Electronic Arts Reports Q4 and FY25 Results

Electronic Arts Reports Q4 and FY25 Results

Strong finish to FY25 from EA SPORTS FC and Split Fiction; positions EA for growth acceleration and a Battlefield launch in FY26

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

“The incredible success of College Football and the enduring strength of FC drove another record year for EA SPORTS, while The Sims capped FY25 with a historic Q4,” said Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts. “As we look to the future, we’re confident in our ability to execute across a deep pipeline — beginning this summer with the highly anticipated reveal of Battlefield, a pivotal step in delivering on our next generation of blockbuster entertainment.”

“Q4 marked a strong finish to FY25, with broad-based momentum across the portfolio positioning the business for accelerated growth,” said Stuart Canfield, CFO of Electronic Arts. “As we enter FY26, we remain focused on disciplined execution as we build toward a slate of groundbreaking upcoming releases.”

Selected Operating Highlights and Metrics

  • Net bookings1 for FY25 totaled $7.355 billion.
  • The EA SPORTS portfolio delivered another record net bookings year in FY25.
  • EA’s American Football franchise exceeded expectations and reached over $1 billion in net bookings in FY25.
  • Celebrating its 25th birthday, The Sims franchise continues its strong momentum with double digit growth in the quarter.
  • In EA SPORTS FC, player monetization was up double digits, starting with the mid-January gameplay update.
  • Split Fiction has sold nearly 4 million units since its hugely successful launch in March.

Selected Financial Highlights and Metrics

  • Net revenue for FY25 was $7.463 billion.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $549 million for the quarter and $2.079 billion for the fiscal year.
  • EA repurchased 9.8 million shares for $1.375 billion during the quarter, bringing the total for the fiscal year to 17.6 million shares for $2.500 billion.

Dividend

EA has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on June 18, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 28, 2025.

Business Outlook as of May 6, 2025

Fiscal Year 2026 Expectations

Operational outlook metrics:

  • Fiscal year 2026 net bookings is expected to be approximately $7.600 billion to $8.000 billion.

    • Year-over-year net bookings growth in fiscal year 2026 is expected to be driven by the EA SPORTS portfolio, The Sims, and the launches of Battlefield and skate., partially offset by approximately 5 points of weakness in catalog and Apex Legends.
  • The Company expects continued growth in live services, as well as the launch of new non-annual titles in fiscal year 2027.

Financial outlook metrics:

  • Net revenue is expected to be approximately $7.100 billion to $7.500 billion.

    • Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) is expected to be approximately $500 million.
  • GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $4.470 billion to $4.570 billion.

    • Year-over-year increases in expenses are largely attributable to costs related to Battlefield marketing.
  • Net income is expected to be approximately $795 million to $974 million.
  • Diluted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $3.09 to $3.79.
  • Operating cash flow is expected to be approximately $2.200 billion to $2.400 billion.
  • The Company estimates a share count of 257 million for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share.
  • The Company intends to return at least 80% of free cash flow with stock repurchases and dividends through fiscal year 2027.
  • The Company reiterates its financial margin framework through fiscal year 2027 shared at its September 2024 Investor Day.

Q1 Fiscal Year 2026 Expectations – Ending June 30, 2025

Operational outlook metric:

  • Net bookings is expected to be approximately $1.175 billion to $1.275 billion.

    • Live services growth, excluding Apex Legends, is expected to be up low-single-digits year-over-year led by the EA SPORTS portfolio, offset by approximately 5 points of headwind from Apex Legends and 2 points of headwind from catalog.

Financial outlook metrics:

  • Net revenue is expected to be approximately $1.550 billion to $1.650 billion.

    • Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) is expected to be approximately ($375) million.
  • GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $1.110 billion to $1.120 billion.

    • Expenses in Q1 are impacted by continued investments in line with Q4 FY25, as well as costs associated with resource reprioritization.
  • Net income is expected to be approximately $125 million to $169 million.
  • Diluted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.49 to $0.66.
  • The Company estimates a share count of 255 million for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share.
 
