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

Electronic Arts (EA) reported Operating Margin of 26.6% for Q1 2026, up 576.0% on a YoY basis from 3.94% in Q1 2025, and up 298.22% quarter-over-quarter from 6.68% in Q4 2025.

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

Electronic Arts has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 26.6% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 576.0% year-over-year to 26.6%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.43% (down 494.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 15.43%, down 494.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 26.6%, up from 6.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 28.17% in Q2 2023, with the low at 6.68% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 18.47% across 5 years, with a median of 19.7% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 966 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1334 bps.
  • Electronic Arts' Operating Margin stood at 15.36% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 18.77% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 20.02% in 2024, then slumped by 67 bps to 6.68% in 2025, then soared by 298 bps to 26.6% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 26.6% (Q1 2026), 6.68% (Q4 2025), and 10.88% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 50.76 Bn 47.89 Bn 1.76 Bn 26.60%
2 Take Two Interactive Software 42.04 Bn 40.05 Bn 938.70 Mn 0.65%
3 Roblox 34.08 Bn 30.86 Bn 1.15 Bn -20.39%
4 Playtika Holding 1.32 Bn 539.18 Mn 384.10 Mn -6.66%
5 Sohu.com 430.85 Mn -399.49 Mn 111.48 Mn -4.76%
6 Gdev 221.62 Mn 113.30 Mn 75.00 Mn 93.33%
7 Meridian Holdings 164.46 Mn 149.93 Mn 28.14 Mn 6.30%
8 Skillz 132.36 Mn -27.57 Mn 25.51 Mn -30.06%
9 Brag House Holdings 89.71 Mn 89.57 Mn - -
10 Playstudios 70.83 Mn -32.85 Mn 37.39 Mn -22.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.60%
Dec 31, 2025 6.68%
Sep 30, 2025 10.88%
Jun 30, 2025 16.22%
Mar 31, 2025 20.84%
Dec 31, 2024 20.02%
Sep 30, 2024 18.96%
Jun 30, 2024 21.93%
Mar 31, 2024 13.15%
Dec 31, 2023 18.77%
Sep 30, 2023 19.70%
Jun 30, 2023 28.17%
Mar 31, 2023 9.34%
Dec 31, 2022 15.36%
Sep 30, 2022 22.43%
Jun 30, 2022 24.96%
Mar 31, 2022 20.00%
Dec 31, 2021 5.70%
Sep 30, 2021 18.62%
Jun 30, 2021 20.76%