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How Upwork Inc. stacks up
UPWK · against 137 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
79/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #26 of 138 · scores higher than 81% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score14 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including UPWK · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 79?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 73% of peers. EBITDA yield: 15.4% vs peer median 8.6%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 74% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 16.5% vs peer median 7.4%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 79% of peers. Earnings yield: 8.2% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = UPWK, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | UPWK | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 134 reported | 7.9% | 2.0% | 84% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 141 reported | 14.8% | 8.0% | 74% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 55 reported | 14.2% | 9.8% | 65% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 136 reported | 45.5% | 45.9% | 50% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around UPWK| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 2 | 1.07T KRW (≈$770M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 3 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 906.5B KRW (≈$653M) | 96 | 47 | |
| 23 | 261.2B JPY (≈$1.8B) | 81 | 76 | |
| 23 | 1.8B SGD (≈$1.4B) | 81 | 42 | |
| 25 | 5.2B ILS (≈$1.4B) | 80 | 64 | |
| 26 | 1.1B USD | 79 | 40 | |
| 26 | 1.2B USD | 79 | 56 | |
| 28 | 1.24T KRW (≈$892M) | 78 | 87 | |
| 29 | 2.2B CAD (≈$1.6B) | 75 | 56 | |
| 30 | 28.39T IDR (≈$1.8B) | 73 | 49 | |
| 30 | 1.3B EUR (≈$1.4B) | 73 | 55 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score