 

Quarterly Financial Highlights

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

2024

(in $ millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

Full game

437

333

Live services and other

1,458

1,446

Total net revenue

1,895

1,779

 

 

 

Net income

254

182

Diluted earnings per share

0.98

0.67

 

 

 

Operating cash flow

549

580

 

 

 

Value of shares repurchased

1,375

325

Number of shares repurchased

9.8

2.3

 

 

 

Cash dividend paid

48

51

 
 

Fiscal Year Financial Highlights

 

Twelve Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

2024

(in $ millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

Full game

2,002

2,015

Live services and other

5,461

5,547

Total net revenue

7,463

7,562

 

 

 

Net income

1,121

1,273

Diluted earnings per share

4.25

4.68

 

 

 

Operating cash flow

2,079

2,315

 

 

 

Value of shares repurchased

2,500

1,300

Number of shares repurchased

17.6

10.0

 

 

 

Cash dividend paid

199

205

 
 

Operating Metric

The following is a calculation of our total net bookings for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Twelve Months

Ended March 31,

 

2025

2024

2025

2024

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

Total net revenue

1,895

 

1,779

 

7,463

 

7,562

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)

(96

)

(113

)

(108

)

(132

)

Total net bookings

1,799

 

1,666

 

7,355

 

7,430

 

 
 

Conference Call and Supporting Documents

Electronic Arts will host a conference call on May 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm PT (5:00 pm ET) to review its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 and its outlook for the future. During the course of the call, Electronic Arts may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. Listeners may access the conference call live through the following dial-in number (855) 761-5600 (domestic) or (646) 307-1097 (international), using the conference code 5939891 or via webcast at EA’s IR Website at http://ir.ea.com.

EA has posted a slide presentation with a financial model of EA’s historical results and guidance on EA’s IR Website. EA will also post the prepared remarks and a transcript from the conference call on EA’s IR Website.

A dial-in replay of the conference call will be available until May 13, 2025 at (800) 770-2030 (domestic) or (609) 800-9099 (international) using conference code 5939891. An audio webcast replay of the conference call will be available for one year on EA’s IR Website.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements set forth in this release, including the information relating to EA’s expectations under the heading “Business Outlook as of May 6, 2025” and other information regarding EA’s expectations contain forward-looking statements that are subject to change. Statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “predict,” “seek,” “goal,” “will,” “may,” “likely,” “should,” “could” (and the negative of any of these terms), “future” and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and reflect management’s current expectations. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors which could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from its expectations include the following: sales of the Company’s products and services; the Company’s ability to develop and support digital products and services, including managing online security and privacy; outages of our products, services and technological infrastructure; the Company’s ability to manage expenses; the competition in the interactive entertainment industry; governmental regulations; the effectiveness of the Company’s sales and marketing programs; timely development and release of the Company’s products and services; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of, and integrate, acquisitions; the consumer demand for, and the availability of an adequate supply of console hardware units; the Company’s ability to predict consumer preferences and trends; the Company’s ability to develop and implement new technology; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in our tax rates or tax laws; and other factors described in Part II, Item 1A of Electronic Arts’ latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Risk Factors”, as well as in other documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.​

These forward-looking statements are current as of May 6, 2025. Electronic Arts assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. In addition, the preliminary financial results set forth in this release are estimates based on information currently available to Electronic Arts.

While Electronic Arts believes these estimates are meaningful, they could differ from the actual amounts that Electronic Arts ultimately reports in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. Electronic Arts assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these estimates prior to filing its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers.

In fiscal year 2025, EA posted GAAP net revenue of approximately $7.5 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality brands such as EA SPORTS FC™, Battlefield™, Apex Legends™, The Sims™, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL, EA SPORTS™ College Football, Need for Speed™, Dragon Age™, Titanfall™, Plants vs. Zombies™ and EA SPORTS F1®. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Apex Legends, The Sims, Dragon Age, Titanfall, and Plants vs. Zombies are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. John Madden, NFL, and F1 are the property of their respective owners and used with permission.

1 Net bookings is defined as the net amount of products and services sold digitally or sold-in physically in the period. Net bookings is calculated by adding total net revenue to the change in deferred net revenue for online-enabled games.

