Gross Bookings grew 18% year-over-year and 21%
year-over-year on a constant currency basis Income from operations
of $770 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 billion, up 44%
year-over-year Operating cash flow of $1.8 billion; Free cash flow
of $1.7 billion
Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced financial
results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
“Uber ended 2024 with our strongest quarter ever, as growth
accelerated across MAPCs, trips, and Gross Bookings,” said Dara
Khosrowshahi, CEO. “Our performance has been powered by rapid
innovation and execution across multiple priorities, including the
massive opportunity presented by autonomous vehicles. We enter 2025
with clear momentum and will continue to be relentless against our
long-term strategy.”
“Record demand in both Mobility and Delivery helped us grow
Gross Bookings faster than the high end of our guidance, and we
closed out 2024 exceeding our three-year outlook for Gross
Bookings, Adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow,” said Prashanth
Mahendra-Rajah, CFO. “We believe we remain undervalued despite
these strong fundamentals, and plan to be active and opportunistic
buyers of our stock.”
Financial Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2024
- Gross Bookings grew 18% year-over-year (“YoY”) to $44.2
billion, or 21% on a constant currency basis, with Mobility Gross
Bookings of $22.8 billion (+18% YoY or +24% YoY constant currency)
and Delivery Gross Bookings of $20.1 billion (+18% YoY or +18% YoY
constant currency). Trips during the quarter grew 18% YoY to 3.1
billion, or approximately 33 million trips per day on average.
- Revenue grew 20% YoY to $12.0 billion, or 21% on a constant
currency basis. Combined Mobility and Delivery revenue grew 23% YoY
to $10.7 billion, or 24% on a constant currency basis.
- Income from operations was $770 million, up $118 million
YoY.
- Net income attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. was $6.9
billion, which includes a $6.4 billion benefit from a tax valuation
release and a $556 million benefit (pre-tax) due to net unrealized
gains related to the revaluation of Uber’s equity investments.
- Adjusted EBITDA grew 44% YoY to $1.8 billion. Adjusted EBITDA
margin as a percentage of Gross Bookings was 4.2%, up from 3.4% in
Q4 2023.
- Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.8 billion and
free cash flow, defined as net cash flows from operating activities
less capital expenditures, was $1.7 billion.
- Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments
were $7.0 billion at the end of the fourth quarter. We redeemed
$2.0 billion of our outstanding debt in Q4 2024.
Outlook for Q1 2025
For Q1 2025, we anticipate:
- Gross Bookings of growth of 17% to 21% YoY on a constant
currency basis.
- This translates to reported Gross Bookings of $42.0 billion to
$43.5 billion as our outlook assumes a roughly 5.5 percentage point
currency headwind to total reported YoY growth (including a roughly
7 and 4 percentage point currency headwind to Mobility and Delivery
growth, respectively).
- Adjusted EBITDA of $1.79 billion to $1.89 billion, which
represents 30% to 37% YoY growth.
Financial and Operational Highlights for Fourth Quarter
2024
Three Months Ended December
31,
(In millions, except percentages)
2023
2024
% Change
% Change (Constant
Currency (1))
Monthly Active Platform Consumers
(“MAPCs”)
150
171
14
%
Trips
2,601
3,068
18
%
Gross Bookings
$
37,575
$
44,197
18
%
21
%
Revenue
$
9,936
$
11,959
20
%
21
%
Income from operations
$
652
$
770
18
%
Net income attributable to Uber
Technologies, Inc. (2)
$
1,429
$
6,883
**
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
1,283
$
1,842
44
%
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
823
$
1,750
113
%
Free cash flow (1)
$
768
$
1,706
122
%
(1)
See “Definitions of Non-GAAP
Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” sections
herein for an explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures
used throughout this release.
(2)
Q4 2023 net income includes a
$1.0 billion net benefit (pre-tax) from revaluations of Uber’s
equity investments. Q4 2024 net income includes a $6.4 billion
benefit from a tax valuation release and a $556 million net benefit
(pre-tax) from revaluations of Uber’s equity investments.
** Percentage not meaningful.
Full Year 2024 Financial and Operational Highlights
Year Ended December
31,
(In millions, except percentages)
2023
2024
% Change
% Change (Constant
Currency)
Trips
9,448
11,273
19
%
Gross Bookings
$
137,865
$
162,773
18
%
21
%
Revenue
$
37,281
$
43,978
18
%
19
%
Income from operations
$
1,110
$
2,799
152
%
Net income attributable to Uber
Technologies, Inc. (2)
$
1,887
$
9,856
**
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
4,052
$
6,484
60
%
Net cash provided by operating activities
(3)
$
3,585
$
7,137
99
%
Free cash flow (1), (3)
$
3,362
$
6,895
105
%
(1)
See “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and
“Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” sections herein for an
explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used
throughout this release.
