Services-Prepackaged Software · SIC 7372

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

EA

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Latest revenue

$1.90B

as of 2025-12-31

Latest net income

$88.0M

as of 2025-12-31

Net margin

4.6%

as of 2025-12-31

Price · 5Y

+7.7% / yr 6.1 pts / yr vs S&P 500 44.4% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$200.97
0.45%
Market cap
$54.66B
Enterprise value
$53.76B
P/E (trailing)
61.6×
Forward P/E
P/B
8.89×
Dividend yield
0.4%
52-wk high
$204.88
52-wk low
$141.19
Beta
Shares out
272.0M

5-year trend

dashed bar = fiscal Q4 derived from 10-K annual − Q1 − Q2 − Q3 (SEC requires only three 10-Qs per year).

What this company does

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Electronic Arts develops and publishes blockbuster video games like FIFA/EA Sports FC, Madden, Battlefield, and The Sims across consoles, PCs, and mobile. Most revenue comes from live services—in-game purchases, extra content, and subscriptions tied to its full-game franchises—rather than one-time game sales, with deferred online revenue swelling to $2.5 billion. EA agreed in September 2025 to be taken private at $210 per share by a consortium of Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, with shareholders already approving the deal and closing targeted for early fiscal 2027.

Key risks

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  • Pending $210/share take-private merger with PIF/Silver Lake/Affinity consortium; deal break (regulatory/antitrust) would likely collapse share price to standalone value.
  • Profitability deteriorating: Q3 operating income fell 66% to $127M as R&D (+16%) and marketing (+42%) outpaced flat 1% revenue growth.
  • Nine-month net income dropped 51% to $426M and revenue declined 3% to $5.41B, signaling weakening core franchise momentum heading into close.

Profitability

Gross margin

79.0%

0.5%

Operating margin

15.4%

24.2%

Net margin

11.8%

21.6%

Return on equity

13.1%

25.3%

Return on assets

6.8%

25.5%

Leverage

Debt / equity

0.94×

0.5%

Long-term debt / equity

0.22×

5.5%

Debt / assets

48.5%

0.3%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$2.12B+11.9%$461.0M+81.5%21.7%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$1.90B+1.0%$88.0M-70.0%4.6%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$1.84B-9.2%$137.0M-53.4%7.4%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$1.67B+0.7%$201.0M-28.2%12.0%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$1.90B+6.5%$254.0M+39.6%13.4%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$1.88B-3.2%$293.0M+1.0%15.6%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$2.02B+5.8%$294.0M-26.3%14.5%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$1.66B-13.7%$280.0M-30.3%16.9%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$44.6M

Net activity

−$44.6M

Distinct insiders

8

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-18

Andrew Wilson

Chairman & CEO

Sale2,240$201.11$450.5K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns EA

Institutional value

$20.70B

Total shares held

105.7M

Distinct holders

703

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.25.1M$5.12BNew
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC15.5M$3.16BNew
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC11.1M$2.26BNew
4UBS Group AG6.4M$1.31BNew
5Ninety One UK Ltd4.2M$851.3MNew
6Invesco Ltd.3.3M$675.9MNew
7UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC2.5M$508.1MNew
8JPMORGAN CHASE & CO2.3M$464.8MNew
9DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.1M$426.0MNew
10Legal & General Group Plc1.9M$381.1MNew
11Bank of New York Mellon Corp1.3M$274.3MNew
12VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO1.3M$263.2MNew
13Nuveen, LLC1.2M$243.6MNew
14DEUTSCHE BANK AG\1.2M$238.7MNew
15BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/938.2K$191.3MNew
16FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP853.5K$174.0MNew
17Hudson Bay Capital Management LP728.7K$148.6MNew
18Swiss National Bank704.4K$143.6MNew
19BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS661.2K$134.8MNew
20HSBC HOLDINGS PLC659.9K$134.3MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    Operating income collapsed from $377M to $127M YoY despite flat revenue—what's driving the 270bps gross margin compression and 16% R&D surge?

  2. 2

    R&D jumped $213M and marketing $146M over nine months while revenue fell $157M—when do these investments translate to bookings, and in which titles specifically?

  3. 3

    Deferred net revenue spiked $790M to $2.49B—how much reflects FC26/Battlefield pre-orders versus deferred recognition masking underlying weakness in core franchises?