NASDAQ$EA
Electronic Arts Inc · Q3 2021 earnings
Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported strong Q3 FY21 financial results, driven by live services outperformance in Ultimate Team and Apex Legends.
Electronic Arts announced strong preliminary financial results for Q3 FY21, ended December 31, 2020. The company delivered strong performance driven by live services, particularly Ultimate Team and Apex Legends. EA is raising its net bookings outlook for the full year and anticipates growth in fiscal year 2022, driven by the next Battlefield.
- Net bookings for the trailing twelve months was $5.956 billion, up 8% year-over-year.
- FIFA Ultimate Team had a record of nearly 6 million daily active players in December.
- Apex Legends had 30% growth in new players, year-over-year.
- The Sims 4 has more than 33 million players and reached record daily, weekly, and monthly average players in December.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
EA · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.67B
Revenue by segment
EA · $1.67B total across 3 segments · Q3 2021
- Live Services & Other$951M+40.5%56.8%
- Packaged Goods$375M-20.0%22.4%
- Full Game Downloads$347M+21.3%20.7%
Forward guidance
Electronic Arts provided financial outlook for Q4 FY21, ending March 31, 2021.
Tailwinds
- Net revenue is expected to be approximately $1.317 billion.
- Change in deferred net revenue (online-enabled games) is expected to be approximately $58 million.
- The Company estimates a GAAP basic and diluted share count of 289 million shares due to a forecasted net loss.
- If the Company reports net income instead of a net loss, diluted share count for calculating diluted earnings per share would be 292 million shares.
- Net bookings is expected to be approximately $1.375 billion.
Headwinds
- Net loss is expected to be approximately ($19) million; this forecast includes the impact of an incremental tax accounting charge of ($152) million.
- Loss per share is expected to be approximately ($0.07), which includes ($0.52) per share from the tax accounting charge.
- Total net revenue is expected to be approximately $5.600 billion.
- Net income is expected to be approximately $742 million.
- Operating cash flow is expected to be approximately $1.850 billion.
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 Q3 2021
+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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