Upwork (FRA:UP2) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:UP2 Upwork Inc FRA:UP2
59 GF Score
Price €7.37
GF Value €12.22
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Upwork Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Upwork's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €319.3 Mil. Upwork's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €12.6 Mil. Upwork's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €144.6 Mil. Upwork's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.30.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Upwork's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:UP2' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.46   Med: -2.15   Max: 252.31
Current: 2.46

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Upwork was 252.31. The lowest was -14.46. And the median was -2.15.

FRA:UP2's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
75.42% of 301 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.69 vs FRA:UP2: 2.46

Upwork  (FRA:UP2) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Upwork Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Upwork Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Upwork's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Upwork Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:UP2 vs TBLA, YELP, EVER: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Upwork's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Upwork Debt-to-EBITDA vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Upwork's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Upwork's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Upwork Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Upwork's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(307.75426795521 + 8.2651453872025) / 161.55463599527
=1.96

Upwork's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(319.28627656783 + 12.566255575964) / 144.56575359051
=2.30

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Upwork (FRA:UP2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Upwork stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €7.37 is trading 39.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €12.22. GuruFocus considers Upwork to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:UP2:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €12.22 vs. price of €7.37 (39.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:UP2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Upwork Business Description

Address 530 Lytton Avenue, Suite 301, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94301
Upwork Inc is a United States-based company that operates an online marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with skilled independent professionals. The company develops platform for hiring and freelancing purposes and connects businesses with AI-enabled talent across every on-demand work type, including freelance, agency, fractional, and payrolled. The business generates revenue from Talent and Clients across the USA, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and the rest of the world. Maximum revenue of the company is derived from Talent segment.
59GF Score

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