Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)
Uber is a global technology platform that connects people needing a ride or a meal delivery with independent drivers and couriers.
Is Uber Technologies, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Massive global brand recognition. Worth weighing: No dividend payments for shareholders.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Uber Technologies, Inc. do?
Uber acts as a digital middleman, taking a small slice of the fee every time someone books a taxi or orders a takeaway through its app. It has moved from being a loss-making startup to a profitable business that now generates significant cash from its massive network of users. What really moves the needle here is growing their delivery and ride-hailing services while managing the cost of keeping drivers on the road.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on growth and quality, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 12% over the year
- ✓Very profitable - turns about 17% of sales into profit
- ✓Strong return on shareholder money (ROE 37%)
- Growth screens high
- Income screens low
Does Uber Technologies, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Uber Technologies, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
Does Uber Technologies, Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $5.39B in cash against about $14.73B of debt - so it has net debt of about $9.34B. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Uber Technologies, Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Uber Technologies, Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Uber Technologies, Inc. fell as much as −34% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Who owns Uber Technologies, Inc.?
About 85% of Uber Technologies, Inc., or about 85 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds. The rest, roughly 15%, is held by the public and smaller investors.
What this does and doesn't tell you
This is a recent snapshot of the share register, and it moves. We don't read anything into who owns what - a high institutional share is common for any large listed company and is not a signal about it.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Uber Technologies, Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Uber Technologies, Inc.'s sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £59 covers making the product or service, £24 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £17 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Uber Technologies, Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Uber Technologies, Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-03 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | $0.71 | $0.13 | Missed -82% |
| 2026-02-04 | $0.78 | $0.14 | Missed -82% |
| 2025-11-04 | $0.69 | $3.11 | Beat +353% |
| 2025-08-06 | $0.82 | $0.65 | Missed -20% |
| 2025-05-07 | $0.69 | $0.81 | Beat +16% |
| 2025-02-05 | $0.48 | $3.21 | Beat +573% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Uber Technologies, Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 3 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
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Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Uber Technologies, Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Dominance in autonomous vehicle technology
Long-term shift in labour laws affecting costs
What are the pros and cons of Uber Technologies, Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Massive global brand recognition
- Strong network effect with millions of users
- High return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business. shows efficient operations
- No dividend payments for shareholders
- High sensitivity to regulatory and legal changes
- Earnings growth has been volatile recently
- Legal battles over driver employment status
- Intense competition in the food delivery sector
- Economic downturns reducing consumer spending on travel
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A permanent change in how drivers are classified by law
- A significant drop in the number of active monthly users
Common questions about Uber Technologies, Inc.
Does Uber Technologies, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Uber Technologies, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend, so the return would rest on the share price. Many growing companies reinvest profits instead of paying them out.
When does Uber Technologies, Inc. report earnings next?
Uber Technologies, Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-03. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.