 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in $ millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Net revenue

1,895

 

1,779

 

7,463

 

7,562

Cost of revenue

368

 

357

 

1,543

 

1,710

Gross profit

1,527

 

1,422

 

5,920

 

5,852

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

686

 

638

 

2,569

 

2,420

Marketing and sales

234

 

234

 

962

 

1,019

General and administrative

192

 

185

 

745

 

691

Amortization and impairment of intangibles

17

 

72

 

67

 

142

Restructuring

3

 

59

 

57

 

62

Total operating expenses

1,132

 

1,188

 

4,400

 

4,334

Operating income

395

 

234

 

1,520

 

1,518

Interest and other income (expense), net

12

 

26

 

85

 

71

Income before provision for income taxes

407

 

260

 

1,605

 

1,589

Provision for income taxes

153

 

78

 

484

 

316

Net income

254

 

182

 

1,121

 

1,273

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

0.99

 

0.68

 

4.28

 

4.71

Diluted

0.98

 

0.67

 

4.25

 

4.68

Number of shares used in computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

257

 

267

 

262

 

270

Diluted

259

 

270

 

264

 

272

 
 
 
 

Results (in $ millions, except per share data) 

The following table reports the variance of the actuals versus our guidance provided on February 4, 2025 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 plus a comparison to the actuals for the three months ended March 31, 2024. 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2025 Guidance

(Mid-Point)

 

 

 

2025

Actuals

 

2024

Actuals

 

 

Variance

 

 

Net revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

1,757

 

 

138

 

 

1,895

 

 

1,779

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)1

(238

)

 

142

 

 

(96

)

 

(113

)

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

310

 

 

58

 

 

368

 

 

357

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

(10

)

 

 

 

(10

)

 

(29

)

Stock-based compensation

(4

)

 

1

 

 

(3

)

 

(2

)

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

1,117

 

 

15

 

 

1,132

 

 

1,188

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

(20

)

 

3

 

 

(17

)

 

(72

)

Restructuring and related charges

(7

)

 

3

 

 

(4

)

 

(61

)

Stock-based compensation

(161

)

 

2

 

 

(159

)

 

(146

)

Income before tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before tax

351

 

 

56

 

 

407

 

 

260

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

30

 

 

(3

)

 

27

 

 

101

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)1

(238

)

 

142

 

 

(96

)

 

(113

)

Restructuring and related charges

7

 

 

(3

)

 

4

 

 

61

 

Stock-based compensation

165

 

 

(3

)

 

162

 

 

148

 

Tax rate used for management reporting

19

%

 

 

 

19

%

 

19

%

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

0.83

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.99

 

 

0.68

 

Diluted

0.82

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.98

 

 

0.67

 

Number of shares used in computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

262

 

 

(5

)

 

257

 

 

267

 

Diluted

264

 

 

(5

)

 

259

 

 

270

 

1 The change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows does not necessarily equal the change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations primarily due to the impact of unrecognized gains/losses on cash flow hedges.

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 20242

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

2,136

 

 

2,900

 

Short-term investments

112

 

 

362

 

Receivables, net

679

 

 

565

 

Other current assets

349

 

 

420

 

Total current assets

3,276

 

 

4,247

 

Property and equipment, net

586

 

 

578

 

Goodwill

5,376

 

 

5,379

 

Acquisition-related intangibles, net

293

 

 

400

 

Deferred income taxes, net

2,420

 

 

2,380

 

Other assets

417

 

 

436

 

TOTAL ASSETS

12,368

 

 

13,420

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued, and other current liabilities

1,359

 

 

1,276

 

Deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)

1,700

 

 

1,814

 

Senior notes, current, net

400

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

3,459

 

 

3,090

 

Senior notes, net

1,484

 

 

1,882

 

Income tax obligations

594

 

 

497

 

Other liabilities

445

 

 

438

 

Total liabilities

5,982

 

 

5,907

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Common stock

3

 

 

3

 

Retained earnings

6,470

 

 

7,582

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(87

)

 

(72

)

Total stockholders’ equity

6,386

 

 

7,513

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

12,368

 

 

13,420

 

2 Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

254

 

 

182

 

 

1,121

 

 

1,273

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, accretion and impairment

79

 

 

149

 

 

356

 

 

404

 

Stock-based compensation

162

 

 

148

 

 

642

 

 

584

 

Change in assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables, net

64

 

 

303

 

 

(115

)

 

119

 

Other assets

19

 

 

(38

)

 

40

 

 

148

 

