Ubisoft Halts Share Trading as Earnings Report Delay Sparks Concern

Ubisoft, the French video game company behind Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and others, abruptly requested a halt on trading company shares and postponed delivering their financial earnings report for the first half of its 2025-26 fiscal year. No reason was given, though observers agree this is probably a bad sign.

Oh yeah it’s BAD over there for Ubisoft. pic.twitter.com/B73IOk9g6h

— Vara Dark (@Vara_Dark) November 13, 2025

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In an internal memo, Chief Financial Officer Frédérick Duguet told employees the halt on trading is intended “to limit unnecessary speculation and market volatility during this short delay.” The freeze on trading will remain in place until the fiscal year results are made public, with no indication of when that will be.

Yves Guillemot via Ubisoft North America YouTube

Ubisoft has declined to talk to press since the announcement, and the longer the delay the more speculation will grow. This comes after a long year of restructuring, power struggles, and underperforming games. Reuters notes that “Ubisoft’s Paris-listed shares have fallen 49% year-to-date.”

Corporate Shakeup

Last October, Ubisoft partnered with the Chinese company Tencent to create Vantage Studios, a “creative house” that would handle development of Ubisoft’s major franchises. Tencent invested €1.16 billion into the new subsidiary, providing the studio with much-needed capital, while also raising questions about leadership and corporate direction.

In a press release, Ubisoft said, “The goal of Vantage Studios, and future creative houses, is to facilitate stronger and deeper connections between developers and players.”

A screenshot of Star Wars Outlaws (2024), Ubisoft

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Andy Chalk at PC Gamer said at the time, “There aren’t any details on how all of this reorganizing will actually work, but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t strike me as a little bit like the ol’ deck chairs on the Titanic thing.” He went on to note that Ubisoft had recently struggled with reports of workplace misconduct, delayed games, and mistakes that forced the company to issue refunds to players.

Ubisoft is genuinely one of the worst publishers in gaming ever

It really is insane that they had:
– An AC game set in Japan
– A Han Solo open-world adventure

…and they STILL found a way to fumble both games

These concepts should have been the EASIEST slam dunks ever! pic.twitter.com/3R3oCXDbvD

— Noir 浮世 (@madcap412) November 8, 2025

Recent releases from Ubisoft, like Star Wars Outlaws and the long-delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows, have been far from successful. While this latest news from Ubisoft won’t have an immediate effect on gamers, it signals further major behind-the-scenes drama. For a company that has recently struggled finding favor with its customers, added financial turmoil will not endear it to its investors.

The Waiting Game

All we can know for certain is that something is happening at Ubisoft, and that their latest decision to leave investors in the dark can only increase the sense of unrest.

Ubisoft (Assassins Creed) Delays Earnings at 11th Hour and Halts Trading. (Betting odds would say it’s been sold or taken private…. Or has serious accounting issues) pic.twitter.com/T1eQvFl23A

— Valliant Renegade (@ValliantRenegad) November 13, 2025

The future of some of the biggest franchises in gaming hangs in the balance. But for the time being, interested parties are left playing a different sort of game: the waiting game.

When do you think Ubisoft will release its earnings report? Let us know in the comments!

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