Electronic Arts

Electronic Gaming & Multimedia · Technology

Also trades as: 0IFX.L

Price

$209.70

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$52.92B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Weak

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Share count falling — buybacks

−11.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 286.0M (2022) → 253.0M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Electronic Arts (EA) makes video games sold to players around the world. Its biggest franchises include FIFA (now called EA Sports FC), Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield. EA sells games to casual and hardcore players on consoles, PC, and mobile devices, making it one of the largest video game publishers in the world.

EA makes money through game sales, in-game purchases (like player packs and cosmetic items), and subscriptions via its EA Play service. The company operates globally, with a large share of revenue coming from North America and Europe. Its sports licenses — exclusive deals with the NFL, FIFA, and other leagues — give it a competitive edge that rivals cannot easily copy. The biggest risk EA faces is player spending shifting away from its live-service games, since a large portion of revenue now depends on ongoing in-game purchases rather than one-time game sales.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+90.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$2.8B/ year

↑ Rising (+10% vs prior year)

37.6% of revenue

2.5x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

15.3%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

Electronic Arts is putting 38% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 2.5x the sector average. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

86.2%

Premium pricing power — 86.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

25.8%

Excellent — 25.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

16.4%

Strong — 16.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+5.0%

Slow sales growth (+5.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+8.3%

Earnings growing (+8.3% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

212%

Turns 212% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

26.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (26.3%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.21

Conservative — low debt load (0.21)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

175.50x

Comfortably covers interest (175.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

48.4x

Expensive — P/E 48.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+26.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (48.4 → 21.9)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.36%

Small dividend — 0.36% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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