Electronic Arts Inc.

WBAG:EA Stock Report

Market Cap: €37.2b

Electronic Arts Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Electronic Arts's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -22.1%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 13.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.3% per year. Electronic Arts's return on equity is 14.1%, and it has net margins of 14.1%.

Key information

-22.1%

Earnings growth rate

-19.6%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth10.6%
Revenue growth rate8.3%
Return on equity14.1%
Net Margin14.1%
Next Earnings Update04 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Electronic Arts makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:EA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,4091,0461,7192,499
30 Jun 247,2981,1511,7032,453
31 Mar 247,5621,2731,7102,420
31 Dec 237,6571,0791,7702,417
30 Sep 237,5939931,6982,389
30 Jun 237,5838931,6522,352
31 Mar 237,4268021,6612,328
31 Dec 227,3771,0391,6362,272
30 Sep 227,2859011,6742,255
30 Jun 227,2078961,6762,243
31 Mar 226,9917891,6342,186
31 Dec 216,5126401,5942,075
30 Sep 216,3967851,5031,987
30 Jun 215,7216761,3831,855
31 Mar 215,6298371,2811,778
31 Dec 205,6701,1791,2201,712
30 Sep 205,5901,3141,1831,650
30 Jun 205,7871,9831,1741,616
31 Mar 205,5373,0391,1371,559
31 Dec 195,3882,8301,1801,555
30 Sep 195,0842,7461,1451,500
30 Jun 195,0222,1471,1281,452
31 Mar 194,9501,0191,1621,433
31 Dec 185,2941,4171,0661,370
30 Sep 185,1659691,1231,365
30 Jun 184,8386921,1381,357
31 Mar 185,1501,0431,1101,320
31 Dec 175,0951,0021,1261,320
30 Sep 175,0841,1871,1261,276
30 Jun 175,0231,1711,1021,236
31 Mar 174,8459671,1121,205
31 Dec 164,6261,3001,1031,152
30 Sep 164,5471,2561,0401,133
30 Jun 164,4641,1541,0431,107
31 Mar 164,3961,1561,0281,109
31 Dec 154,2736521,0291,112
30 Sep 154,3298391,0181,129
30 Jun 154,5049821,0361,125
31 Mar 154,5158751,0331,094
31 Dec 144,4538471,0291,098
30 Sep 144,1353971,0581,090
30 Jun 143,8401211,0461,112
31 Mar 143,57581,0601,125
31 Dec 133,661-361,0941,123

Quality Earnings: EA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: EA's current net profit margins (14.1%) are higher than last year (13.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: EA's earnings have declined by 22.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: EA's earnings growth over the past year (5.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-22.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: EA earnings growth over the past year (5.3%) exceeded the Entertainment industry 5.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: EA's Return on Equity (14.1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 08:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Electronic Arts Inc. is covered by 69 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David MakArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Edward WooAscendiant Capital Markets LLC