Uber expands delivery with ezCater and Costco, but pricing and AV pressures build
Uber buys ezCater for $2.3B to grow catering Uber is buying ezCater, a US catering marketplace with over $2.5B in yearly bookings, for $2.3B cash. This pushes Uber Eats into workplace meals, a new high-value market, and supports future revenue and the stock.
This is the period's biggest new deal and directly expands Uber's fastest-growing delivery business.
Costco delivery expands to 47 states on Uber Eats Costco's Uber Eats partnership grew from 17 to 47 states, adding nearly 600 warehouses for groceries and household goods. This brings recurring, high-volume orders to Uber Eats, supporting delivery revenue and the stock.
It is a concrete new expansion of Uber's retail delivery reach with a major partner.
Study: Uber fares up 53%, waits up 19% since 2023 A Columbia professor's study found riders paid 53% more per mile and waited 19% longer since 2023. Uber denies it. If riders balk or regulators act, demand and pricing power could suffer, weighing on the stock.
It is a new reputational and regulatory risk that could pressure Uber's core ride business.
Serve Robotics cuts outlook on lower Uber volumes Serve Robotics slashed 2026 revenue guidance to $9-$10M, removing expected second-half Uber delivery volume growth. This suggests Uber's sidewalk-robot delivery push is not scaling as hoped, a small negative for its automation story.
It is a new signal that one of Uber's delivery-automation partners is seeing weaker-than-expected Uber volumes.
