Uber stock today 2025 latest news: Uber just announced a $20 billion buyback after blowing past earnings — investors rejoice

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Uber stock today 2025: Uber is giving Wall Street a reason to rejoice, as on Wednesday, the ride-hailing and delivery giant posted second-quarter results that beat expectations and also announced a $20 billion stock buyback, as per a report.

Uber Beats Expectations in Q2

For the quarter ending June 30, Uber’s net income increased to $1.36 billion, which is 63 cents per share, rising from $1.02 billion, or 47 cents per share, a year ago, as reported by CNBC. The company’s revenue rose 18% to $12.65 billion, which was slightly above analysts’ estimate, as per the CNBC report. Gross bookings across its services rose 17% to $46.8 billion due to strong growth in both ride-hailing and Uber Eats, as per the CNBC report. Uber also reported adjusted earnings of $2.12 billion, as per the report.

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Uber’s Growing User Base and Trips

Uber said that the “monthly active platform consumers” increased 15% to 180 million in the second quarter, and users booked around 3.3 billion trips during the period, which rose 18% from a year earlier, as reported by CNBC.

Uber’s New Features for Families and Safety

The firm’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlighted that Uber sees “enormous potential in better serving families across all stages of life,” as quoted in the report.


Uber launched Senior Accounts in the second quarter, along with an “app experience” that features larger text and icons and other features that allow family organisers to book and manage rides for others, as reported by CNBC.The ride-hailing firm also recently started testing a new feature in the United States to allow women riders or drivers to avoid being paired with men in their ride whenever possible, according to the report.ALSO READ: New iPhone feature doubles battery life — but only these models will get it

Uber Eats Gains Popularity Internationally

While, in some international markets, Uber Eats’ food delivery service has become even more popular than ride hailing, and Khosrowshahi said that the firm is working to increase “cross-platform activity” to drive sales growth, as reported by CNBC.

Uber’s $20 Billion Stock Buyback

CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah pointed out that, “Today’s announcement of a new $20 billion share repurchase authorization underscores our confidence in the business, following yet another quarter of strong top and bottom-line performance. Our trailing twelve month free cash flow hit a new all-time high of $8.5 billion and we remain committed to driving durable, profitable growth,” as quoted in the Breakingthenews report.

Uber shares have jumped 48% this year as of Tuesday’s close, while the Nasdaq has risen around 8% during that stretch, according to the report.

FAQs

How much did Uber earn in Q2 2025?
Net income rose to $1.36 billion, or 63 cents per share, as per the CNBC report.

Is Uber doing anything for rider safety?
Yes, a new US feature allows women riders or drivers to avoid being paired with men whenever possible, as per the CNBC report.

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