Stocks · Industrials · Airlines, Airports & Air Services
Wheels Up Experience Inc. UP
$3.50 +5.11% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $126.9M
Weak trendExpensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is 92% below its highest close of the past year.
- Over the past year the stock returned -90.0%, behind the S&P 500 by 105.1 percentage points.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +90.8%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 11%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 2%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 31%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 1%
- Gross marginBottom 6%
- Operating marginBottom 9%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 32%
- Interest coverBottom 18%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 1%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 1%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 6%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 22%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 1%
- 6-month returnBottom 2%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 1%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 1%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 8%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 20%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 16%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 1%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 1%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 40%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.8% | -6.0% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 3.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -31.0% | -34.1% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | -31.7% | -61.4% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -6.0% | -5.8% | ↓ | Bottom 11% |
| Gross margin | 3.0% | 7.5% | ↓ | Bottom 6% |
| Operating margin | -34.1% | -31.0% | ↓ | Bottom 9% |
| Net margin | -42.0% | -42.7% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -61.4% | -31.7% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -151.3% | — | Bottom 1% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -22.5% | — | Bottom 2% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 6.7%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -21.3 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -2.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -36.12%
- Shareholder yield
- -36.12%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +3.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +41.5%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +90.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -5.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $500.00
- Target vs current price
- +14185.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 33%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | — | -8.0% | -15.8% | -29.3% | — |
| May 11, 2026 | — | -14.1% | -16.3% | +19.6% | -4.7% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | — | -12.4% | -8.2% | -21.8% | -60.3% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | — | -5.5% | -2.4% | -51.2% | -52.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | — | +0.0% | +4.4% | +81.0% | -4.4% |
| May 1, 2025 | — | -3.5% | +1.7% | +5.2% | +24.3% |
| Mar 11, 2025 | +96.8% | +5.6% | +2.8% | -10.3% | +35.5% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +96.8% | -6.0% | +0.0% | -3.2% | -33.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -$2.35 | — | — | $182.0M |
| May 11, 2026 | -$1.97 | — | — | $168.9M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | -$0.40 | — | — | $183.8M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -$2.00 | — | — | $185.5M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -$2.00 | — | — | $189.6M |
| May 1, 2025 | -$2.00 | — | — | $177.5M |
| Mar 11, 2025 | -$1.40 | -$44.00 | +96.8% | $204.8M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -$1.40 | -$44.00 | +96.8% | $193.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 1.05× | — | — | Top 22% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -348.64% | — | — | Bottom 1% |
| Earnings yield | -241.71% | — | — | Bottom 1% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -24.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -11.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -24.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -60.2%
- RSI (14)
- 38.9
- Relative volume
- 0.47×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 72.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 14th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.16
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.15
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -91.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -97.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2021 | Sep 16, 2026 | -99.9% | 1299 days | Not yet recovered |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 | -13.2% | 107 days | 5 days (Jul 14, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $126.9M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$8.46
- Revenue (TTM)
- $720.2M
- 52-week range
- $3.14 – $43.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.19B | $1.58B | $1.25B | $792.1M | $736.5M |
| Gross profit | $22.4M | -$26.5M | -$37.7M | $59.0M | $16.6M |
| Operating income | -$203.3M | -$560.0M | -$443.6M | -$258.8M | -$252.3M |
| Net income | -$190.0M | -$555.2M | -$487.4M | -$339.6M | -$294.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$185.60 | -$452.00 | -$31.60 | -$9.80 | -$8.40 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $193.9M | $204.8M | $177.5M | $189.6M | $185.5M | $183.8M | $168.9M | $182.0M |
| Net income | -$57.7M | -$87.5M | -$99.3M | -$82.3M | -$83.7M | -$28.9M | -$83.0M | -$107.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.65 | -$2.60 | -$2.80 | -$2.40 | -$2.40 | -$0.80 | -$2.29 | -$2.97 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $126.5M | -$230.7M | -$665.3M | -$77.9M | -$166.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$60.1M | -$151.4M | -$40.9M | -$140.2M | -$116.9M |
| Free cash flow | $66.4M | -$382.0M | -$706.2M | -$218.1M | -$283.2M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $2.1M | -$7.7M | -$28,000 | -$485,000 | $45.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $86.3M
- Total assets
- $926.6M
- Total liabilities
- $1.49B
- Total debt
- $714.4M
- Net debt
- $628.1M
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$560.3M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 951,967
- Days to cover
- 7.83
- Change vs previous report
- +4.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Apr 27, 2026
- 1-for-20
- Jun 8, 2023
- 1-for-10