(2)
Net income for the year ended December 31,
2023 includes a $1.6 billion net benefit (pre-tax) from
revaluations of Uber’s equity investments.
Net income for the year ended December 31,
2024 includes a $6.4 billion benefit from a tax valuation release
and a $1.8 billion net benefit (pre-tax) from revaluations of
Uber’s equity investments.
(3)
Net cash provided by operating activities
and free cash flow during the year ended December 31, 2023 includes
an approximately $622 million cash outflow related to payments of
HMRC VAT for multiple assessments for the period of March 2022 to
March 2023.
** Percentage not meaningful.
Results by Offering and Segment
Gross Bookings
Three Months Ended December
31,
(In millions, except percentages)
2023
2024
% Change
% Change (Constant
Currency)
Gross Bookings:
Mobility
$
19,285
$
22,798
18
%
24
%
Delivery
17,011
20,126
18
%
18
%
Freight
1,279
1,273
—
%
—
%
Total
$
37,575
$
44,197
18
%
21
%
Revenue
Three Months Ended December
31,
(In millions, except percentages)
2023
2024
% Change
% Change (Constant
Currency)
Revenue:
Mobility
$
5,537
$
6,911
25
%
26
%
Delivery
3,119
3,773
21
%
20
%
Freight
1,280
1,275
—
%
—
%
Total
$
9,936
$
11,959
20
%
21
%
Revenue Margin
Three Months Ended December
31,
2023
2024
Mobility
28.7
%
30.3
%
Delivery
18.3
%
18.7
%
Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended December
31,
(In millions, except percentages)
2023
2024
% Change
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Mobility
$
1,446
$
1,769
22
%
Delivery
476
727
53
%
Freight
(14
)
(22
)
(57
)%
Corporate G&A and Platform R&D
(1)
(625
)
(632
)
(1
)%
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
$
1,283
$
1,842
44
%
(1)
Includes costs that are not directly
attributable to our reportable segments. Corporate G&A also
includes certain shared costs such as finance, accounting, tax,
human resources, information technology and legal costs. Platform
R&D also includes mapping and payment technologies and support
and development of the internal technology infrastructure. Our
allocation methodology is periodically evaluated and may
change.
(2)
“Adjusted EBITDA” is a non-GAAP measure as
defined by the SEC. See “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and
“Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” sections herein for an
explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used
throughout this release.
Financial Highlights for the Fourth Quarter 2024
(continued)
Mobility
- Revenue of $6.9 billion: Mobility Revenue grew 25% YoY
and 8% quarter-over-quarter (“QoQ”). The YoY increase was primarily
attributable to an increase in Mobility Gross Bookings due to an
increase in Trip volumes. Mobility Revenue Margin of 30.3%
increased 160 bps YoY and decreased 20 bps QoQ.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 billion: Mobility Adjusted
EBITDA increased 22% YoY, and Mobility Adjusted EBITDA margin was
7.8% of Gross Bookings compared to 7.5% in Q4 2023 and 8.0% in Q3
2024. Mobility Adjusted EBITDA margin improvement YoY was primarily
driven by cost leverage from higher volume.
Delivery
- Revenue of $3.8 billion: Delivery Revenue grew 21% YoY
and 9% QoQ. The YoY increase was primarily attributable to an
increase in Delivery Gross Bookings due to an increase in Trip
volumes, and an increase in advertising revenue. Delivery Revenue
Margin of 18.7% increased 40 bps YoY and 10 bps QoQ.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $727 million: Delivery Adjusted
EBITDA increased 53% YoY, and Delivery Adjusted EBITDA margin was
3.6% of Gross Bookings, compared to 2.8% in Q4 2023 and 3.4% in Q3
2024. Delivery Adjusted EBITDA margin improvement YoY was primarily
driven by cost leverage from higher volume and increased
advertising revenue.
Freight
- Revenue of $1.3 billion: Freight Revenue was flat YoY
and decreased 3% QoQ. Revenue was flat YoY driven by a decrease in
revenue per load as a result of the challenging freight market
cycle, partially offset by an increase in volume.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of $22 million: Freight Adjusted
EBITDA decreased $8 million YoY. Freight Adjusted EBITDA margin as
a percentage of Gross Bookings decreased 60 bps YoY to (1.7%).
Corporate
- Corporate G&A and Platform R&D: Corporate
G&A and Platform R&D expenses of $632 million, compared to
$625 million in Q4 2023, and $601 million in Q3 2024. Corporate
G&A and Platform R&D as a percentage of Gross Bookings
decreased 20 bps YoY and remained flat QoQ. The YoY decrease was
primarily due to improved fixed cost leverage.
