Electronic Arts (EA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Electronic Arts posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 5.3% year-on-year from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.58% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Electronic Arts (EA) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.3% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.8 billion (up 8.75% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $4.8 billion, up 8.75% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.2 billion, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.0 billion in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.1 billion (2023), against an average of $1.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses grew 22.18%; it then declined 5.04% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then climbed by 2.64% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then declined by 0.1% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 21.52% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then retreated by 6.58% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NetEase | 51.49 Bn | 41.63 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Electronic Arts | 50.24 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Take Two Interactive Software | 41.73 Bn | 39.37 Bn | 945.50 Mn | 984.20 Mn |
| 4 | Roblox | 34.28 Bn | 31.06 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 5 | Playtika Holding | 1.29 Bn | 514.59 Mn | 384.10 Mn | 794.30 Mn |
| 6 | Sohu.com | 430.85 Mn | -399.49 Mn | 111.48 Mn | 118.21 Mn |
| 7 | Gdev | 278.25 Mn | 169.93 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | DoubleDown Interactive | 253.74 Mn | -279.47 Mn | 69.71 Mn | -58.72 Mn |
| 9 | Skillz | 136.00 Mn | -23.93 Mn | 25.51 Mn | 37.86 Mn |
| 10 | GCL Global Holdings | 84.04 Mn | -16,894.62 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 992.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 914.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 852.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 821.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 716.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 700.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 717.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 724.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 675.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 607.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 766.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 634.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 610.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 622.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 596.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 611.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 552.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 608.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 637.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 546.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 532.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 546.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 555.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 525.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 518.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 551.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 563.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 539.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 485.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 556.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 583.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 534.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 522.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 591.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 532.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 630.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 535.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 629.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 692.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 657.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 532.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 617.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 770.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 520.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 495.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 598.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 696.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 612.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 568.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 573.00 Mn |