Upwork Inc.

DB:UP2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.5b

Upwork Valuation

Is UP2 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of UP2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: UP2 (€10.99) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€27.88)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: UP2 is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for UP2?

Key metric: As UP2 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for UP2. This is calculated by dividing UP2's market cap by their current earnings.
What is UP2's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.4x
EarningsUS$115.43m
Market CapUS$1.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does UP2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for UP2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.3x
QI5 Veteranpoolen
19.7xn/a€1.0b
AAD Amadeus FiRe
29.9x74.48%€182.0m
BFSA Befesa
15.3x9.38%€1.3b
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA
12.4x7.93%€696.0m
UP2 Upwork
14.4x18.21%€1.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UP2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the peer average (19.3x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UP2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UP2 14.4xIndustry Avg. 18.2xNo. of Companies15PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UP2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UP2's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

UP2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.4x
Fair PE Ratio18.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UP2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst UP2 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€10.99
€18.24
+65.96%
15.57%€22.69€12.61n/a10
Feb ’27€17.13
€20.12
+17.47%
14.31%€23.57€14.31n/a10
Jan ’27€17.05
€19.76
+15.89%
13.74%€23.85€14.48n/a10
Dec ’26€16.69
€19.87
+19.06%
14.14%€24.30€14.75n/a10
Nov ’26€14.10
€17.24
+22.30%
17.01%€23.16€12.87n/a10
Oct ’26€15.58
€17.13
+9.94%
17.01%€23.01€12.78n/a10
Sep ’26€12.98
€16.12
+24.16%
13.33%€20.68€12.93n/a10
Aug ’26€10.34
€16.22
+56.90%
12.92%€21.24€12.74n/a10
Jul ’26€11.26
€16.82
+49.47%
12.92%€22.02€13.21n/a10
Jun ’26€13.69
€16.82
+22.93%
12.92%€22.02€13.21n/a10
May ’26€11.59
€17.01
+46.79%
12.28%€22.14€13.29n/a10
Apr ’26€11.82
€17.61
+49.02%
12.14%€22.95€13.77n/a11
Mar ’26€15.22
€18.90
+24.17%
10.26%€24.11€17.36n/a10
Feb ’26€15.59
€18.08
+16.00%
9.56%€22.10€15.38€17.1311
Jan ’26€16.09
€18.15
+12.80%
10.58%€23.15€15.43€17.0511
Dec ’25€15.89
€17.38
+9.38%
11.67%€22.72€15.14€16.6911
Nov ’25€12.36
€13.12
+6.15%
20.35%€19.42€10.17€14.1011
Oct ’25€9.29
€12.50
+34.52%
19.74%€18.87€9.88€15.5811
Sep ’25€8.71
€12.78
+46.70%
18.52%€19.05€9.98€12.9811
Aug ’25€10.97
€16.50
+50.38%
18.95%€22.33€11.17€10.3411
Jul ’25€10.13
€16.79
+65.83%
16.22%€22.02€11.93€11.2610
Jun ’25€9.88
€17.34
+75.46%
13.64%€22.37€13.98€13.6910
May ’25€10.92
€17.39
+59.30%
10.81%€20.57€14.02€11.5910
Apr ’25€11.26
€17.13
+52.22%
10.81%€20.26€13.82€11.8210
Mar ’25€12.13
€17.22
+42.02%
10.38%€20.43€13.93€15.2211
Feb ’25€12.63
€15.77
+24.92%
10.48%€18.36€12.85€15.5911
€18.67
Fair Value
41.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/17 00:51
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/17 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Upwork Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nathaniel SchindlerBofA Global Research
Marvin FongBTIG
Maria RippsCanaccord Genuity