Electronic Arts (EA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Electronic Arts' Return on Sales [ROS] 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Electronic Arts reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.89%, down 1.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at 15.43%, down 4.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -3.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] is 5.70% (fiscal Q3 2022) to 28.17% (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,180.92 Bn | 3,938.44 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,847.76 Bn | 1,550.28 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 289.73 Bn | 249.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.81 Bn | 67.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.08 Bn | 169.26 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.76 Bn | 111.74 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 122.41 Bn | 55.46 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.94 Bn | -140.99 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 100.32 Bn | 57.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 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 Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();