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For the quarter ended March 2025, Electronic Arts (EA) reported revenue of $1.8 billion, up 8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.54, compared to $1.37 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56 billion, representing a surprise of +15.09%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +38.74%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.11.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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:
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Net Bookings: $1.80 billion versus $1.56 billion estimated by seven analysts on average.
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Net revenue by composition- Live services and other- Non-GAAP (Net Bookings): $1.42 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.28 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.6%.
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Net revenue by composition- Full game- Full game downloads- Non-GAAP (Net Bookings): $340 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $212.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +49.1%.
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Net revenue by composition- Full game- Packaged goods- Non-GAAP (Net Bookings): $44 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $37.38 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +41.9%.
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Shares of Electronic Arts have returned +15% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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