Latest period
$48.75M
YoY change
-4.4%
5Y CAGR
+20.7%
Peak year (2022)
$75.50M
Latest annual
$65.39M
Stock-Based Compensation history chart for Upwork (UPWK) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $65.39M
Stock-Based Compensation growth chart for Upwork (UPWK) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -4.4%
Stock-Based Compensation history table for Upwork (UPWK) from 2016 to 2025
| 2025 | $65.39M | -4.4% | −$3.00M | ||
| 2024 | $68.39M | -7.8% | −$5.80M | ||
| 2023 | $74.19M | -1.7% | −$1.31M | ||
| 2022 | $75.50M | +40.9% | +$21.91M | ||
| 2021 | $53.59M | +110.1% | +$28.08M | ||
| 2020 | $25.51M | +35.7% | +$6.71M | ||
| 2019 | $18.80M | +81.4% | +$8.44M | ||
| 2018 | $10.36M | +51.3% | +$3.52M | ||
| 2017 | $6.85M | -5.8% | −$420.00K | ||
| 2016 | $7.27M | — | — |
- 2025$65.39M-4.4%
- 2024$68.39M-7.8%
- 2023$74.19M-1.7%
- 2022$75.50M+40.9%
- 2021$53.59M+110.1%
- 2020$25.51M+35.7%
- 2019$18.80M+81.4%
- 2018$10.36M+51.3%
- 2017$6.85M-5.8%
- 2016$7.27M—
Stock-Based Compensation values are taken from Upwork's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Stock-Based Compensation at Upwork (UPWK)
Stock-Based Compensation for Upwork (UPWK): headline value $48.75M · YoY -4.4%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Upwork (UPWK) stock-based compensation is $65.39M – edged down 4.4% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Upwork stock-based compensation expanded at a +20.7% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
The record annual stock-based compensation stands at $75.50M, reached in 2022; the historical low of $6.85M was recorded in 2017.
Upwork Stock-Based Compensation by Year
Upwork Stock-Based Compensation 2025: $65.39M
Upwork stock-based compensation in 2025 was $65.39M, edged down 4.4% below 2024.
Upwork Stock-Based Compensation 2024: $68.39M
2024's stock-based compensation for Upwork came in at $68.39M, declined 7.8% below 2023.
Upwork Stock-Based Compensation 2023: $74.19M
Upwork posted stock-based compensation of $74.19M in 2023, edged down 1.7% below 2022.
Upwork Stock-Based Compensation 2022: $75.50M
In 2022, Upwork reported stock-based compensation of $75.50M, surged 40.9% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Upwork Stock-Based Compensation 2021: $53.59M
Upwork stock-based compensation in 2021 was $53.59M.
See more financial history for Upwork (UPWK).
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