Uber Technologies has completed one of the more dramatic financial turnarounds in recent tech history. A company that was burning billions of dollars annually just a few years ago is now consistently profitable, generating over $52 billion in annual revenue in fiscal 2025, with operating and net margins firmly in positive territory. Debt has been brought down substantially, the balance sheet is in reasonable shape, and capital expenditures remain impressively lean for a company of this scale — a reflection of Uber's asset-light, platform-driven model. The most recent quarter (ending June 2026) shows the momentum continuing, with revenue accelerating and EBITDA margins expanding further. The headline takeaway: Uber has crossed the threshold from high-growth money-loser to a large, maturing platform business that is now generating real, durable profits.
Snapshot & Big Picture
Uber went public in 2019 at the height of its cash-burning era, posting an operating loss margin of nearly 66% that year. The years that followed — including the COVID-disrupted 2020 — were similarly painful. The transformation since then has been significant. By 2023, Uber had turned the corner on operating profitability. By 2025, it posted a 10.7% operating margin on $52 billion in revenue, alongside $6.3 billion in EBITDA. Net income has followed suit, with the company posting a 19.3% net margin in fiscal 2025. Debt-to-equity has fallen from over 1.26x in 2022 to 0.39x in 2025, signaling a meaningfully stronger balance sheet.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Operating Margin | Net Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $7.93B | -$3.57B | -51.4% | -50.8% |
| 2018 | $10.43B | -$2.61B | -29.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | $13.00B | -$8.12B | -66.1% | -65.4% |
| 2020 | $11.14B | -$4.29B | -43.7% | -60.8% |
| 2021 | $17.46B | -$2.93B | -22.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | $31.88B | -$885M | -5.7% | -28.7% |
| 2023 | $37.28B | $1.93B | +3.0% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | $43.98B | $3.51B | +6.4% | +22.4% |
| 2025 | $52.02B | $6.28B | +10.7% | +19.3% |
Latest Quarter Snapshot
The most recent data available comes from Uber's 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 — more current than the annual figures above, and it points to continued strength. Quarterly revenue reached $14.19 billion, with an operating margin of 13.3% and a net margin of 16.9%. EBITDA for the quarter came in at $2.08 billion. These figures suggest that on a trailing annualized basis, Uber's margins are continuing to expand beyond fiscal 2025 levels, which is an encouraging sign of operating leverage kicking in at scale.
| Metric | Q2 2026 (Quarter Ending Jun 30, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.19B |
| EBITDA | $2.08B |
| Operating Margin | 13.3% |
| Net Margin | 16.9% |
| Current Ratio | 0.84x |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.47x |
| Capital Expenditures | $65M |
| CapEx to Revenue | 0.46% |
One flag worth noting: the current ratio dipped to 0.84x in the most recent quarter, below 1.0x, meaning current liabilities exceed current assets in the short term. This is a modest liquidity concern, though it is not unusual for large platform businesses that manage working capital dynamically and have access to significant credit facilities.
Profitability
The profitability trend is the defining story of Uber's recent financial history. From 2017 through 2022, the company ran deeply negative operating margins — peaking at a -66% operating loss in 2019. The turnaround began in earnest in 2023, when Uber posted its first positive operating margin of +3.0%. That expanded to +6.4% in 2024, then +10.7% in 2025, and the most recent quarter (Q2 2026) shows an operating margin of 13.3%. EBITDA followed the same arc, swinging from -$8.1 billion in 2019 to +$6.3 billion in 2025. Net margins have been more volatile due to investment gains and losses flowing through the income statement, but the underlying operational profitability trend is clearly and consistently improving. Gross margin figures were not available in the filings provided.
Financial Health
Uber's balance sheet has improved materially over the past three years. Debt-to-equity peaked at 1.27x in 2022 and has since fallen to 0.39x at fiscal year-end 2025 (ticking up slightly to 0.47x in the most recent quarter). The current ratio has generally held above 1.0x for most of the annual periods reviewed, though the Q2 2026 reading of 0.84x bears watching.
Capital expenditure discipline is one of the more notable features of Uber's financial profile. As a marketplace platform — connecting riders to drivers and diners to restaurants — Uber does not own fleets or kitchens, which keeps its reinvestment needs structurally low relative to revenue. CapEx peaked at $821 million (10.4% of revenue) in 2017 as the company was still building out infrastructure. Since then, it has fallen dramatically both in absolute dollars and as a share of revenue:
| Fiscal Year | Capital Expenditures | CapEx / Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $821M | 10.4% |
| 2018 | $558M | 5.3% |
| 2019 | $588M | 4.5% |
| 2020 | $616M | 5.5% |
| 2021 | $298M | 1.7% |
| 2022 | $252M | 0.8% |
| 2023 | $223M | 0.6% |
| 2024 | $242M | 0.6% |
| 2025 | $336M | 0.6% |
| Q2 2026 (quarter) | $65M | 0.46% |
The CapEx-to-revenue ratio has stabilized in the 0.6% range for the past three annual periods and ticked even lower in the most recent quarter. This is exceptionally lean for a company of Uber's scale, and it underscores the platform model's capital efficiency. The slight uptick in absolute CapEx from $223M in 2023 to $336M in 2025 likely reflects investments in technology infrastructure to support growth, but as a percentage of revenue the ratio has held steady — a healthy sign that growth is not requiring proportionally more reinvestment.
Growth
| Window | Start Year | End Year | Start Revenue | End Revenue | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | FY 2022 | FY 2025 | $31.88B | $52.02B | 17.7% |
| 5-Year | FY 2020 | FY 2025 | $11.14B | $52.02B | 36.1% |
| 10-Year | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Not available |
The 10-year CAGR is not available because Uber's SEC filing history does not extend back a full decade from the current period. The 5-year CAGR of 36.1% is heavily influenced by the pandemic-depressed 2020 base year, which makes it appear especially strong — it should be interpreted with that context in mind. The 3-year CAGR of 17.7%, measured from a more normalized 2022 base, is a better reflection of Uber's current growth velocity: robust for a company at $50+ billion in annual revenue, and suggesting the platform has not yet hit a significant growth ceiling.
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