Today, Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, related to the period between April and June 2025.
According to the press release provided by the publisher, net bookings were $1.298 billion, which exceeded the high end of the publisher’s prediction of $1.275 billion. They were also slightly up year-on-year from $1.262 billion.
Net revenue was $1.671 billion, slightly up year-on-year from $1,660 billion.
Net income was $201 million, down year-on-year from $280 billion.
The results came from better-than-expected performance from multiple areas of the company’s portfolio, including EA Sports, Apex Legends, and catalogue games.
Football games grew year-on-year, with a record quarter for FC Mobile net bookings.
EA Sports F1 25 also enjoyed “strong year-over-year net bookings growth.” Specifically, +27%.
Of the net bookings mentioned above, only $214 million were from full game sales, while $1.084 billion were from “live services and other.” That being said, net books from full game sales grew 27% year-on-year.
$690 million was from console games, $320 million was from PC games and $288 million was from mobile games. PC games showcased the biggest growth year-on-year, +8%, while mobile games were down 1% and console games were up 1%.
The announcement also included the traditional comment from CEO Andrew Wilson, highlighting a “strong” start for the fiscal year.
“We delivered a strong start to FY26, outperforming expectations ahead of what will be the most exciting launch slate in EA’s history, from deepening
player engagement in EA Sports to gearing up for Battlefield 6 and skate, we’re scaling our global communities and continuing to shape the future of interactive entertainment.”
We also hear from CDO Stuart Canfield:
“We exceeded the high end of our guidance in Q1, highlighting the resilience of our live services and the breadth of our portfolio, with strong fundamentals and a
robust pipeline ahead, we remain confident in our full-year guidance and long-term margin framework.”
At the moment, Electronic Arts has not changed its guidance for the full fiscal year.
If you’re interested in comparing today’s results with historical data, you can check out our article about the last year’s financial results, announced in May.
Other gaming companies have also already announced their financial results this quarter, including Koei Tecmo, Ubisoft, and Krafton.
