Electronic Arts (EA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Electronic Arts' (EA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 5.3% year-on-year from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.58% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Electronic Arts (EA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Electronic Arts' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 5.3% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $4.8 billion, a 8.75% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $4.8 billion, up 8.75% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 per EA's latest filing, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 22.18% in 2022 and retreated 5.04% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EA Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 52.46 Bn 49.60 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.19 Bn
2 Take Two Interactive Software 48.15 Bn 47.69 Bn 938.70 Mn 927.80 Mn
3 Roblox 33.85 Bn 30.63 Bn 1.15 Bn 1.74 Bn
4 Gdev 2.31 Bn 2.31 Bn 85.00 Mn -47.00 Mn
5 NetEase 2.16 Bn -7,331,731.34 Bn 3.06 Bn -1.24 Bn
6 Playtika Holding 1.35 Bn 575.11 Mn 552.50 Mn 794.30 Mn
7 Gravity 418.32 Mn 418.18 Mn 35,341.61 14,247.76
8 Meridian Holdings 152.70 Mn 138.17 Mn 28.14 Mn 24.99 Mn
9 Firy 128.08 Mn -57.32 Mn 25.51 Mn 37.86 Mn
10 CTW Cayman 118.94 Mn 99.19 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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