EA Reports Slight Increases in Revenue and Bookings for Q1

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So, big news from Electronic Arts, or EA for short, right? They’re one of those giant U.S. publishing companies you hear about. Anyway, they just blurted out that their financials for the first quarter have nudged up a bit. Not a mind-blowing jump, but hey, a rise is a rise. They pulled in a cool $1.671 billion — imagine counting that in pennies! — which is like a 0.66% boost from last year. Sounds tiny, but it’s something. Their net bookings also crept up by about 2.85% to $1.298 billion. Numbers, numbers, numbers, I know.

Here’s where things get a bit more interesting: apparently, games like Apex Legends and their EA Sports stuff did better than expected. I mean, F1 2025 seems to be a big deal because of this new movie crossover thing. Who knew gaming and movies mixing like a cocktail would work so well? I didn’t.

CEO Andrew Wilson — who probably wears some snazzy suits — was chatting up investors saying they kicked off FY26 with a bang. Apparently, they’re gearing up for what he calls (or maybe he said it more fancy) the “most exciting launch slate” in their history. Sports, Battlefield 6, and something simply called skate. Whatever that is, they’re hyping it.

The money guy, Stuart Canfield, threw in his two cents too. Something about exceeding guidance (whatever that means) and their live services being like, super resilient. Resilient like, I don’t know, an old boot? No idea. But there’s confidence in their voice when they talk about their full-year goals. They’re pretty much saying, “We got this.”

Ever notice how business execs talk like they’re trying to sell you the secret of life? Anyway — wait, where was I? Oh, the takeaway — seems like EA’s cruising along just fine and dandy for now. Wonder how long they can keep it up.