Electronic Arts execs didn’t just say the quiet part out loud; they made it a feature part of their presentations to the flock of vultures that make up the company’s investor board. Following the developer and publisher reportedly laying off as many as 400 workers, the company’s latest financial report talks up a “strong finish” to its fiscal year and the promise of “accelerated growth.”
Annual net bookings for the company totaled $7.4B, which represents a 1% drop YoY, but the company’s fourth quarter earnings were buoyed by its EA Sports series of games and the co-op title Split Fiction. “Q4 marked a strong finish to FY25, with broad-based momentum across the portfolio positioning the business for accelerated growth,” CFO Stuart Canfield writes in the report. “As we enter FY26, we remain focused on disciplined execution as we build toward a slate of groundbreaking upcoming releases.”
CEO Andrew Wilson parroted the sunny outlook for the next fiscal year in the company’s latest earnings call, claiming EA is “positioned for strong growth driven by expansion across our live services, new game launches, and building global fandom through new experiences.” Most of these positive projections lean against the upcoming releases of a new Battlefield and new Skate title, both of which are multiplayer live service titles.