GAAP and Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses
- Cost of revenue excluding D&A: GAAP cost of revenue
was $7.2 billion. Non-GAAP cost of revenue was $7.2 billion,
representing 16.4% of Gross Bookings, compared to 16.1% and 16.5%
in Q4 2023 and Q3 2024, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP cost
of revenue as a percentage of Gross Bookings increased primarily
due to an increase in insurance expense.
- GAAP and Non-GAAP operating expenses (Non-GAAP operating
expenses exclude certain amounts as further detailed in the
“Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” section):
- Operations and support: GAAP operations and support was
$678 million. Non-GAAP operations and support was $624 million,
representing 1.4% of Gross Bookings, compared to 1.7% and 1.6% in
Q4 2023 and Q3 2024, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP
operations and support as a percentage of Gross Bookings decreased
due to improved fixed cost leverage.
- Sales and marketing: GAAP sales and marketing was $1.2
billion. Non-GAAP sales and marketing was $1.2 billion,
representing 2.7% of Gross Bookings, compared to 2.4% and 2.6% in
Q4 2023 and Q3 2024, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP sales
and marketing as a percentage of Gross Bookings increased due to an
increase in consumer promotion spend.
- Research and development: GAAP research and development
was $785 million. Non-GAAP research and development was $525
million, representing 1.2% of Gross Bookings, compared to 1.3% and
1.2% in Q4 2023 and Q3 2024, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP
research and development as a percentage of Gross Bookings
decreased due to improved fixed cost leverage.
- General and administrative: GAAP general and
administrative was $1.1 billion. Non-GAAP general and
administrative was $550 million, representing 1.2% of Gross
Bookings, compared to 1.5% and 1.3% in Q4 2023 and Q3 2024,
respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP general and administrative
as a percentage of Gross Bookings decreased due to a decrease in
employee headcount costs.
Operating Highlights for the Fourth Quarter 2024
Platform
- Monthly Active Platform Consumers (“MAPCs”): MAPCs was
171 million, an increase of 14% YoY.
- Trips: Trips on our platform grew 18% YoY to 3.1
billion. Monthly trips per MAPC reached an all-time high and grew
3% YoY to 6.0.
- Supporting earners: Drivers and couriers earned an
aggregate $20.0 billion (including tips) during the quarter, with
earnings up 16% YoY, or 22% on a constant currency basis.
- Autonomous deployments and partnerships: Launched
autonomous ride-hailing service in Abu Dhabi in partnership with
WeRide, marking the first time autonomous vehicles are available on
the Uber platform outside of the US.Additionally, began delivering
Uber Eats orders in Austin and Dallas via autonomous sidewalk
robots in partnership with Avride, and in Osaka in partnership with
Cartken. Lastly, formed a joint initiative with NVIDIA to
collaborate on new solutions to support the development of
AI-powered autonomous driving technology.
- Membership: Uber One member base reached 30 million,
growing roughly 60% YoY. Launched Uber One membership plans in 6
new countries, bringing the total number of countries with Uber One
membership plans to 34, including all Delivery countries.
Additionally, launched Uber One for Students to new countries
across the EMEA, APAC, and LatAm regions.
- Delta partnership: This spring, Uber will become Delta’s
exclusive rideshare and delivery partner in the US. Uber customers
will have the opportunity to earn Delta SkyMiles on qualifying Uber
rides and Uber Eats orders.
- AI enhancements: Significantly expanded application of
AI to assist with customer service requests, providing support
agents with summaries of customer comments, guidance on resolution
steps, and personalized reply suggestions.
Mobility
- Focus on affordability: Launched UberX Share at 10 major
airports in the US and internationally. Additionally, expanded Uber
Shuttle service to LaGuardia Airport, adding a new stop from
downtown Manhattan, and increased service during peak times.
- Uber for Teens expansion: Expanded Uber for Teens to 26
new countries across the EMEA, APAC, and LatAm regions. Uber Teens
is now live in over 50 countries, covering the vast majority of our
global Trip volumes. Also launched Teen profiles, enabling teens to
use their own payment methods and cash.
- Uber Business Black: Launched Uber Business Black in the
US, UK and Brazil, a new ride type for corporate travelers
featuring luxury vehicles, increased flexibility, and first class
customer service.
- Taxi expansion: In Japan, partnered with a leading taxi
dispatch provider that will bring up to 20,000 vehicles onto the
platform. Demand in Japan remains robust, driven by increasing
usage by domestic riders as well as international travelers.
