Electronic Arts Inc (EA)

Pretax margin

Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 1,589,000 1,510,000 1,410,000 1,446,000 1,326,000 1,501,000 1,310,000 1,209,000 1,081,000 890,000 1,044,000 857,000 1,017,000 1,266,000 1,395,000 1,540,000 1,508,000 1,313,000 1,204,000 1,196,000
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 7,562,000 7,657,000 7,593,000 7,583,000 7,426,000 7,377,000 7,285,000 7,207,000 6,991,000 6,512,000 6,396,000 5,721,000 5,629,000 5,670,000 5,590,000 5,787,000 5,537,000 5,388,000 5,084,000 5,022,000
Pretax margin 21.01% 19.72% 18.57% 19.07% 17.86% 20.35% 17.98% 16.78% 15.46% 13.67% 16.32% 14.98% 18.07% 22.33% 24.96% 26.61% 27.23% 24.37% 23.68% 23.82%

March 31, 2024 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $1,589,000K ÷ $7,562,000K
= 21.01%

The pretax margin of Electronic Arts Inc has shown some fluctuations over the past two years, ranging from 13.67% to 27.23%. The trend indicates that the pretax margin has generally been increasing since the end of 2019, peaking in mid-2020 and gradually declining thereafter. The company experienced an improvement in profitability during 2020, with pretax margins exceeding 20% consistently, before a slight decrease in recent quarters. Overall, Electronic Arts Inc has demonstrated a healthy level of pre-tax profitability, although there has been some variability in performance during the period under review.


Peer comparison

Mar 31, 2024