.22
P/S	1.52	1.07	1.30	0.66●	0.92	0.78	2.92

Financial Health
Metric	UPWK	YELP	EVER	MAX	CARS	NRDS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.36	1.74	3.14●	1.46	1.87	2.57	1.92
Debt/Equity	66.6%	24.5%	0.9%●	8,529.1%	98.1%	—	21.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.15	0.17	-0.34	-3.39●	2.74	—	-0.08

Profitability
Metric	UPWK	YELP	EVER	MAX	CARS	NRDS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.8%	9.5%	15.3%●	3.4%	3.7%	8.1%	9.5%
ROE	18.8%	20.4%	56.4%●	—	5.7%	19.5%	18.2%
ROA	8.8%	13.9%	39.6%●	12.8%	2.5%	15.2%	12.1%
EBITDA Margin	22.0%●	17.3%	11.3%	-3.5%	19.5%	16.4%	20.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	UPWK	YELP	EVER	MAX	CARS	NRDS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	2.5%	2.1%	24.5%●	15.7%	0.9%	15.6%	8.5%
NI Growth	-53.5%	-2.9%	187.6%●	147.2%	-40.4%	133.6%	13.9%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.1%
Payout	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.8%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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