Electronic Arts (EA) net income 2005-2021
Video gaming giant, Electronic Arts generated net revenue of over 837 million U.S. dollars in its 2021 fiscal year. This marks a 72 decrease on the revenue compared to the previous year. However, the 3.04 billion U.S. dollars in net income in 2020 included a one-time net tax benefit of 1.76 billion U.S. dollars.
Founded in 1982, EA was one of the first companies to explore the idea of home computer games and, in the ensuing decades, has been responsible for legendary game franchises such as FIFA, Madden NFL, and The Sims. The company generated net revenue of 5.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, over 2.4 billion U.S. dollars of which was generated in North America. Given that EA is known for its wide range of console games, it is no surprise that the company generates most of its revenue from console gaming – approximately 3.7 billion U.S. dollars of revenue was generated in this segment in 2021, whilst all of the other segments generated less than two billion U.S. dollars combined. However, in the age of mobile gaming where people want to play games wherever and whenever, EA has seen its mobile revenue almost double since 2014.
Despite its reputation as a gaming giant, EA cannot afford to rest on its laurels with so many other players entering the gaming world. The company spent 689 million U.S. dollars on marketing and sales expenditures in 2021, marking a 12 percent increase on the previous year’s figure. With future and current releases including the new editions of the FIFA and Madden series, a Mass Effect trilogy remaster, and new F2P IP It Takes Two, the next few years look to be vital in determining EA’s future success.
EA revenue
Founded in 1982, EA was one of the first companies to explore the idea of home computer games and, in the ensuing decades, has been responsible for legendary game franchises such as FIFA, Madden NFL, and The Sims. The company generated net revenue of 5.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, over 2.4 billion U.S. dollars of which was generated in North America. Given that EA is known for its wide range of console games, it is no surprise that the company generates most of its revenue from console gaming – approximately 3.7 billion U.S. dollars of revenue was generated in this segment in 2021, whilst all of the other segments generated less than two billion U.S. dollars combined. However, in the age of mobile gaming where people want to play games wherever and whenever, EA has seen its mobile revenue almost double since 2014.
EA’s future
Despite its reputation as a gaming giant, EA cannot afford to rest on its laurels with so many other players entering the gaming world. The company spent 689 million U.S. dollars on marketing and sales expenditures in 2021, marking a 12 percent increase on the previous year’s figure. With future and current releases including the new editions of the FIFA and Madden series, a Mass Effect trilogy remaster, and new F2P IP It Takes Two, the next few years look to be vital in determining EA’s future success.
