Electronic Arts Q3 Earnings and Revenues Increase Year Over Year

Core Insights - Electronic Arts (EA) reported a significant increase in earnings per share for Q3 fiscal 2026, reaching $4.82, a 70.3% year-over-year growth, despite revenues only increasing by 1% to $1.9 billion, attributed to the successful launch of Battlefield 6, the best-selling shooter title of 2025 [1] Financial Performance - Net bookings for the fiscal third quarter reached $3.05 billion, marking a 38% year-over-year increase, driven by the launch of Battlefield 6 and strong performance from EA SPORTS FC and Apex Legends [2] - Full-game revenues, which account for 33.2% of total revenues, rose by 5.5% year over year to $632 million, with full-game download revenues increasing by 22.4% to $546 million, while revenues from packaged goods fell by 43.8% to $86 million [3] - Live services and other revenues, making up 66.8% of total revenues, decreased by 1.2% year over year to $1.27 billion [3] Revenue Breakdown - Revenues from consoles declined by 2.7% year over year to $1.18 billion, while revenues from PC & Other increased by 18.6% to $465 million, and mobile platform revenues fell by 8% to $254 million [4] Operating Metrics - EA's GAAP gross profit decreased by 1.7% year over year to $1.4 billion, with gross margin contracting by 200 basis points to 73.8% [5] - Operating expenses rose by 21.5% year over year to $1.28 billion, increasing as a percentage of revenues from 55.7% to 67.1% [5] - GAAP operating income fell by 66.3% year over year to $127 million, with the operating margin dropping from 20% to 6.7% [6] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow - As of December 31, 2025, EA had $2.9 billion in cash and short-term investments, up from $1.26 billion as of September 30, 2025 [7] - Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.83 billion for the quarter and $2.52 billion for the trailing 12 months [7] - EA did not repurchase any shares during the quarter but has repurchased 15.1 million shares for $2.13 billion over the trailing twelve months [7] Dividend Announcement - The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of 19 cents per share, payable on March 18 to stockholders of record as of February 25 [8]