- Refreshed Uber Courier service: Rebranded and redesigned
Uber Connect as Uber Courier to better reflect the variety of use
cases the service provides. Also expanded the Saver feature in the
US and Mexico, and launched a scheduling feature globally.
Delivery
- SNAP EBT payment acceptance: US customers can now use
their SNAP EBT benefits to order groceries from participating
locations through the Uber Eats app, starting with Albertsons
Companies-owned brands and Walgreens locations nationwide.
- Uber Direct momentum: Expanded partnership between Uber
Direct and Toast Delivery Services, allowing restaurants on Toast’s
platform to save on delivery fees, expand their delivery radius,
and leverage Uber’s extensive delivery network. Partnered with
several additional merchants, including P.F. Chang’s in the US as
well as Burger King in the UK, hardware retailer Bunnings in
Australia, and our first Uber Direct partnership in Poland with
Media Markt.
- Grocery & Retail fulfillment enhancements: Launched
new Shopper Pick & Pack feature in select markets, providing
flexibility for earners to solely shop for orders and hand
deliveries off to couriers. Also introduced functionality to
redirect orders if the selected store is temporarily closed or low
on inventory. Lastly, completed a tech migration enabling merchants
using their employees for order fulfillment to utilize the same
fulfillment technology as Uber's earners.
- Festive holiday features: Launched several features over
the holidays, including a holiday shopping hub, Christmas tree
delivery in partnership with Lowe's, and Uber Carolers in select
cities.
Freight
- Broker Access: Launched Broker Access, a new
capacity-as-a-service solution that provides freight brokers with
direct access to Uber Freight’s technology platform and network of
fully vetted carriers. The program streamlines load booking and
execution, provides end-to-end load visibility, and mitigates
fraud.
Recent Developments
- Accelerated share repurchase: In January 2025, entered
into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement to
repurchase $1.5 billion shares of Uber common stock, as part of our
previously announced $7.0 billion share repurchase
authorization.
Webcast and conference call information
A live audio webcast of our fourth quarter ended December 31,
2024 earnings release call will be available at
https://investor.uber.com/, along with the earnings press release
and slide presentation. The call begins on February 5, 2025 at 5:00
AM (PT) / 8:00 AM (ET). This press release, including the
reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their nearest
comparable GAAP measures, is also available on that site.
We also provide announcements regarding our financial
performance and other matters, including SEC filings, investor
events, press and earnings releases, on our investor relations
website (https://investor.uber.com/), and our blogs
(https://uber.com/blog) and X accounts (@uber and @dkhos), as a
means of disclosing material information and complying with our
disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
About Uber
Uber’s mission is to create opportunity through movement. We
started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to
a ride at the touch of a button? More than 58 billion trips later,
we're building products to get people closer to where they want to
be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities,
Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new
possibilities.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
our future business expectations which involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the
results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as
an indication of future performance. Forward-looking statements
include all statements that are not historical facts and can be
identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,”
“might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,”
“project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or similar
expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other
factors relate to, among others: competition, managing our growth
and corporate culture, financial performance, investments in new
products or offerings, our ability to attract drivers, consumers
and other partners to our platform, our brand and reputation and
other legal and regulatory developments, particularly with respect
to our relationships with drivers and couriers and the impact of
the global economy, including rising inflation and interest rates.
For additional information on other potential risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the
results predicted, please see our most recent quarterly report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and subsequent
annual reports, quarterly reports and other filings filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. All
information provided in this release and in the attachments is as
of the date of this press release and any forward-looking
statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we
believe to be reasonable as of this date. Undue reliance should not
be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release,
which are based on information available to us on the date hereof.
We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by
law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial information, which is prepared and
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we use the
following non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted EBITDA; Free cash
flow; Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses as well as, revenue
growth rates in constant currency. The presentation of this
financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation
or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information
prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. We use these
non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational
decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period
comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures
provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our
performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative
of our recurring core business operating results.
We believe that both management and investors benefit from
referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our
performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future
periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate
management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance. We
believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors
both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect
to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational
decision-making and (2) they are used by our institutional
investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health
of our business.
There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP
financial measures. In light of these limitations, we provide
specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these
non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial
measures together with their relevant financial measures in
accordance with GAAP.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures,
please see the sections titled “Key Terms for Our Key Metrics and
Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures”
and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” included at the end of
this release. In regards to forward looking non-GAAP guidance, we
are not able to reconcile the forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted
EBITDA measure to the closest corresponding GAAP measure without
unreasonable efforts because we are unable to predict the ultimate
outcome of certain significant items. These items include, but are
not limited to, significant legal settlements, unrealized gains and
losses on equity investments, tax and regulatory reserve changes,
restructuring costs and acquisition and financing related
impacts.
