How Electronic Arts (EA) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Electronic Arts (EA) generated $7.32B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $680.00M in net profit (9.3% margin). Its largest revenue source is Live services and other, net revenue (75.2% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Electronic Arts (EA) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Electronic Arts (EA) make money?
- Electronic Arts (EA) primarily makes money through Live services and other, net revenue, which accounts for 75.2% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Electronic Arts generated $7.32B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 9.3%.
What is Electronic Arts (EA) gross profit margin?
- Electronic Arts (EA) reported a gross profit margin of 78% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $5.71B in gross profit. This means Electronic Arts retains 78% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Electronic Arts (EA) operating profit margin?
- Electronic Arts (EA) reported an operating profit margin of 13.9% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.02B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Electronic Arts (EA) net profit margin?
- Electronic Arts (EA) reported a net profit margin of 9.3% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $680.00M in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Electronic Arts (EA) invest in R&D?
- Electronic Arts (EA) invested $2.78B in research and development in TTM through Q4 2025 (38.0% of total revenue). R&D spending reflects investment in future products, services, and technologies.
How much does Electronic Arts (EA) spend on capital expenditures?
- Electronic Arts (EA) spent $223.00M on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (3.0% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Electronic Arts (EA) free cash flow?
- Electronic Arts (EA) generated $2.30B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (31.4% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Electronic Arts (EA) effective tax rate?
- Electronic Arts (EA) had an effective tax rate of 32.5% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.