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Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Uber Technologies (UBER) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both increased relative to the previous quarter and the same quarter one year ago. The cost of revenue grew at a slower pace than revenue, leading to an improvement in gross margin compared to the previous quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both increased relative to the previous quarter and the same quarter one year ago. The cost of revenue grew at a slower pace than revenue, leading to an improvement in gross margin compared to the previous quarter.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the increase in gross profit relative to revenue, which lifted gross margin compared to the previous quarter. The cost of revenue remained stable in absolute terms between the current and prior quarter, while revenue grew.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was slightly higher.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

31.9%

Gross profit

$2.8B

Revenue

$8.8B

Cost of revenue

$6.0B

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+0.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$8.8B$2.8B$6.0B31.9%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

FY2022 Q1

+0.6 pts

What the margin says

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The strongest observable margin driver is the increase in gross profit relative to revenue, which lifted gross margin compared to the previous quarter. The cost of revenue remained stable in absolute terms between the current and prior quarter, while revenue grew.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was slightly higher.

Monitor changes in the relationship between revenue growth and cost of revenue trends, as cost of revenue remained flat quarter-over-quarter despite higher revenue.