Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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. 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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. 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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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