AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Upwork (UPWK)

Upwork Q1 2025 net income more than doubles to $37.7 million; EBITDA guidance raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Upwork reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of $192.7 million, up 1% from a year earlier, and net income of $37.7 million, more than double the $18.4 million reported in the first quarter of 2024. The company reiterated its full-year 2025 revenue guidance of $740 million to $760 million and raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $190 million to $200 million, which matters to shareholders because profit is growing faster than revenue.

Key points

  • Revenue was $192.7 million, up 1% from $190.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • Net income was $37.7 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, versus $18.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, a year earlier.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $56.0 million, compared with $33.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance is $190 million to $200 million; Q2 2025 revenue guidance is $184 million to $189 million.

The filing

CompanyUpwork (UPWK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 5, 2025, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001627475-25-000031

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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