Accounts payable, accrued, and other liabilities

29

 

 

(53

)

 

190

 

 

(208

)

Deferred income taxes, net

48

 

 

(6

)

 

(41

)

 

82

 

Deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)

(106

)

 

(105

)

 

(114

)

 

(87

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

549

 

 

580

 

 

2,079

 

 

2,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

(54

)

 

(51

)

 

(221

)

 

(199

)

Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments

329

 

 

182

 

 

695

 

 

632

 

Purchase of short-term investments

(61

)

 

(180

)

 

(437

)

 

(640

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

214

 

 

(49

)

 

37

 

 

(207

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

35

 

 

34

 

 

78

 

 

77

 

Cash dividends paid

(48

)

 

(51

)

 

(199

)

 

(205

)

Cash paid to taxing authorities for shares withheld from employees

(23

)

 

(18

)

 

(234

)

 

(196

)

Common stock repurchases and excise taxes paid

(1,375

)

 

(325

)

 

(2,508

)

 

(1,300

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(1,411

)

 

(360

)

 

(2,863

)

 

(1,624

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents

8

 

 

(13

)

 

(17

)

 

(8

)

Change in cash and cash equivalents

(640

)

 

158

 

 

(764

)

 

476

 

Beginning cash and cash equivalents

2,776

 

 

2,742

 

 

2,900

 

 

2,424

 

Ending cash and cash equivalents

2,136

 

 

2,900

 

 

2,136

 

 

2,900

 

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in $ millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YOY %

 

FY24

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

Change

Net revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

1,779

 

 

1,660

 

 

2,025

 

 

1,883

 

 

1,895

 

 

7

%

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)1

(113

)

 

(398

)

 

54

 

 

332

 

 

(96

)

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

1,422

 

 

1,397

 

 

1,569

 

 

1,427

 

 

1,527

 

 

7

%

Gross profit (as a % of net revenue)

80

%

 

84

%

 

78

%

 

76

%

 

81

%

 

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

29

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)1

(113

)

 

(398

)

 

54

 

 

332

 

 

(96

)

 

 

Stock-based compensation

2

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

234

 

 

364

 

 

384

 

 

377

 

 

395

 

 

69

%

Operating income (as a % of net revenue)

13

%

 

22

%

 

19

%

 

20

%

 

21

%

 

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

101

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)1

(113

)

 

(398

)

 

54

 

 

332

 

 

(96

)

 

 

Restructuring and related charges

61

 

 

6

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

148

 

 

143

 

 

174

 

 

163

 

 

162

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

182

 

 

280

 

 

294

 

 

293

 

 

254

 

 

40

%

Net income (as a % of net revenue)

10

%

 

17

%

 

15

%

 

16

%

 

13

%

 

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

101

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

 

Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)1

(113

)

 

(398

)

 

54

 

 

332

 

 

(96

)

 

 

Restructuring and related charges

61

 

 

6

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

148

 

 

143

 

 

174

 

 

163

 

 

162

 

 

 

Tax rate used for management reporting

19

%

 

19

%

 

19

%

 

19

%

 

19

%

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

0.67

 

 

1.04

 

 

1.11

 

 

1.11

 

 

0.98

 

 

46

%

Number of shares used in computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

267

 

 

266

 

 

264

 

 

262

 

 

257

 

 

 

Diluted

270

 

 

268

 

 

266

 

 

265

 

 

259

 

 

 

1 The change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows does not necessarily equal the change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations primarily due to the impact of unrecognized gains/losses on cash flow hedges.

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YOY %

 

 

FY24

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

Change

QUARTERLY NET REVENUE PRESENTATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue by composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full game downloads

 

265

 

 

190

 

 

475

 

 

446

 

 

367

 

 

38

%

Packaged goods

 

68

 

 

60

 

 

241

 

 

153

 

 

70

 

 

3

%

Full game

 

333

 

 

250

 

 

716

 

 

599

 

 

437

 

 

31

%

Live services and other

 

1,446

 

 

1,410

 

 

1,309

 

 

1,284

 

 

1,458

 

 

1

%

Total net revenue

 

1,779

 

 

1,660

 

 

2,025

 

 

1,883

 

 

1,895

 

 

7

%

Full game

 

19

%

 

15

%

 

35

%

 

