NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 23:19 ET — Market closed
- Uber shares last closed up 0.1% at $81.26, leaving the stock well below its 52-week high of $101.99. [1]
- Investors are still weighing legal risk around Uber One and the company’s push into autonomous-vehicle partnerships. [2]
- A holiday-thinned week, plus Fed minutes and other U.S. data, could amplify moves ahead of the New Year’s Day market shutdown. [3]
Uber Technologies (UBER) ended the latest U.S. session little changed, closing up 0.1% at $81.26 on Friday.
The muted move matters now because the ride-hailing and delivery company is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with two overhangs investors keep coming back to: regulatory scrutiny of its subscription business and an expanding set of autonomous-vehicle tie-ups. [4]
It also lands in a holiday-shortened stretch for markets, with several U.S. economic releases and lighter liquidity that can exaggerate price swings. [5]
Uber’s stock last traded near the bottom half of its 52-week range of $60.02 to $101.99, based on Nasdaq data. [6]
Autonomous vehicles remain a core talking point. Uber and Lyft said on Dec. 22 they would team up with China’s Baidu to run driverless taxi trials in the UK next year, with Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 vehicles joining their London networks in 2026. [7]
The broader robotaxi race has raised fresh questions about economics. Reuters has reported that analysts have warned high fleet costs could pressure margins for platforms such as Uber and Lyft, pushing the industry toward “hybrid” networks that mix robotaxis with human drivers. [8]
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has framed the expansion as a multi-market push. “I expect to be in 10-plus markets by next year,” he said in an interview cited by Business Insider. [9]
Legal risk has also been in focus after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 21 states and the District of Columbia filed an amended complaint alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices tied to Uber’s Uber One subscription. Uber denied the allegations in an emailed statement, Reuters reported. [10]
The company last reported results on Nov. 4, when it said legal and regulatory costs weighed on operating profit. Uber also forecast fourth-quarter gross bookings — the total dollar value of rides, deliveries and other services — of $52.25 billion to $53.75 billion. [11]
Investors have also tracked Uber’s shift in profit metrics. Uber said it would replace adjusted EBITDA, a cashflow-style earnings measure that strips out some costs, with “adjusted profit” starting from its first-quarter guidance, Reuters reported. [12]
The next scheduled catalyst is the company’s fourth-quarter report, typically released in early February. Nasdaq and Wall Street Horizon listings show a Feb. 4, 2026 date as an estimate and unconfirmed. [13]
Before the next session, traders will also be watching U.S. data that can move rates and risk appetite, including pending home sales on Monday and the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes on Tuesday, according to Investopedia and Barron’s. [14]
The calendar tightens into year-end. Stock markets are expected to trade normally on New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 31) and then close on New Year’s Day (Thursday, Jan. 1), while bond trading is set to end early on Dec. 31, according to Investopedia, NYSE and SIFMA schedules. [15]
On the chart, Uber’s latest session ranged from $80.70 to $81.49, with the stock holding above the $80 mark into the weekend.
With thin holiday volumes, investors are likely to keep reacting to incremental headlines on robotaxis and regulation, where rivals such as Lyft and Alphabet’s Waymo are also active. [16]
References
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