Profitability
Weight: 25%
C-
44
- 5yr Avg ROIC 2.1%
- Operating Margin Trend +7.78 pp/yr
UPWK
Upwork Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a platform & compounding fcf business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
D+
40
- 5yr Avg ROE 7.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
93
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 11.9%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 56.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
A-
84
- 5yr FCF Margin 11.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.17x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A-
87
- Net Debt / EBITDA -1.81x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 201.40x
- Altman Z-Score 2.20
Stability
Weight: 5%
C
53
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.66
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 4 gurus held; 3 added; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 3 -1
- Avg Δ position
- +207.4%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2