32

%

 

23

%

 

 

Live services and other

 

81

%

 

85

%

 

65

%

 

68

%

 

77

%

 

 

Total net revenue %

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

 

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full game downloads

 

(37

)

 

(47

)

 

70

 

 

25

 

 

(27

)

 

 

Packaged goods

 

(37

)

 

(35

)

 

46

 

 

9

 

 

(26

)

 

 

Full game

 

(74

)

 

(82

)

 

116

 

 

34

 

 

(53

)

 

 

Live services and other

 

(39

)

 

(316

)

 

(62

)

 

298

 

 

(43

)

 

 

Total change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) by composition1

 

(113

)

 

(398

)

 

54

 

 

332

 

 

(96

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue by platform

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Console

 

1,049

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,374

 

 

1,215

 

 

1,182

 

 

13

%

PC & Other

 

423

 

 

365

 

 

364

 

 

392

 

 

426

 

 

1

%

Mobile

 

307

 

 

290

 

 

287

 

 

276

 

 

287

 

 

(7

%)

Total net revenue

 

1,779

 

 

1,660

 

 

2,025

 

 

1,883

 

 

1,895

 

 

7

%

GAAP-based financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Console

 

(94

)

 

(328

)

 

108

 

 

275

 

 

(86

)

 

 

PC & Other

 

(10

)

 

(70

)

 

(37

)

 

33

 

 

(11

)

 

 

Mobile

 

(9

)

 

 

 

(17

)

 

24

 

 

1

 

 

 

Total change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) by platform1

 

(113

)

 

(398

)

 

54

 

 

332

 

 

(96

)

 

 

1 The change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows does not necessarily equal the change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations primarily due to the impact of unrecognized gains/losses on cash flow hedges.

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YOY %

 

FY24

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

FY25

 

Change

CASH FLOW DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing cash flow

(49

)

 

(69

)

 

(46

)

 

(62

)

 

214

 

 

 

Investing cash flow – TTM

(207

)

 

(232

)

 

(215

)

 

(226

)

 

37

 

 

118

%

Financing cash flow

(360

)

 

(546

)

 

(402

)

 

(504

)

 

(1,411

)

 

 

Financing cash flow – TTM

(1,624

)

 

(1,688

)

 

(1,739

)

 

(1,812

)

 

(2,863

)

 

(76

%)

Operating cash flow

580

 

 

120

 

 

234

 

 

1,176

 

 

549

 

 

 

Operating cash flow – TTM

2,315

 

 

2,076

 

 

2,198

 

 

2,110

 

 

2,079

 

 

(10

%)

Capital expenditures

51

 

 

67

 

 

50

 

 

50

 

 

54

 

 

 

Capital expenditures – TTM

199

 

 

221

 

 

220

 

 

218

 

 

221

 

 

11

%

Free cash flow3

529

 

 

53

 

 

184

 

 

1,126

 

 

495

 

 

 

Free cash flow3 – TTM

2,116

 

 

1,855

 

 

1,978

 

 

1,892

 

 

1,858

 

 

(12

%)

Common stock repurchases and excise taxes paid

325

 

 

375

 

 

375

 

 

383

 

 

1,375

 

 

323

%

Cash dividends paid

51

 

 

50

 

 

51

 

 

50

 

 

48

 

 

(6

%)

DEPRECIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

50

 

 

51

 

 

51

 

 

51

 

 

51

 

 

2

%

BALANCE SHEET DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

2,900

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,197

 

 

2,776

 

 

2,136

 

 

 

Short-term investments

362

 

 

366

 

 

366

 

 

379

 

 

112

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments

3,262

 

 

2,766

 

 

2,563

 

 

3,155

 

 

2,248

 

 

(31

%)

Receivables, net

565

 

 

433

 

 

1,012

 

 

742

 

 

679

 

 

20

%

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

2

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

Research and development

104

 

 

101

 

 

122

 

 

119

 

 

115

 

 

 

Marketing and sales

14

 

 

12

 

 

16

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

General and administrative

28

 

 

26

 

 

32

 

 

27

 

 

30

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

148

 

 

143

 

 

174

 

 

163

 

 

162

 

 

 

RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring

59

 

 

2

 

 

51

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 

Office space reductions

2

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

(1

)