UBER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
As of December 31,
2023
As of December 31,
2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,680
$
5,893
Short-term investments
727
1,084
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
805
545
Accounts receivable, net
3,404
3,333
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
1,681
1,390
Total current assets
11,297
12,245
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
1,519
2,172
Restricted investments
4,779
7,019
Investments
6,101
8,460
Equity method investments
353
302
Property and equipment, net
2,073
1,952
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,241
1,158
Intangible assets, net
1,425
1,125
Goodwill
8,151
8,066
Deferred tax assets
170
6,171
Other assets
1,590
2,574
Total assets
$
38,699
$
51,244
Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling
interests and equity
Accounts payable
$
790
$
858
Short-term insurance reserves
2,077
2,754
Operating lease liabilities, current
190
175
Accrued and other current liabilities
6,397
7,689
Total current liabilities
9,454
11,476
Long-term insurance reserves
4,909
7,042
Long-term debt, net of current portion
9,459
8,347
Operating lease liabilities,
non-current
1,550
1,454
Other long-term liabilities
645
449
Total liabilities
26,017
28,768
Redeemable non-controlling interests
654
93
Equity
Common stock
—
—
Additional paid-in capital
42,264
42,801
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(421
)
(517
)
Accumulated deficit
(30,594
)
(20,726
)
Total Uber Technologies, Inc.
stockholders' equity
11,249
21,558
Non-redeemable non-controlling
interests
779
825
Total equity
12,028
22,383
Total liabilities, redeemable
non-controlling interests and equity
$
38,699
$
51,244
UBER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except share
amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share
amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Year Ended December
31,
2023
2024
2023
2024
Revenue
$
9,936
$
11,959
$
37,281
$
43,978
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown separately below
6,057
7,234
22,457
26,651
Operations and support
702
678
2,689
2,732
Sales and marketing
935
1,209
4,356
4,337
Research and development
784
785
3,164
3,109
General and administrative
603
1,114
2,682
3,639
Depreciation and amortization
203
169
823
711
Total costs and expenses
9,284
11,189
36,171
41,179
Income from operations
652
770
1,110
2,799
Interest expense
(155
)
(117
)
(633
)
(523
)
Other income (expense), net
1,331
256
1,844
1,849
Income before income taxes and income
(loss) from equity method investments
1,828
909
2,321
4,125
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes
133
(6,002
)
213
(5,758
)
Income (loss) from equity method
investments
5
(10
)
48
(38
)
Net income including non-controlling
interests
1,700
6,901
2,156
9,845
Less: net income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling interests, net of tax
271
18
269
(11
)
Net income attributable to Uber
Technologies, Inc.
$
1,429
$
6,883
$
1,887
$
9,856
Net income per share attributable to
Uber Technologies, Inc. common stockholders:
Basic
$
0.69
$
3.27
$
0.93
$
4.71
Diluted
$
0.66
$
3.21
$
0.87
$
4.56
Weighted-average shares used to compute
net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic
2,060,885
2,105,899
2,035,651
2,094,602
Diluted
2,121,929
2,141,426
2,091,782
2,150,508
UBER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Year Ended December
31,
2023
2024
2023
2024
Cash flows from operating
activities
Net income including non-controlling
interests
$
1,700
$
6,901
$
2,156
$
9,845
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
203
176
823
737
Bad debt expense
29
14
92
61
Stock-based compensation
469
419
1,935
1,796
Loss from sale of investments
—
—
74
—
Gain on business divestitures
(204
)
—
(204
)
—
Deferred income taxes
(6
)
(6,128
)
26
(6,027
)
Accretion of discounts on marketable debt
securities, net
(62
)
(62
)
(154
)
(251
)
Impairments of goodwill, long-lived assets
and other assets
9
—
86
—
Loss (income) from equity method
investments, net
(5
)
10
(48
)
38
Unrealized gain on debt and equity
securities, net
(1,000
)
(556
)
(1,610
)
(1,832
)
Unrealized foreign currency
transactions
(18
)
135
138
308
Other
39
68
106
88
Change in assets and liabilities, net of
impact of business acquisitions and disposals:
Accounts receivable
(395
)
246
(758
)
(142
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(281
)
(30
)
(1,462
)
(694
)
Operating lease right-of-use assets
50
59
191
196
Accounts payable
(22
)
62
64
86
Accrued insurance reserves
614
658
2,230
2,819
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(254
)
(158
)
80
330
Operating lease liabilities
(43
)
(64
)
(180
)
(221
)
Net cash provided by operating
activities
823
1,750
3,585
7,137
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchases of property and equipment
(55
)
(44
)
(223
)
(242
)
Purchases of non-marketable equity
securities
(10
)
(1
)
(52
)
(289
)
Purchases of marketable securities
(2,844
)
(3,020
)
(8,774
)
(12,765
)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of
marketable securities
2,076
4,437
5,069
10,204
Proceeds from sale of equity method
investments
—
—
721
17
