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Electronic Arts (EA) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Electronic Arts (EA) has 17 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $704.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 16.17% year-over-year to $704.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.8 billion, up 10.35%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.6 billion, 6.16% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $704.0 million in Q4 2025 per EA's latest filing, up from $686.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $706.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $468.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $603.4 million, with a median of $599.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: soared 31.35% in 2021, then increased 0.47% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $539.0 million in 2021, then grew by 3.15% to $556.0 million in 2022, then increased by 5.04% to $584.0 million in 2023, then grew by 3.77% to $606.0 million in 2024, then rose by 16.17% to $704.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Research & Development were $704.0 million in Q4 2025, $686.0 million in Q3 2025, and $706.0 million in Q2 2025.