Upwork Inc.

Upwork Inc.

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NASDAQ:UPWK · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $1.05B Beta 0.99 P/E (TTM) 10.0
$8.49 +0.35%

+$0.03 today

52W Low $7.44High $22.84

Vol 2.72M · Avg 4.02M

EPS (TTM)$0.85
Staffing & Employment Services

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

18.3%

avg 5.5%

ROIC

9.7%

avg -3.0%

ROA

8.9%

avg -0.3%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 18.3% versus its period average of 5.5%. 2 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Hayden Brown

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director$1.94M44$204,583.000.17%

Erica Gessert

Chief Financial Officer$1.51M51$354,808.000.29%

Dave Bottoms

General Manager of Marketplace$825,337.0054$2,678.00<0.01%

Jacob McQuown

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary45

Gary J. Fuges

Vice President of Investor Relations$112,216.000.09%

Andrew Rabinovich

Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Head of AI & Machine Learning and Member of Economic Advisory Council45

Sunita Solao

Chief People Officer50

Peter Sanborn

Chief Business Officer43

Giulietta Pezzaniti

Chief People Officer40

Sabrina Mekhalfa

Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Officer57$39,352.000.03%

Anthony Ray Kappus

GM & COO45$5,114.00<0.01%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

53

$18.49M

Net Sentiment

$18.49M

Net selling

Most Active

Brown Hayden

19 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 18, 2026

Kappus Anthony Ray

Direct

Sell1.9K$8.66$16,503.78
May 18, 2026

Gessert Erica

Direct

Sell22.2K$8.66$191,998.27
May 18, 2026

Brown Hayden

Direct

Sell22.5K$8.66$195,325.02
May 18, 2026

Brown Hayden

Direct

Sell50.0K$8.57$428,475.00
Mar 19, 2026

Bottoms Dave

Direct

Sell7.0K$11.49$80,448.20
Mar 18, 2026

Mekhalfa Sabrina

Direct

Sell1.5K$12.31$18,246.53
Mar 18, 2026

Gessert Erica

Direct

Sell9.3K$12.31$114,230.74
Mar 18, 2026

Brown Hayden

Direct

Sell23.7K$12.31$292,343.69
Mar 18, 2026

Bottoms Dave

Direct

Sell11.6K$12.31$142,509.09
Feb 19, 2026

Bottoms Dave

Direct

Sell15.6K$13.51$211,441.46

1–10 of 53

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 53 sells worth $18.49M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $18.49M. Brown Hayden was the most active insider with 19 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
N/A1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+22.6%
+12.4% (10yr)2 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
N/A2 analysts
EBITN/AN/AN/A
N/A2 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +22.6% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +12.4% (10yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages UPWK?

Upwork Inc. (UPWK) lists 11 active executives. The top listed executive is Erica Gessert, Chief Financial Officer.

Are UPWK insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $18.54M.

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