Ubisoft’s Earnings Report Vanishes Minutes Before Release

According to Kotaku, Ubisoft delayed its quarterly earnings report minutes after it was due to be released around 12:00 p.m. ET on November 14, 2025. The company then issued an emergency press release postponing its first-half fiscal year 2025-26 results and requested Euronext to halt trading of its shares and bonds. Trading will remain suspended until the results are published “in the coming days,” with no specific timeline provided. This comes after Ubisoft recently entered into a $1.25 billion bailout with Chinese conglomerate Tencent and spun off a new entity called Vantage Studios run by CEO Yves Guillemot’s son. The company’s stock price is currently at its lowest point in over a decade, and there are no major new blockbuster releases on the immediate horizon following numerous delays.

What’s really going on?

This isn’t just another Ubisoft delay – we’re used to those. Halting stock trading minutes after your earnings were supposed to drop? That’s unprecedented territory. Niko Partners research director Daniel Ahmad speculated this could signal either a major announcement or financial/accounting issues that need extra time to address. Honestly, both possibilities are concerning.

The bigger picture

Here’s the thing: Ubisoft has been looking increasingly vulnerable. That $1.25 billion Tencent bailout wasn’t just casual investment money – it was a lifeline. And now they’ve conveniently moved their most valuable franchises (Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six Siege) into Vantage Studios, which feels like they’re preparing the crown jewels for… something. Could Tencent or another buyer be making a move? With Microsoft swallowing Activision Blizzard and EA going to Saudi Arabia, nothing would surprise me at this point.

Speculation time

So what happens next? As Daniel Ahmad noted, this could be acquisition-related or it could be financial cleanup. But given the timing and the trading halt, I’m leaning toward something major. Maybe someone’s buying chunks of Ubisoft? They’ve been trying to offload other IPs – anybody want Splinter Cell or Prince of Persia? The voluntary layoffs at their Swedish studios just add to the sense that bigger structural changes are coming.

The human cost

Look, beyond the financial speculation and corporate maneuvering, there are real people and projects at stake. I genuinely hope Beyond Good and Evil 2 survives whatever’s happening. Ubisoft’s developers have been through enough delays and restructuring already. This latest move feels like the prelude to something much bigger – and given the company’s recent trajectory, it’s hard to imagine that something being good news for anyone but the suits at the top.