UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:UPLDUS91544A1097

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0.5577 USD
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This UPLD fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. UPLD Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • UPLD had positive earnings in the past year.
  • UPLD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years UPLD always reported negative net income.
  • Each year in the past 5 years UPLD had a positive operating cash flow.
UPLD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFUPLD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50M -100M -150M

1.2 Ratios

  • UPLD has a Return On Assets of -10.83%. This is in the lower half of the industry: UPLD underperforms 63.18% of its industry peers.
  • UPLD has a worse Return On Equity (-55.45%) than 70.40% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.11%, UPLD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.48% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -10.83%
ROE -55.45%
ROIC 4.11%
ROA(3y)-18.16%
ROA(5y)-13.29%
ROE(3y)-81.38%
ROE(5y)-55.85%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
UPLD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUPLD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of UPLD (7.66%) is better than 72.20% of its industry peers.
  • UPLD's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 74.75%, UPLD is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.34% of the companies in the same industry.
  • UPLD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.66%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 74.75%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y46.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.55%
GM growth 5Y2.45%
UPLD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUPLD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 60 -60

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2. UPLD Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • UPLD has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, UPLD has more shares outstanding
  • UPLD has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for UPLD is higher compared to a year ago.
UPLD Yearly Shares OutstandingUPLD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M
UPLD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUPLD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • UPLD has an Altman-Z score of -1.54. This is a bad value and indicates that UPLD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • UPLD has a worse Altman-Z score (-1.54) than 76.17% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of UPLD is 9.51, which is on the high side as it means it would take UPLD, 9.51 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 9.51, UPLD perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.18% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.78 is on the high side and indicates that UPLD has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of UPLD (2.78) is worse than 83.39% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.78
Debt/FCF 9.51
Altman-Z -1.54
ROIC/WACC0.61
WACC6.72%
UPLD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUPLD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.80 indicates that UPLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.80, UPLD is doing worse than 84.48% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.80 indicates that UPLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • UPLD has a worse Quick ratio (0.80) than 83.39% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.8
Quick Ratio 0.8
UPLD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUPLD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

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3. UPLD Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for UPLD have decreased strongly by -23.97% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, UPLD shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -17.99% on average per year.
  • The Revenue for UPLD has decreased by -21.08% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • Measured over the past years, UPLD shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.76% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-23.97%
EPS 3Y-20.49%
EPS 5Y-17.99%
EPS Q2Q%-41.46%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.08%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.91%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.76%
Sales Q2Q%-27.51%

3.2 Future

  • UPLD is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -5.23% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, UPLD will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -4.36% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-16.26%
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-6.07%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.36%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
UPLD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUPLD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 100M 200M 300M
UPLD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesUPLD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 1 2

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4. UPLD Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • UPLD is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 0.61.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaper than 98.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 25.96, UPLD is valued rather cheaply.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 0.72, the valuation of UPLD can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaper than 99.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of UPLD to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.04), we can say UPLD is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.61
Fwd PE 0.72
UPLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUPLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 97.11% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • 99.64% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 0.66
EV/EBITDA 4.48
UPLD Per share dataUPLD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • UPLD's earnings are expected to decrease with -5.23% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. UPLD Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • UPLD does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

UPLD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UPLAND SOFTWARE INC

NASDAQ:UPLD (3/17/2026, 12:11:59 PM)

0.5577

+0.02 (+3.32%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)03-03
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners46.26%
Inst Owner Change-4.74%
Ins Owners17.83%
Ins Owner Change5.02%
Market Cap16.11M
Revenue(TTM)216.88M
Net Income(TTM)-44.75M
Analysts82.22
Price Target4.42 (692.54%)
Short Float %2.88%
Short Ratio2.21
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)45.8%
Min EPS beat(2)21.91%
Max EPS beat(2)69.69%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)25.67%
Min EPS beat(4)-19.78%
Max EPS beat(4)69.69%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)52.54%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)39.62%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)32.04%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.27%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.88%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.65%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.04%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.88%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.02%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.65%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.52%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.42%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-16.6%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-18.32%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-6.98%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.34%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.58%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.59%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.61
Fwd PE 0.72
P/S 0.07
P/FCF 0.66
P/OCF 0.62
P/B 0.2
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.48
EPS(TTM)0.92
EY164.96%
EPS(NY)0.77
Fwd EY138.15%
FCF(TTM)0.85
FCFY151.74%
OCF(TTM)0.89
OCFY160.13%
SpS7.51
BVpS2.79
TBVpS-8.35
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.6
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -10.83%
ROE -55.45%
ROCE 5.2%
ROIC 4.11%
ROICexc 4.53%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 7.66%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 74.75%
FCFM 11.27%
ROA(3y)-18.16%
ROA(5y)-13.29%
ROE(3y)-81.38%
ROE(5y)-55.85%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y61.86%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y46.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.55%
GM growth 5Y2.45%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.78
Debt/FCF 9.51
Debt/EBITDA 4.61
Cap/Depr 4.21%
Cap/Sales 0.62%
Interest Coverage 0.81
Cash Conversion 52.92%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.8
Quick Ratio 0.8
Altman-Z -1.54
F-Score6
WACC6.72%
ROIC/WACC0.61
Cap/Depr(3y)2.5%
Cap/Depr(5y)2.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.45%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.4%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-23.97%
EPS 3Y-20.49%
EPS 5Y-17.99%
EPS Q2Q%-41.46%
EPS Next Y-16.26%
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.08%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.91%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.76%
Sales Q2Q%-27.51%
Revenue Next Year-6.07%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.36%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y210.43%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y38.17%
EBIT Next Year5.57%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y4.67%
FCF growth 3Y-5.65%
FCF growth 5Y-6.66%
OCF growth 1Y6.44%
OCF growth 3Y-4.88%
OCF growth 5Y-6.25%

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