UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:UPLD • US91544A1097

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0.6384 USD
-0.04 (-5.65%)
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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.
  • In the past year UPLD had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • UPLD had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • 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 worse Return On Assets (-10.83%) than 64.73% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of UPLD (-55.45%) is worse than 70.18% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of UPLD (4.11%) is better than 70.91% of its industry peers.
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

  • UPLD's Operating Margin of 7.66% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. UPLD outperforms 72.00% of its industry peers.
  • UPLD's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • UPLD has a better Gross Margin (74.75%) than 65.82% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UPLD has grown nicely.
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

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), UPLD is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for UPLD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for UPLD has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • UPLD has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.53, we must say that UPLD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -1.53, UPLD is not doing good in the industry: 75.64% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • 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 48.36% 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.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.78, UPLD is doing worse than 82.91% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.78
Debt/FCF 9.51
Altman-Z -1.53
ROIC/WACC0.6
WACC6.85%
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.
  • The Current ratio of UPLD (0.80) is worse than 84.73% of its industry peers.
  • UPLD has a Quick Ratio of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that UPLD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • UPLD has a worse Quick ratio (0.80) than 83.64% 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.
  • UPLD shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -17.99% yearly.
  • 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

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -5.23% on average over the next years.
  • UPLD is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -3.24% yearly.
EPS Next Y-16.26%
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.16%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.24%
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

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 0.69, the valuation of UPLD can be described as very cheap.
  • 98.55% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • UPLD is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.91, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 0.83, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of UPLD.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 99.64% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.69, UPLD is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.69
Fwd PE 0.83
UPLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUPLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • UPLD's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UPLD is cheaper than 97.09% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of UPLD indicates a rather cheap valuation: UPLD is cheaper than 99.64% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 0.76
EV/EBITDA 4.57
UPLD Per share dataUPLD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as UPLD's earnings are expected to decrease with -5.23% in the coming years.
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%

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UPLD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UPLAND SOFTWARE INC

NASDAQ:UPLD (4/9/2026, 3:05:16 PM)

0.6384

-0.04 (-5.65%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)03-03
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners46.26%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners17.83%
Ins Owner Change4.27%
Market Cap18.59M
Revenue(TTM)216.88M
Net Income(TTM)-44.75M
Analysts82.5
Price Target3.83 (499.94%)
Short Float %4.17%
Short Ratio2.6
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)-13.46%
PT rev (3m)-13.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-16.6%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-16.6%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.34%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.34%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.22%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.22%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.69
Fwd PE 0.83
P/S 0.09
P/FCF 0.76
P/OCF 0.72
P/B 0.23
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.57
EPS(TTM)0.92
EY144.11%
EPS(NY)0.77
Fwd EY120.68%
FCF(TTM)0.84
FCFY131.51%
OCF(TTM)0.89
OCFY138.78%
SpS7.45
BVpS2.77
TBVpS-8.28
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.57
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 -1.53
F-Score6
WACC6.85%
ROIC/WACC0.6
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-8.16%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.24%
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%

UPLAND SOFTWARE INC / UPLD Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to UPLD.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD). This can be considered as Undervalued.


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UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for UPLD stock?

The financial health rating of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) is 1 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for UPLAND SOFTWARE INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) is expected to decline by -16.26% in the next year.