Current
5.9×
5-Year Average
31.9×
All-Time High
1006.7×
All-Time Low
5.5×
EV/EBITDA daily chart for Upwork (UPWK)
Jun 14, 2021 – Jun 12, 2026 · 1,256 trading days
EV/EBITDA is not shown for periods when TTM EBITDA was negative.
Historical EV/EBITDA for Upwork (UPWK) from 2017 to 2025
| 2025 | $2.59B | $163.45M | 14.0× | -9.4× | |
| 2024 | $2.20B | $82.86M | 23.4× | — | |
| 2023 | $2.03B | −$53.81M | — | — | |
| 2022 | $1.38B | −$73.73M | — | — | |
| 2021 | $4.36B | −$40.13M | — | — | |
| 2020 | $4.26B | −$7.91M | — | — | |
| 2019 | $1.20B | −$5.14M | — | — | |
| 2018 | $1.87B | −$12.73M | — | — | |
| 2017 | $2.03B | $2.03M | 1006.7× | — |
- 202514.0×
- 202423.4×
- 2023—
- 2022—
- 2021—
- 2020—
- 2019—
- 2018—
- 20171006.7×
About EV/EBITDA at Upwork (UPWK)
Upwork (UPWK) EV/EBITDA ratio is 5.9× as of June 12, 2026. The 5-year average is 31.9×. The sector median currently stands at 16.2×. The current ratio is at the 2th percentile of its own 10-year history.
Upwork (UPWK) historical EV/EBITDA ratio has ranged from a low of 5.5× (2026) to a high of 1006.7× (2017) in the available daily series.
The EV/EBITDA ratio (the enterprise multiple) compares enterprise value (EV) to trailing twelve-month (TTM) EBITDA. EV is calculated as market capitalisation + total debt − cash & short-term investments. Because EV/EBITDA is capital-structure-neutral and ignores non-cash depreciation and amortisation, it is the standard multiple used in M&A and for cross-company or cross-border comparisons. Note: this calculation uses a simplified EV (minority interest and preferred equity excluded due to data availability), consistent with most public financial-data providers.
Upwork EV/EBITDA by Year
Upwork EV/EBITDA 2025: 14.0×
Upwork (UPWK) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2025 was 14.0×, contracted from 23.4× the prior year.
Upwork EV/EBITDA 2024: 23.4×
Upwork (UPWK) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2024 was 23.4×, contracted from 1006.7× the prior year.
Upwork EV/EBITDA 2017: 1006.7×
Upwork (UPWK) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2017 was 1006.7×.
EV is calculated as Market Cap + Total Debt − Cash & Short-Term Investments (simplified). Minority interest and preferred equity are excluded due to data availability. This is consistent with the methodology used by most public financial data providers.
Sector peers by EV/EBITDA — chart
Current ratio vs. sector peers. Highlighted bar is this company.
Sector peers by EV/EBITDA — table
Industrials peers of Upwork (UPWK), ranked by EV/EBITDA ratio.
| 12.9× | |
| 12.6× | |
| 12.6× | |
| 12.6× | |
| 12.5× | |
| 12.5× | |
| 12.1× | |
| 12.0× | |
| 11.7× | |
| 11.1× | |
| 10.7× | |
| 10.4× | |
| 10.2× | |
| 10.0× | |
| 9.4× | |
| 9.3× | |
| 8.8× | |
| 8.4× | |
| 8.2× | |
| 8.0× | |
| 7.4× | |
| 7.0× | |
| 5.6× | |
| 5.4× | |
| 3.0× |
- 12.6×
- 12.5×
- 12.1×
- 11.1×
- 10.7×
- 10.4×
- 10.0×
- 7.4×
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