In its recent earnings call for the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, EA has reported quite a few highlights, including “strong” growth for EA Sports’ F1 25 year-over-year. Quite a few of the games under EA’s banner have been doing well, with the company reporting “better-than-expected” revenue contributions from various EA Sports titles, as well as Apex Legends.
“We delivered a strong start to FY26, outperforming expectations ahead of what will be the most exciting launch slate in EA’s history,” said CEO Andrew Wilson in a letter to EA’s shareholders (via Variety). “From deepening player engagement in EA Sports to gearing up for Battlefield 6 and skate., we’re scaling our global communities and continuing to shape the future of interactive entertainment.”
The letter also included words from CFO Stuart Canfield, who spoke about the company having exceeded its previous forecasts about how well EA would perform in this first quarter. Canfield also spoke about having a “robust pipeline” in place that will lead to strong performance from the company in future quarters as well, thanks to upcoming releases like Battlefield 6.
“We exceeded the high end of our guidance in Q1 highlighting the resilience of our live services and the breadth of our portfolio,” said Canfield. “With strong fundamentals and a robust pipeline ahead, we remain confident in our full-year guidance and long-term margin framework.”
Net revenue reported by EA for Q1 sits at $1.6 billion. With operating expenses of $1.1 billion and a $279 million cost of revenue, the company has reported a net income of $201 million. The company is also expecting a strong FY 2026, projecting net revenues of between $7.1 billion to $7.5 billion. For the next quarter, EA is forecasting net revenues of between $1.75 billion and $1.85 billion.
During the earnings call, Wilson had stated that the company doesn’t currently have plans to change its pricing strategies for the upcoming Battlefield 6. The statement came in response to a question about the game’s price which was likely fueled by rumours indicating that it would be priced at $80.
“When you think about everything from free-to-play through to our premium products and our Deluxe editions, our orientation is always to capture the full spectrum of pricing so that we can serve players in the best way possible and offer them the greatest value,” he explained. “We’ll continue to look at opportunities to deliver great value to our players through various pricing schemes over the course of time, but no dramatic changes planned yet.”
EA is currently getting ready for a host of new releases. Along with Battlefield 6, the company also has major sports releases on the way, including EA Sports FC 26, as well as Madden NFL 26. EA has also been getting ready to finally release Skate this year after having spent quite a bit of time on playtesting it over the last year.
In the meantime, Battlefield 6 recently received an official reveal trailer, which you can check out in our coverage. Its multiplayer will be revealed on July 31st, so stay tuned for more details.