Other investing activities
14
61
33
(102
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
(819
)
1,433
(3,226
)
(3,177
)
Cash flows from financing
activities
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock
under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
45
53
130
156
Issuance of term loan and notes, net of
issuance costs
1,703
—
2,824
3,972
Purchase of Capped Calls
(141
)
—
(141
)
—
Principal repayment on term loan and
notes
(1,525
)
(2,000
)
(2,675
)
(3,986
)
Principal repayment on Careem Notes
—
—
(25
)
—
Principal payments on finance leases
(53
)
(50
)
(171
)
(172
)
Repurchases of common stock
—
(555
)
—
(1,252
)
Redemption of non-controlling
interests
—
(851
)
—
(851
)
Other financing activities
17
6
(37
)
46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities
46
(3,397
)
(95
)
(2,087
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
89
(179
)
63
(267
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
139
(393
)
327
1,606
Cash and cash equivalents, and
restricted cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period
6,865
9,003
6,677
7,004
End of period
$
7,004
$
8,610
$
7,004
$
8,610
Other Income (Expense), Net
The following table presents other income (expense), net (in
millions):
Three Months Ended December
31,
Year Ended December
31,
2023
2024
2023
2024
(Unaudited)
Interest income
$
160
$
191
$
484
$
721
Foreign currency exchange gains (losses),
net
3
(169
)
(182
)
(391
)
Gain on business divestitures (1)
204
—
204
—
Loss on sale of investments
—
—
(74
)
—
Unrealized gain on debt and equity
securities, net (2)
1,000
556
1,610
1,832
Acquisition termination fee
—
(236
)
—
(236
)
Other, net
(36
)
(86
)
(198
)
(77
)
Other income (expense), net
$
1,331
$
256
$
1,844
$
1,849
(1)
During the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 2023, gain on business divestitures represents a $204
million gain on the sale of interest in our Careem non-ridesharing
business.
(2)
During the three months ended December 31,
2023, unrealized gain on debt and equity securities, net primarily
represents changes in the fair value of our equity securities
including: a $659 million net unrealized gain on our Aurora
investment, a $414 million net unrealized gain on our Didi
investment, partially offset by a $91 million net unrealized loss
on our Grab investment.
During the year ended December 31, 2023,
unrealized gain on debt and equity securities, net primarily
represents changes in the fair value of our equity securities
including: a $985 million net unrealized gain on our Aurora
investment, a $443 million net unrealized gain on our Didi
investment, a $84 million net unrealized gain on our Joby
investment, and a $80 million net unrealized gain on our Grab
investment.
During the three months ended December 31,
2024, unrealized gain on debt and equity securities, net primarily
represents changes in the fair value of our equity securities
including: a $493 million net unrealized gain on our Grab
investment, a $124 million net unrealized gain on our Aurora
investment, a $79 million net unrealized gain on our Joby
investment, partially offset by a $86 million net unrealized loss
on our Delivery Hero investment, and a $75 million net unrealized
loss on our Didi investment.
During the year ended December 31, 2024,
unrealized gain on debt and equity securities, net primarily
represents changes in the fair value of our equity securities
including: a $723 million net unrealized gain on our Grab
investment, a $629 million net unrealized gain on our Aurora
investment, and a $357 million net unrealized gain on our Didi
investment.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation
expense by function (in millions):
Three Months Ended December
31,
Year Ended December
31,
2023
2024
2023
2024
(Unaudited)
Operations and support
$
52
$
47
$
184
$
218
Sales and marketing
22
23
96
91
Research and development
298
260
1,215
1,104
General and administrative
97
89
440
383
Total
$
469
$
419
$
1,935
$
1,796
Key Terms for Our Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i)
income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes,
(ii) net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests,
net of tax, (iii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iv)
income (loss) from equity method investments, (v) interest expense,
(vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and
amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) certain
legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements, (x)
goodwill and asset impairments/loss on sale of assets, (xi)
acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses, (xii)
restructuring and related charges and (xiii) other items not
indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA margin. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin
as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Gross Bookings. We define
incremental margin as the change in Adjusted EBITDA between periods
divided by the change in Gross Bookings between periods.
Aggregate Driver and Courier Earnings. Aggregate Driver
and Courier Earnings refers to fares (net of Uber service fee,
taxes and tolls), tips, Driver incentives and Driver benefits.
