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
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 |