TTM
15.4%
YoY change
−4.94pp
Trough year (2009)
-19.6%
Peak year (2018)
27.8%
Latest annual
15.4%
Operating Margin history chart for Electronic Arts (EA) from 1990 to 2026
Latest: 15.4%
Operating Margin change chart for Electronic Arts (EA) from 1990 to 2026
Latest: −4.94pp
Operating Margin history table for Electronic Arts (EA) from 1990 to 2026
| 2026 | 15.4% | -4.94pp | ||
| 2025 | 20.4% | +0.29pp | ||
| 2024 | 20.1% | +2.14pp | ||
| 2023 | 17.9% | +1.79pp | ||
| 2022 | 16.1% | -2.43pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.6% | -7.51pp | ||
| 2020 | 26.1% | +5.98pp | ||
| 2019 | 20.1% | -7.72pp | ||
| 2018 | 27.8% | +2.58pp | ||
| 2017 | 25.3% | +4.84pp | ||
| 2016 | 20.4% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2015 | 21.0% | +20.07pp | ||
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.26pp | ||
| 2013 | 3.2% | +2.34pp | ||
| 2012 | 0.8% | +9.54pp | ||
| 2011 | -8.7% | +10.08pp | ||
| 2010 | -18.8% | +0.86pp | ||
| 2009 | -19.6% | -6.35pp | ||
| 2008 | -13.3% | -14.55pp | ||
| 2007 | 1.3% | -9.75pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.0% | -10.37pp | ||
| 2005 | 21.4% | -4.86pp | ||
| 2004 | 26.2% | +7.87pp | ||
| 2003 | 18.4% | +10.52pp | ||
| 2002 | 7.9% | +10.15pp | ||
| 2001 | -2.3% | -13.58pp | ||
| 2000 | 11.3% | -0.94pp | ||
| 1999 | 12.2% | +1.69pp | ||
| 1998 | 10.5% | +1.22pp | ||
| 1997 | 9.3% | -0.74pp | ||
| 1996 | 10.1% | -3.06pp | ||
| 1995 | 13.1% | -1.35pp | ||
| 1994 | 14.5% | +0.66pp | ||
| 1993 | 13.8% | -0.26pp | ||
| 1992 | 14.1% | +1.59pp | ||
| 1991 | 12.5% | +0.04pp | ||
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
- 202615.4%-4.94pp
- 202520.4%+0.29pp
- 202420.1%+2.14pp
- 202317.9%+1.79pp
- 202216.1%-2.43pp
- 202118.6%-7.51pp
- 202026.1%+5.98pp
- 201920.1%-7.72pp
- 201827.8%+2.58pp
- 201725.3%+4.84pp
- 201620.4%-0.57pp
- 201521.0%+20.07pp
- 20140.9%-2.26pp
- 20133.2%+2.34pp
- 20120.8%+9.54pp
- 2011-8.7%+10.08pp
- 2010-18.8%+0.86pp
- 2009-19.6%-6.35pp
- 2008-13.3%-14.55pp
- 20071.3%-9.75pp
- 200611.0%-10.37pp
- 200521.4%-4.86pp
- 200426.2%+7.87pp
- 200318.4%+10.52pp
- 20027.9%+10.15pp
- 2001-2.3%-13.58pp
- 200011.3%-0.94pp
- 199912.2%+1.69pp
- 199810.5%+1.22pp
- 19979.3%-0.74pp
- 199610.1%-3.06pp
- 199513.1%-1.35pp
- 199414.5%+0.66pp
- 199313.8%-0.26pp
- 199214.1%+1.59pp
- 199112.5%+0.04pp
- 199012.4%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Electronic Arts's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Electronic Arts (EA)
According to Electronic Arts's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 15.4%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2026 reading of Electronic Arts (EA) operating margin is 15.43% – contracted 4.9 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, operating margin reached its high of 27.84% in 2018 and its low of -19.63% in 2009.
Electronic Arts Operating Margin by Year
Electronic Arts Operating Margin 2026: 15.4%
Electronic Arts operating margin in 2026 was 15.43%, contracted 4.9 percentage points from 2025.
Electronic Arts Operating Margin 2025: 20.4%
2025's operating margin for Electronic Arts came in at 20.37%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2024.
Electronic Arts Operating Margin 2024: 20.1%
Electronic Arts posted operating margin of 20.07% in 2024, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2023.
Electronic Arts Operating Margin 2023: 17.9%
In 2023, Electronic Arts reported operating margin of 17.94%, expanded 1.8 percentage points from 2022.
Electronic Arts Operating Margin 2022: 16.1%
Electronic Arts operating margin in 2022 was 16.15%.
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