SAN FRANCISCO — Uber’s start as a publicly traded company has gone from bumpy to bumpier.

In its first earnings report since listing its shares on the stock market this month, the ride-hailing giant on Thursday reported its slowest growth in years and steep losses for the first three months of 2019.

Uber’s loss totaled more than $1 billion for the quarter, compared with a profit a year ago that was driven by divestitures. Revenue rose 20 percent to $3.1 billion, slower than the 25 percent annual growth it had recorded in the prior quarter. It was the company’s lowest quarterly growth rate since it began disclosing its results in 2017.

The results compounded a turbulent few months for Uber. This year was supposed to have been a triumph for the company, with what was set to be a glorious initial public offering. But that offering ended with a whimper as investors questioned whether the deeply unprofitable company could ever make money. Uber’s stock has since fallen more than 11 percent, and its executives have been excoriated for their performance.

Uber’s arc mirrors that of its rival Lyft, which went public in March. Lyft’s shares have since fallen below their offering price, and the company recently reported a quarterly loss that also exceeded $1 billion. The size of the losses for both companies has raised questions about how viable ride-hailing can be as a business.