Electronic Arts (EA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Electronic Arts' Operating Margin came in at 25.83% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 9.61 percentage points from 16.22% a year earlier but down 0.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Electronic Arts (EA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Electronic Arts reported Operating Margin of 17.89%, down 1.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was 15.43%, down 4.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -3.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 20.37% in FY2025 (+0.29 pp), 20.07% in FY2024 (+2.14 pp), 17.94% in FY2023 (+1.79 pp) and 16.15% in FY2022 (-2.43 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is 5.70% (fiscal Q3 2022) to 28.17% (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.44 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 9.66 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 13.34 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EA's Operating Margin at 26.60% (Q4 2026), 6.68% (Q3 2026) and 10.88% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,142.52 Bn | 3,900.05 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.44 Bn | 1,584.96 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 250.25 Bn | 68.12 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.64% |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.03 Bn | 169.21 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 141.56 Bn | 113.53 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 121.98 Bn | 55.03 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.31 Bn | -141.62 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 102.49 Bn | 92.52 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 77.68% |
| 10 | Electronic Arts | 52.84 Bn | 43.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 25.83% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.83% |
| 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% |
Electronic Arts Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "EA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();