 

1

 

 

 

Total restructuring and related charges

61

 

 

6

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

3 Free cash flow is defined as Operating cash flow less Capital expenditures.

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income and margin to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025 plus a comparison to the actuals for the twelve months ended March 31, 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

YOY % Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

7,463

 

7,562

 

(1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating income

1,520

 

1,518

 

Acquisition-related expenses

107

 

218

 

 

Restructuring and related charges

62

 

64

 

 

Stock-based compensation

642

 

584

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

2,331

 

2,384

 

(2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating margin

20.4%

 

20.1%

 

 

Non-GAAP operating margin

31.2%

 

31.5%

 

 

Impact from change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)

(100 bps)

 

(120 bps)

 

 

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income and margin to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the three months ended March 31, 2025 plus a comparison to the actuals for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

YOY % Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

1,895

 

1,779

 

7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating income

395

 

234

 

69%

Acquisition-related expenses

27

 

101

 

 

Restructuring and related charges

4

 

61

 

 

Stock-based compensation

162

 

148

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

588

 

544

 

8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating margin

20.8%

 

13.2%

 

 

Non-GAAP operating margin

31.0%

 

30.6%

 

 

Impact from change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)

(370 bps)

 

(470 bps)

 

 

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP Guidance to Non-GAAP Guidance

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation of the Company’s FY26 guidance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ending March 31, 2026

 

GAAP-Based Financial Data

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP-Based

Financial Data

 

 

A

 

 

B

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Guidance

Range

 

Acquisition-

related

expenses5

 

Stock-based

compensation5

 

Non-GAAP

Guidance Range

= A + B +C

 

Change in deferred

net revenue (online-

enabled games)5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

7,100

to

7,500

 

 

 

7,100

to

7,500

 

500

Cost of revenue

1,475

to

1,515

 

(40)

 

(15)

 

1,420

to

1,460

 

Operating expense

4,470

to

4,570

 

(70)

 

(650)

 

3,750

to

3,850

 

Operating margin

16.3%

to

18.9%

 

150 bps

 

910 bps

 

27.2%

to

29.2%

 

480 bps to 440 bps

Income before provision for income taxes

1,136

to

1,391

 

110

 

665

 

1,911

to

2,166

 

500

Net income4

795

to

974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares used in computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 The Company uses a tax rate of 19% internally to evaluate its operating performance and to forecast, plan and analyze future periods.

5 The mid-point of the range has been used for purposes of presenting reconciling items to operating margin. 

 
 
 
 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP-Based Financial Data for Guidance

(in $ millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides supplemental information to the Company’s Q1 FY26 guidance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ending June 30, 2025

 

GAAP-Based Financial Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Guidance

Range

 

Acquisition-

related expenses

 

Stock-based

compensation

 

Change in

deferred net

revenue (online-

enabled games)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

1,550

to

1,650

 

 

 

(375)

Cost of revenue

265

to

285

 

(10)

 

(5)

 

Operating expense

1,110

to

1,120

 

(20)

 

(145)

 

Income before provision for income taxes

179

to

242

 

30

 

150

 

(375)

Net income4

125

to

169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares used in computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 The Company uses a tax rate of 19% internally to evaluate its operating performance and to forecast, plan and analyze future periods.

 
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

As a supplement to the Company’s financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company presents certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance, including non-GAAP operating margin and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the items associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting and differ from GAAP measures with the same names and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar names that are used by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures exclude acquisition-related expenses, stock-based compensation, restructuring and related charges, and capital expenditures, as applicable in any given reporting period and our outlook. The Company may consider whether other significant items that arise in the future should be excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with additional useful information to better understand and evaluate the Company’s operating results and future prospects because they exclude certain items that may not be indicative of the Company’s core business, operating results, or future outlook. These non-GAAP financial measures, with further adjustments are used by management to understand ongoing financial and business performance.

The Company uses a tax rate of 19% internally to evaluate its operating performance and to forecast, plan, and analyze future periods. Accordingly, the Company applies the same tax rate to its management reporting financial results.

Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Andrew Uerkwitz

Vice President, Investor Relations

650-674-7191

[email protected]

Justin Higgs

Vice President, Corporate Communications

925-502-9253

[email protected]

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