Driver(s). The term Driver collectively refers to
independent providers of ride or delivery services who use our
platform to provide Mobility or Delivery services, or both.
Driver or restaurant earnings. Driver or restaurant
earnings refer to the net portion of the fare or the net portion of
the order value that a Driver or a restaurant retains,
respectively. These are generally included in aggregate Drivers and
Couriers earnings.
Driver incentives. Driver incentives refer to payments
that we make to Drivers, which are separate from and in addition to
the Driver’s portion of the fare paid by the consumer after we
retain our service fee to Drivers. For example, Driver incentives
could include payments we make to Drivers should they choose to
take advantage of an incentive offer and complete a consecutive
number of trips or a cumulative number of trips on the platform
over a defined period of time. Driver incentives are recorded as a
reduction of revenue or cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation
and amortization. These incentives are generally included in
aggregate Drivers and Couriers earnings.
Free cash flow. Free cash flow is a Non-GAAP measure. We
define free cash flow as net cash flows from operating activities
less capital expenditures.
Gross Bookings. We define Gross Bookings as the total
dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of:
Mobility rides, Delivery orders (in each case without any
adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds, Driver and Merchant
earnings, and Driver incentives) and Freight revenue. Gross
Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers. Gross Bookings are
an indication of the scale of our current platform, which
ultimately impacts revenue.
Monthly Active Platform Consumers (“MAPCs”). We define
MAPCs as the number of unique consumers who completed a Mobility
ride or received a Delivery order on our platform at least once in
a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. While a
unique consumer can use multiple product offerings on our platform
in a given month, that unique consumer is counted as only one
MAPC.
Revenue Margin. We define Revenue Margin as revenue as a
percentage of Gross Bookings.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA. We define each segment’s
Adjusted EBITDA as segment revenue less direct costs and expenses
of that segment as well as any applicable exclusions from Adjusted
EBITDA.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin. We define each segment’s
Adjusted EBITDA margin as the segment Adjusted EBITDA as a
percentage of segment Gross Bookings.
Trips. We define Trips as the number of completed
consumer Mobility rides and Delivery orders in a given period. For
example, an UberX Share ride with three paying consumers represents
three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers
represents one Trip. We believe that Trips are a useful metric to
measure the scale and usage of our platform.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures
We collect and analyze operating and financial data to evaluate
the health of our business and assess our performance. In addition
to revenue, net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, and
other results under GAAP, we use: Adjusted EBITDA; Free cash flow;
Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses; as well as, revenue growth
rates in constant currency, which are described below, to evaluate
our business. We have included these non-GAAP financial measures
because they are key measures used by our management to evaluate
our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe that these
non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors
and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in
the same manner as our management team and board of directors. Our
calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from
similarly-titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by our peer
companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be
considered in isolation from, or as substitutes for, financial
information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i)
income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes,
(ii) net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests,
net of tax, (iii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iv)
income (loss) from equity method investments, (v) interest expense,
(vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and
amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) certain
legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements, (x)
goodwill and asset impairments/loss on sale of assets, (xi)
acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses, (xii)
restructuring and related charges and (xiii) other items not
indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure
used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance,
generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions,
including those relating to operating expenses. Accordingly, we
believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to
investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating
results in the same manner as our management team and board of
directors. In addition, it provides a useful measure for
period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the
effect of certain non-cash expenses and certain variable
charges.
Legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements
Legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements are
primarily related to certain significant legal proceedings or
governmental investigations related to worker classification
definitions, or tax agencies challenging our non-income tax
positions. These matters have limited precedent, cover extended
historical periods and are unpredictable in both magnitude and
timing, therefore are distinct from normal, recurring legal, tax
and regulatory matters and related expenses incurred in our ongoing
operating performance.
Limitations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as a financial measure, should
be considered as supplemental in nature, and is not meant as a
substitute for the related financial information prepared in
accordance with GAAP. These limitations include the following:
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain recurring, non-cash charges,
such as depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of
intangible assets, and although these are non-cash charges, the
assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in
the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect all cash capital
expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital
expenditure requirements;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense,
which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future,
a significant recurring expense in our business and an important
part of our compensation strategy;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain restructuring and related
charges, part of which may be settled in cash;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes other items not indicative of our
ongoing operating performance;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect period to period changes in
taxes, income tax expense or the cash necessary to pay income
taxes;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the components of other income
(expense), net, which primarily includes: interest income; foreign
currency exchange gains (losses), net; and unrealized gain (loss)
on debt and equity securities, net; and
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain legal, tax, and regulatory
reserve changes and settlements that may reduce cash available to
us.
