The company is experiencing a slowdown in new client acquisition and expansion of existing client spend due to the macroeconomic environment. This creates pressure to improve sales efficiency, marketing ROI, and customer retention to counteract declining growth metrics.
Filing excerpt
In recent periods, we have experienced a slowdown in acquisition of new clients and expansion of existing client spend, as well as a reduction in GSV per active client, which we believe is primarily due to the uncertain and challenging macroeconomic environment...
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Company
linkedin_urlValue in the APIindustriesValue in the APIemployee_count_lowValue in the APIemployee_count_highValue in the APIrevenueValue in the APIdescriptionValue in the APISignal
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{
"signal_id": "05af8b9b-44f6-4c54-ad31-1e29b20574e7",
"signal_type": "sec-10q",
"signal_subtype": "bookingsDecline",
"detected_at": "2026-05-12T09:24:55.546+00:00",
"company": {
"name": "Upwork",
"domain": "upwork.com"
},
"data": {
"detail": "The company is experiencing a slowdown in new client acquisition and expansion of existing client spend due to the macroeconomic environment. This creates pressure to improve sales efficiency, marketing ROI, and customer retention to counteract declining growth metrics.",
"metrics": {
"timeframe": "current_quarter"
},
"summary": "Upwork reports slowdown in new client acquisition and reduced spend from existing clients.",
"excerpts": "In recent periods, we have experienced a slowdown in acquisition of new clients and expansion of existing client spend, as well as a reduction in GSV per active client, which we believe is primarily due to the uncertain and challenging macroeconomic environment...",
"relevance": 0.8,
"sentiment": "negative",
"confidence": "high",
"source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1627475/000162747526000034/upwk-20260331.htm",
"filing_date": "2026-05-07",
"filing_year": 2026,
"fiscal_year": 0,
"fiscal_year_end": "03/31",
"sales_relevance": "Sales effectiveness tools",
"signal_category": "revenue"
}
}
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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