Electronic Arts (EA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Electronic Arts' (EA) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $152.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.17% year-on-year from $162.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 14.61% quarter-over-quarter from $178.0 million in Q4 2025.

Electronic Arts (EA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Electronic Arts' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $152.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 6.17% year-over-year to $152.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $656.0 million, a 2.18% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $656.0 million, up 2.18% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to $152.0 million in Q1 2026 per EA's latest filing, from $178.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $341.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$240.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $141.0 million (2022), against an average of $108.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation tumbled 282.57% in 2022 and soared 866.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then soared by 124.11% to $316.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.91% to $341.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 47.8% to $178.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 14.61% to $152.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EA Share-based Compensation figures stand at $152.0 million (Q1 2026), $178.0 million (Q4 2025), and $174.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 52.46 Bn 49.60 Bn 1.76 Bn 152.00 Mn
2 Take Two Interactive Software 48.15 Bn 47.69 Bn 938.70 Mn 302.90 Mn
3 Roblox 33.85 Bn 30.63 Bn 1.15 Bn 275.00 Mn
4 Gdev 2.31 Bn 2.31 Bn 85.00 Mn -
5 NetEase 2.16 Bn -7,331,731.34 Bn 3.06 Bn 88.96 Mn
6 Playtika Holding 1.35 Bn 575.11 Mn 552.50 Mn 100,000.00
7 Gravity 418.32 Mn 418.18 Mn 35,341.61 -
8 Meridian Holdings 152.70 Mn 138.17 Mn 28.14 Mn 248,057.00
9 Firy 128.08 Mn -57.32 Mn 25.51 Mn 485,000.00
10 CTW Cayman 118.94 Mn 99.19 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 152.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 178.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 178.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 174.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 174.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 152.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 152.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 341.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 341.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 121.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 121.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -240.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -240.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 316.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 316.00 Mn