Constant Currency
We compare the percent change in our current period results from
the corresponding prior period using constant currency disclosure.
We present constant currency growth rate information to provide a
framework for assessing how our underlying revenue performed
excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. We
calculate constant currency by translating our current period
financial results using the corresponding prior period’s monthly
exchange rates for our transacted currencies other than the U.S.
dollar.
Free Cash Flow
We define free cash flow as net cash flows from operating
activities less capital expenditures.
Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses
Costs and operating expenses are defined as: cost of revenue,
exclusive of depreciation and amortization; operations and support;
sales and marketing; research and development; and general and
administrative expenses. We define Non-GAAP costs and operating
expenses as costs and operating expenses excluding: (i) stock-based
compensation expense, (ii) certain legal, tax, and regulatory
reserve changes and settlements, (iii) goodwill and asset
impairments/loss on sale of assets, (iv) acquisition, financing and
divestiture related expenses, (v) restructuring and related charges
and (vi) other items not indicative of our ongoing operating
performance.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
The following table presents reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA
to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of
the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended December
31,
Year Ended December
31,
(In millions)
2023
2024
2023
2024
Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:
Net income attributable to Uber
Technologies, Inc.
$
1,429
$
6,883
$
1,887
$
9,856
Add (deduct):
Net income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling interests, net of tax
271
18
269
(11
)
(Income) loss from equity method
investments
(5
)
10
(48
)
38
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes
133
(6,002
)
213
(5,758
)
Other (income) expense, net
(1,331
)
(256
)
(1,844
)
(1,849
)
Interest expense
155
117
633
523
Income from operations
652
770
1,110
2,799
Add (deduct):
Depreciation and amortization
203
169
823
711
Stock-based compensation expense
469
419
1,935
1,796
Legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes
and settlements
(73
)
462
9
1,123
Goodwill and asset impairments/loss on
sale of assets
(1
)
6
84
3
Acquisition, financing and divestitures
related expenses
9
9
36
25
Loss on lease arrangements, net
8
2
4
2
Restructuring and related charges, net
16
5
51
25
Adjusted EBITDA
$
1,283
$
1,842
$
4,052
$
6,484
Free Cash Flow
The following table presents reconciliations of free cash flow
to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of
the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended December
31,
Year Ended December
31,
(In millions)
2023
2024
2023
2024
Free cash flow reconciliation:
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
823
$
1,750
$
3,585
$
7,137
Purchases of property and equipment
(55
)
(44
)
(223
)
(242
)
Free cash flow
$
768
$
1,706
$
3,362
$
6,895
Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses
The following tables present reconciliations of Non-GAAP costs
and operating expenses to the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure for each of the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
Non-GAAP Cost of revenue exclusive of
depreciation and amortization reconciliation:
GAAP Cost of revenue exclusive of
depreciation and amortization
$
6,057
$
6,761
$
7,234
Restructuring and related charges
(9
)
—
(2
)
Non-GAAP Cost of revenue exclusive of
depreciation and amortization
$
6,048
$
6,761
$
7,232
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses
Non-GAAP Operations and support
reconciliation:
GAAP Operations and support
$
702
$
687
$
678
Restructuring and related charges
(3
)
(1
)
(1
)
Goodwill and asset impairments/loss on
sale of assets
—
—
(6
)
Acquisition, financing and divestitures
related expenses
(1
)
—
—
Stock-based compensation expense
(52
)
(50
)
(47
)
Non-GAAP Operations and support
$
646
$
636
$
624
Non-GAAP Sales and marketing
reconciliation:
GAAP Sales and marketing
$
935
$
1,096
$
1,209
Restructuring and related charges
(1
)
—
—
Stock-based compensation expense
(22
)
(23
)
(23
)
Non-GAAP Sales and marketing
$
912
$
1,073
$
1,186
Non-GAAP Research and development
reconciliation:
GAAP Research and development
$
784
$
774
$
785
Restructuring and related charges
(3
)
(1
)
—
Stock-based compensation expense
(298
)
(268
)
(260
)
Non-GAAP Research and
development
$
483
$
505
$
525
Non-GAAP General and administrative
reconciliation:
GAAP General and administrative
$
603
$
630
$
1,114
Legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes
and settlements
73
—
(462
)
Goodwill and asset impairments/loss on
sale of assets
1
—
—
Restructuring and related charges
—
(2
)
(2
)
Acquisition, financing and divestitures
related expenses
(8
)
(8
)
(9
)
Loss on lease arrangements, net
(8
)
—
(2
)
Stock-based compensation expense
(97
)
(97
)
(89
)
Non-GAAP General and
administrative
$
564
$
523
$
550
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