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Compared to Estimates, Electronic Arts (EA) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended June 2025, Electronic Arts (EA - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.3 billion, up 2.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.25, compared to $0.52 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.65% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.10, the EPS surprise was +150%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Electronic Arts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Bookings: $1.3 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by seven analysts on average.
  • Net revenue by composition- Live services and other- Non-GAAP (Net Bookings): $1.08 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.03 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.9%.
  • Net revenue by composition- Full game- Full game downloads- Non-GAAP (Net Bookings): $147 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $139.3 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.8%.
  • Net revenue by composition- Full game- Packaged goods- Non-GAAP (Net Bookings): $27 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $24.02 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Electronic Arts here>>>

Shares of Electronic Arts have returned -4.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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