Upstart profit margin UPST
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2020.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 4.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 4.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +5.6 pts
- Peer median
- 8.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Upstart kept 4.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 12.4%.
The median for 10 credit services stocks of a similar size is 8.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| FY2024 | −20.2% | −27.2% |
| FY2023 | −46.8% | −50.0% |
| FY2022 | −12.9% | −13.5% |
| FY2021 | 16.0% | 16.6% |
| FY2020 | 2.6% | 5.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 4.8% | +5.6 pts | 4.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 4.3% | +13.5 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.1% | +25.3 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 3.3% | +33.5 pts | 2.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −0.7% | +37.3 pts | −5.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −9.2% | +23.4 pts | −15.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −20.2% | +26.6 pts | −27.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −30.2% | +18.5 pts | −38.6% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −38.1% | +11.5 pts | −40.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −32.6% | +10.0 pts | −35.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −46.8% | −33.9 pts | −50.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −48.6% | −49.2 pts | −51.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Financial - Credit Services nearest Upstart's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| UPSTUpstart | 4.8% |
| FLYWFlywire | 4.8% |
| PAYOPayoneer Global | 4.6% |
| EEFTEuronet Worldwide | 6.6% |
| AGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage | 51.4% |
| ECPGEncore Capital | 15.9% |
| WUWestern Union CO | 9.8% |
| CBZCBIZ | 4.7% |
| HAPNHappen | 18.7% |
| MMSMaximus | 7.1% |
| PGYPagaya Technologies | 9.1% |
| Peer median | 8.1% |
Where Upstart ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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