Buyback yield (TTM)
2.31%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.68%
5Y share count change
-13.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.18B
Cumulative buybacks
$14.41B
Key takeaways
- Electronic Arts (EA) repurchased about $1.18B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 13.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.79× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +1.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 55% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Electronic Arts (EA)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Electronic Arts (EA)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Electronic Arts (EA)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Electronic Arts (EA)
Latest: $769.00M
Overview
2026's annual buyback spend for Electronic Arts (EA) came in at $769.00M – plunged 69.3% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2021–2026 (5 years) stretch, Electronic Arts buyback spend compounded at +1.1% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Electronic Arts buyback spend peaked at $2.51B in 2025; the latest annual figure is $769.00M in 2026 (69.3% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $2.51B in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1991.
Electronic Arts Buyback Spend 2026: $769.00M
Electronic Arts buyback spend in 2026 was $769.00M, plunged 69.3% below 2025.
Electronic Arts Buyback Spend 2025: $2.51B
2025's buyback spend for Electronic Arts came in at $2.51B, surged 92.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Electronic Arts Buyback Spend 2024: $1.30B
Electronic Arts posted buyback spend of $1.30B in 2024, edged up 0.4% from 2023.
Electronic Arts Buyback Spend 2023: $1.29B
In 2023, Electronic Arts reported buyback spend of $1.29B, edged down 0.4% below 2022.
Electronic Arts Buyback Spend 2022: $1.30B
Electronic Arts buyback spend in 2022 was $1.30B.
See more financial history for Electronic Arts (EA).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $769.00M | $656.00M | $113.00M | 1.51% | 0.25B | -4.2% | |
| 2025 | $2.51B | $642.00M | $1.87B | 6.62% | 0.26B | -2.9% | |
| 2024 | $1.30B | $584.00M | $716.00M | 3.65% | 0.27B | -2.2% | |
| 2023 | $1.29B | $548.00M | $747.00M | 3.92% | 0.28B | -2.8% | |
| 2022 | $1.30B | $528.00M | $772.00M | 3.66% | 0.29B | -2.1% | |
| 2021 | $729.00M | $435.00M | $294.00M | 1.87% | 0.29B | -1.0% | |
| 2020 | $1.21B | $347.00M | $860.00M | 4.16% | 0.29B | -3.6% | |
| 2019 | $1.19B | $284.00M | $908.00M | 3.88% | 0.31B | -1.9% | |
| 2018 | $601.00M | $242.00M | $359.00M | 1.61% | 0.31B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $508.00M | $196.00M | $312.00M | 1.84% | 0.31B | -4.8% | |
| 2016 | $1.02B | $178.00M | $840.00M | 5.02% | 0.33B | +1.5% | |
| 2015 | $337.00M | $144.00M | $193.00M | 1.85% | 0.33B | +2.8% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $150.00M | −$150.00M | — | 0.32B | +1.0% | |
| 2013 | $349.00M | $164.00M | $185.00M | 6.47% | 0.31B | -6.8% | |
| 2012 | $471.00M | $170.00M | $301.00M | 9.01% | 0.34B | +1.8% | |
| 2011 | $58.00M | $176.00M | −$118.00M | 0.90% | 0.33B | +1.5% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $187.00M | −$187.00M | — | 0.33B | +1.6% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $203.00M | −$203.00M | — | 0.32B | +1.9% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $150.00M | −$150.00M | — | 0.31B | -0.9% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.32B | +1.0% | |
| 2006 | $709.00M | $3.00M | $706.00M | 4.26% | 0.31B | -1.3% | |
| 2005 | $41.00M | $6.00M | $35.00M | 0.26% | 0.32B | +3.2% | |
| 2004 | $225.00K | $0.00 | $225.00K | 0.00% | 0.31B | +5.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.29B | +2.3% | |
| 2002 | $11.92M | $0.00 | $11.92M | 0.14% | 0.29B | +3.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | +4.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.27B | +4.9% | |
| 1999 | $9.00M | $0.00 | $9.00M | — | 0.25B | +3.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.24B | +2.2% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.24B | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $700.00K | $0.00 | $700.00K | — | — | — |
- 2026$769.00M
- 2025$2.51B
- 2024$1.30B
- 2023$1.29B
- 2022$1.30B
- 2021$729.00M
- 2020$1.21B
- 2019$1.19B
- 2018$601.00M
- 2017$508.00M
- 2016$1.02B
- 2015$337.00M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$349.00M
- 2012$471.00M
- 2011$58.00M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$709.00M
- 2005$41.00M
- 2004$225.00K
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$11.92M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$9.00M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$700.00K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Electronic Arts (EA)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.79×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Electronic Arts (EA)
How Electronic Arts splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Electronic Arts, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $45.71B | |
| $26.25B | |
| $9.97B | |
| $9.13B | |
| $4.50B | |
| $3.50B | |
| $510.99M | |
| $0.00 |
- $45.71B
- $26.25B
- $9.97B
- $9.13B
- $4.50B
- $3.50B
- $510.99M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.13B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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