NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:32 ET — After-hours
- Uber shares were down about 0.5% after hours at $81.71, tracking a soft year-end tape.
- U.S. markets are closed on Jan. 1 and reopen Jan. 2, keeping attention on Friday’s first session of 2026.
- Investors are looking ahead to Uber’s next earnings update, currently penciled in for early February.
Uber Technologies, Inc. shares slipped in after-hours trading on Wednesday, last down about 0.5% at $81.71 as year-end volumes stayed light.
The late move mattered because New Year’s Eve trading often amplifies small order flow, and portfolio managers tend to rebalance at year-end. On Tuesday, Reuters cited thin volumes and a rotation debate around megacap-heavy growth stocks going into 2026.
“The growth rates are going to converge between technology and everything else next year,” Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, told Reuters, describing the shift as repositioning rather than panic. Reuters
The broader market finished the final session of 2025 lower in holiday-thinned trading, with the S&P 500 down 0.7% on the day, even as it posted a 16.4% gain for the year, the Associated Press reported.
Uber traded between $81.56 and $82.48 in Wednesday’s session and saw roughly 8.4 million shares change hands, according to market data.
The stock’s dip did not appear tied to a fresh Uber announcement, leaving investors focused on the next set of company catalysts rather than headline risk.
In the same after-hours window, ride-hailing peer Lyft was slightly higher, while delivery rival DoorDash was modestly lower, underscoring the mixed tone across consumer-platform names.
Traders will also be watching the calendar: U.S. equity markets are closed Thursday for New Year’s Day and reopen Friday, Jan. 2, which can bring sharper moves as liquidity returns.
For Uber, the next major checkpoint is earnings. Nasdaq’s earnings calendar lists Feb. 4, 2026 as the estimated reporting date, though the company has not confirmed a date in that listing.
When Uber last reported results in November, it forecast fourth-quarter gross bookings of $52.25 billion to $53.75 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $2.41 billion to $2.51 billion, figures investors will use as a reference point when the company updates results and guidance.
Regulatory and legal scrutiny remains a background overhang. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and 21 states filed an amended complaint in mid-December alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices tied to Uber One; Uber denied the allegations.
Near term, chart watchers will focus on whether the stock holds above Wednesday’s low near $81.56 and can reclaim resistance near $82.48, levels set during the session before the market reopens Friday.
