(EA) Electronic Arts - Overview
Stock: Sports Games, FPS, RPG, Simulation, Live Services
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 0.47% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 0.55% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 2.82% |
| Payout Consistency | 98.3% |
| Payout Ratio | 28.6% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 15.7% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -9.18% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.60 |
| Alpha | 46.44 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.302 |
| Beta Downside | 0.310 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 30.54% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.73 |
Description: EA Electronic Arts January 08, 2026
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) creates, markets, and distributes interactive entertainment across consoles, PC, and mobile platforms, covering genres from sports and racing to first-person shooters and simulation. Its portfolio includes live-service franchises such as EA SPORTS Madden NFL, EA SPORTS College Football, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield, sold through digital storefronts, retail partners, and specialty distributors worldwide.
Key recent metrics: FY 2023 revenue reached approximately $7.5 billion, with digital sales accounting for roughly 70 % of total revenue and live-service subscriptions growing ~15 % YoY. The sector is currently driven by the rollout of next-gen consoles, expanding mobile gaming penetration, and macro-economic pressures on discretionary consumer spend, which together shape EA’s growth outlook.
For a deeper, data-rich assessment of EA’s valuation dynamics, you may find the analysis on ValueRay worth exploring.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 8.5
| Net Income: 680.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.17 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -4.48% < 20% (prev 15.90%; Δ -20.38% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.19 > 3% & CFO 2.52b > Net Income 680.0m |
| Net Debt (-834.0m) to EBITDA (1.36b): -0.61 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.93 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (253.0m) vs 12m ago -4.53% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 77.97% > 18% (prev 0.79%; Δ 7718 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 54.78% > 50% (prev 54.62%; Δ 0.15% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 31.45 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.36b / Interest Expense TTM 33.0m) |
Altman Z'' 2.77
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 4.11b - Total Current Liabilities 4.44b) / Total Assets 13.28b |
| B: 0.47 (Retained Earnings 6.19b / Total Assets 13.28b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 1.04b / Avg Total Assets 13.37b) |
| D: 0.85 (Book Value of Equity 6.07b / Total Liabilities 7.13b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 2.77 = A |
Beneish M -3.05
| DSRI: 1.12 (Receivables 829.0m/742.0m, Revenue 7.32b/7.35b) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 77.97% / 79.15%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.65 / AQ_t-1 0.64) |
| SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 7.32b / 7.35b) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI 680.0m - CFO 2.52b) / TA 13.28b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.05 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of EA shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.92%, over one month by -2.10%, over three months by -0.10% and over the past year by +52.24%.
Is EA a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 10
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 18
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the EA price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 205.6 | 2.8% |
| Analysts Target Price | 205.6 | 2.8% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 240.1 | 20.1% |
EA Fundamental Data Overview February 07, 2026
P/E Forward = 21.7865
P/S = 6.7797
P/B = 8.0071
P/EG = 2.0003
Revenue TTM = 7.32b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.04b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.36b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.49b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 465.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.95b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -834.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 48.58b USD (49.53b + Debt 1.95b - CCE 2.90b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 31.45 (Ebit TTM 1.04b / Interest Expense TTM 33.0m)
EV/FCF = 21.13x (Enterprise Value 48.58b / FCF TTM 2.30b)
FCF Yield = 4.73% (FCF TTM 2.30b / Enterprise Value 48.58b)
FCF Margin = 31.40% (FCF TTM 2.30b / Revenue TTM 7.32b)
Net Margin = 9.29% (Net Income TTM 680.0m / Revenue TTM 7.32b)
Gross Margin = 77.97% ((Revenue TTM 7.32b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.61b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 73.12% (prev 75.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.66 (Enterprise Value 48.58b / Total Assets 13.28b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.72% (Interest Expense 14.0m / Debt 1.95b)
Taxrate = 32.82% (43.0m / 131.0m)
NOPAT = 697.3m (EBIT 1.04b * (1 - 32.82%))
Current Ratio = 0.93 (Total Current Assets 4.11b / Total Current Liabilities 4.44b)
Debt / Equity = 0.32 (Debt 1.95b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.15b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.61 (Net Debt -834.0m / EBITDA 1.36b)
Debt / FCF = -0.36 (Net Debt -834.0m / FCF TTM 2.30b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 6.16b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.09% (Net Income 680.0m / Total Assets 13.28b)
RoE = 11.05% (Net Income TTM 680.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 6.16b)
RoCE = 13.59% (EBIT 1.04b / Capital Employed (Equity 6.16b + L.T.Debt 1.49b))
RoIC = 8.67% (NOPAT 697.3m / Invested Capital 8.04b)
WACC = 6.78% (E(49.53b)/V(51.48b) * Re(7.03%) + D(1.95b)/V(51.48b) * Rd(0.72%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 7.03% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.38%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 82.80% ; FCFF base≈2.14b ; Y1≈2.14b ; Y5≈2.29b
Fair Price DCF = 214.2 (EV 52.77b - Net Debt -834.0m = Equity 53.60b / Shares 250.3m; r=6.78% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -0.10% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -49.39 | EPS CAGR: -31.67% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -4.69 | Revenue CAGR: 1.31% | SUE: -2.91 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.49 | Chg30d=+0.018 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=2
EPS next Year (2027-03-31): EPS=5.79 | Chg30d=-0.075 | Revisions Net=+6 | Growth EPS=+96.8% | Growth Revenue=+3.4%