NASDAQ$EA
Electronic Arts Inc · Q2 2023 earnings
Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
EA delivered strong engagement and deeply immersive experiences across its portfolio, with new EA SPORTS titles and multi-platform live services powering the business.
EA's Q2 was solid, delivering on revenue and profit commitments, driven by the EA SPORTS portfolio and multi-platform live services. The EA player network grew to more than 600 million active accounts and EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 was the most successful launch in franchise history.
- Net bookings for the trailing twelve months was $7.381 billion, up 4% year-over-year.
- Live services and other net bookings for the trailing twelve months were up 7% year-over-year and represent 73% of total net bookings.
- The EA player network grew to more than 600 million active accounts at quarter end.
- EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 was the most successful launch in franchise history with more than 10.3 million players joining the game within the first week.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
EA · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.9B
Revenue by segment
EA · $1.9B total across 3 segments · Q2 2023
- Live Services & Other$1.3B+7.7%68.4%
- Full Game Downloads$328M-2.7%17.2%
- Packaged Goods$274M-2.1%14.4%
Forward guidance
EA provided financial outlook for the third quarter ending December 31, 2022 and the full fiscal year 2023 ending March 31, 2023.
Tailwinds
- Net revenue is expected to be approximately $7.550 billion to $7.750 billion for fiscal year 2023.
- Net income is expected to be approximately $871 million to $934 million for fiscal year 2023.
- Diluted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $3.11 to $3.34 for fiscal year 2023.
- Operating cash flow is expected to be approximately $1.600 billion to $1.650 billion for fiscal year 2023.
- Net bookings is expected to be approximately $7.650 billion to $7.850 billion, up 2% to 4% year-over-year, or 6% to 9% in constant currency for fiscal year 2023.
Headwinds
- The US dollar has strengthened since the time of our initial FY23 guidance. As a result, we now expect an FX impact of approximately ($200) million versus our initial full year net bookings guide.
- Net revenue is expected to be approximately $1.825 billion to $1.925 billion for Q3 2023.
- Net income is expected to be approximately $120 million to $164 million for Q3 2023.
- Diluted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.43 to $0.59 for Q3 2023.
- Net bookings is expected to be approximately $2.425 billion to $2.525 billion for Q3 2023.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2023
+1.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.7%
Avg return
5 days after
+1.8%
Avg return
30 days after
53%
35 / 66 earnings
Positive
+18.0%
Q4 2014
Best reaction
-9.5%
Q3 2023
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | -2.1% | -0.7% | +0.7% | |
| Q3 2026 | -1.2% | -0.3% | -1.7% | |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2026 | +0.0% | +3.6% | +9.5% | |
| Q4 2025 | +0.6% | -3.4% | -3.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | +7.6% | +8.9% | +15.5% | |
| Q2 2025 | +3.4% | +4.9% | +13.1% | |
| Q1 2025 | +2.1% | +0.7% | +1.6% | |
| Q4 2024 | -4.1% | -2.6% | +5.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7% | -1.4% | +0.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | +3.6% | +4.4% | +11.3% | |
| Q1 2024 | -7.4% | -10.1% | -12.0% | |
| Q4 2023 | -0.8% | -0.2% | +1.1% | |
| Q3 2023 | -9.5% | -11.7% | -12.9% | |
| Q2 2023 | +2.1% | +3.0% | +4.5% | |
| Q1 2023 | +1.8% | +1.3% | -2.4% | |
| Q4 2022 | +7.5% | +11.5% | +21.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | +3.4% | +3.8% | -3.6% | |
| Q2 2022 | +1.6% | -1.4% | -10.6% | |
| Q1 2022 | -2.1% | -2.6% | +4.9% | |
| Q4 2021 | -0.7% | -1.4% | +3.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | -3.5% | -3.2% | -10.0% | |
| Q2 2021 | -4.9% | -5.1% | +2.7% | |
| Q1 2021 | +4.2% | +7.6% | +3.6% | |
| Q4 2020 | -1.3% | -0.2% | +0.3% | |
| Q3 2020 | -3.8% | -4.6% | -9.7% | |
| Q2 2020 | +0.0% | -1.5% | +4.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | +4.1% | +4.5% | +4.7% | |
| Q4 2019 | +0.1% | +0.1% | +2.8% | |
| Q3 2019 | -9.3% | +10.4% | +12.4% | |
| Q2 2019 | -0.2% | +1.4% | -5.3% | |
| Q1 2019 | -8.7% | -12.1% | -12.0% | |
| Q4 2018 | +5.7% | +7.2% | +10.5% | |
| Q3 2018 | +7.9% | +5.8% | +3.8% | |
| Q2 2018 | -2.6% | -3.7% | -9.6% | |
| Q1 2018 | +0.2% | -0.9% | -0.9% | |
| Q4 2017 | +13.0% | +14.0% | +19.4% | |
| Q3 2017 | -1.0% | -3.1% | +3.8% | |
| Q2 2017 | +0.8% | +2.2% | -3.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | +2.6% | +4.2% | +6.7% | |
| Q4 2016 | +13.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2016 | -7.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | -6.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +10.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +5.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -6.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +18.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +3.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +4.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +5.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +17.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +5.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +3.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +4.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -4.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -6.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -2.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -3.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -1.8% | — | — |
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