Activision Blizzard, Inc.

NasdaqGS:ATVI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$74.3b

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Activision Blizzard Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Activision Blizzard has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.9%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 24.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.7% per year. Activision Blizzard's return on equity is 10.4%, and it has net margins of 24.9%.

Key information

10.9%

Earnings growth rate

10.4%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth18.1%
Revenue growth rate3.7%
Return on equity10.4%
Net Margin24.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Microsoft files planned Activision acquisition with European antitrust regulator

Sep 30

17 Opportunities In Merger Arbitrage Space

Sep 22

Activision Blizzard sets 'Call of Duty' franchise event

Sep 09

What Will Microsoft Lose If The Activision Blizzard Deal Collapses?

Aug 23

Activision Blizzard Non-GAAP EPS of $0.48 in-line, revenue of $1.64B beats by $70M

Aug 01

Activision Blizzard: What If The Microsoft Deal Fails?

Jul 22

Microsoft said to have responded to FTC's second request in Activision deal

Jul 15

Activision Blizzard closes acquisition of Proletariat

Jul 01

Buy Activision Blizzard Because Microsoft Deal Will Likely Close

Jun 21

Activision Stock Forecast: Will The Price Go Up Or Fall In 2022?

May 20

Activision: Attractive Arbitrage Opportunity

Apr 22

Microsoft's $69 Billion Acquisition Of Activision: A Morphing FTC

Apr 16

Activision: This Merger Arbitrage Is A Great Deal

Mar 28

Activision And Microsoft Merger: Arbitrage Not Worth The Risk

Mar 21

Activision: Great Company But Tons Of Stock Volatility

Feb 22

Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Activision Blizzard Trades At A Big Discount To Microsoft's Acquisition Price

Jan 25

Microsoft Takes Out Activision: Everything You Need To Know

Jan 18

Activision Blizzard: Growth At A Reasonable Price And An Opportunity To Buy The Dip

Jan 04

Activision Blizzard: A Giant Of The Gaming Industry

Dec 22

Is Now A Good Time To Buy Activision Blizzard? Yes, If You Believe In The Game Franchises

Nov 29

Activision Blizzard Is Imploding

Nov 23

Activision Blizzard Is Not Cheap

Nov 17

Activision Blizzard: The Sell-Off Gives An Investment Opportunity

Nov 08

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Activision Blizzard makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:ATVI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 238,7062,1662,3301,570
31 Mar 238,1431,8582,2701,477
31 Dec 227,5281,5132,2181,421
30 Sep 227,3571,6741,9031,256
30 Jun 227,6441,8781,7851,307
31 Mar 228,2962,4751,7581,330
31 Dec 218,8032,6991,8131,337
30 Sep 219,0522,6441,9381,364
30 Jun 218,9382,6091,9731,310
31 Mar 218,5732,3111,9571,265
31 Dec 208,0862,1971,8481,150
30 Sep 207,6602,2131,8021,098
30 Jun 206,9881,8131,7391,034
31 Mar 206,4521,5611,682987
31 Dec 196,4891,5031,658998
30 Sep 196,8841,6641,6271,027
30 Jun 197,1131,7201,7391,080
31 Mar 197,3601,7951,8211,091
31 Dec 187,5001,8481,8841,101
30 Sep 187,1625772,0341,095
30 Jun 187,2685062,0991,104
31 Mar 187,2563472,1341,103
31 Dec 177,0172732,1231,069
30 Sep 176,9881,1111,9571,035
30 Jun 176,9391,1201,9171,012
31 Mar 176,8791,0281,9261,008
31 Dec 166,6089621,797958
30 Sep 165,9468671,645866
30 Jun 165,3677951,446776
31 Mar 164,8418541,225676
31 Dec 154,6648811,109646
30 Sep 154,8871,0781,051637
30 Jun 154,6499301,113610
31 Mar 154,5759191,095573
31 Dec 144,4088171,116571
30 Sep 144,3516301,189584
30 Jun 144,2897071,134592
31 Mar 144,3708261,099602
31 Dec 134,5839871,017584
30 Sep 134,8331,1651,094607
30 Jun 134,9841,3311,041592
31 Mar 135,0081,1941,154615
31 Dec 124,8561,1251,139604

Quality Earnings: ATVI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ATVI's current net profit margins (24.9%) are higher than last year (24.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ATVI's earnings have grown by 10.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ATVI's earnings growth over the past year (15.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (10.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ATVI earnings growth over the past year (15.3%) did not outperform the Entertainment industry 23.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: ATVI's Return on Equity (10.4%) 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 Analysis2023/10/14 05:59
End of Day Share Price 2023/10/12 00:00
Earnings2023/06/30
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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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
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is covered by 57 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjy ScurlockArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Colin SebastianBaird