Electronic Arts (EA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Electronic Arts' (EA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.35% in Q1 2026, down 373.0% year-on-year from 4.52% in Q1 2025, and up 1.13% quarter-over-quarter from 12.21% in Q4 2025.

Electronic Arts (EA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Electronic Arts' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.35% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 373.0% year-over-year to 12.35% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 12.35%, a 373.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 12.98%, down 313.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 12.35% in Q1 2026 per EA's latest filing, from 12.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.08% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 10.91% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.34% (2024), against an average of 13.51%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 544 bps in 2022 and sank 373 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.98% in 2022, then fell by 4 bps to 14.45% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 13.34% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 12.21% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 12.35% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EA Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 12.35% (Q1 2026), 12.21% (Q4 2025), and 14.56% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 52.46 Bn 49.60 Bn 1.76 Bn 12.35%
2 Take Two Interactive Software 48.15 Bn 47.69 Bn 938.70 Mn -1.47%
3 Roblox 33.85 Bn 30.63 Bn 1.15 Bn -29.01%
4 Gdev 2.31 Bn 2.31 Bn 85.00 Mn -
5 NetEase 2.16 Bn -7,331,731.34 Bn 3.06 Bn 0.00%
6 Playtika Holding 1.35 Bn 575.11 Mn 552.50 Mn -4.38%
7 Gravity 418.32 Mn 418.18 Mn 35,341.61 0.02%
8 Meridian Holdings 152.70 Mn 138.17 Mn 28.14 Mn -150.54%
9 Firy 128.08 Mn -57.32 Mn 25.51 Mn -53.92%
10 CTW Cayman 118.94 Mn 99.19 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.35%
Dec 31, 2025 12.21%
Sep 30, 2025 14.56%
Jun 30, 2025 15.87%
Mar 31, 2025 16.08%
Dec 31, 2024 13.34%
Sep 30, 2024 13.29%
Jun 30, 2024 12.65%
Mar 31, 2024 14.56%
Dec 31, 2023 14.45%
Sep 30, 2023 13.40%
Jun 30, 2023 13.69%
Mar 31, 2023 13.09%
Dec 31, 2022 14.98%
Sep 30, 2022 12.62%
Jun 30, 2022 11.70%
Mar 31, 2022 10.91%
Dec 31, 2021 9.54%
Sep 30, 2021 10.56%
Jun 30, 2021 8.51%