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Electronic Arts Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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0 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
3/3
Efficiency
0/2
Revenue grew 0.9% year over year, trailing the sector median of 5.9% by -85% — a gap that sits at the center of the case against EA. The P/E of 49.0× runs +72% above the sector median of 28.5×, so the market is pricing in a recovery that the recent numbers do not yet support; the last quarterly report showed EPS of -$0.23, missing consensus by 185.2%. Balance-sheet health is the one clear positive: Debt/EBITDA of 0.0× sits -100% below the sector median of 2.5×, and ROIC of 22.4% runs +119% above the sector median of 10.2%. The F-Score of 6/9 reflects that split — profitability and leverage hold, but the efficiency sub-score reads zero. Consensus carries a mixed signal against the realized track record, and the composite of 38/100 against the sector median leaves little margin for error if growth stays slow.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHTR | Charter Communications | 5/9 | 32% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When EA reports on October 26, 2026, focus on whether revenue growth year over year closes its gap with the sector median — currently sitting 85% below it at 5.94%. Also check whether the F-Score efficiency signals (0/2) show any improvement in asset turnover or gross margin trend.
In the annual report's Management Discussion section, examine how EA breaks out live-service revenue versus packaged goods, and what it discloses about content development costs. These figures will clarify whether the P/E of 28.5x — 72% above the sector median — reflects a durable earnings mix or near-term margin pressure.
Pick two or three companies from the Communication Services table in section 06 and line up one metric — Debt/EBITDA or ROIC are natural starting points given EA's relative strengths there (0.0× net debt ratio, ROIC of 10.2×). The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the comparison is yours to construct.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: 0.000.000.000.00
Over 4 years: +6%+2%-1%+1%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 4 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| 24% |
| CMCSA | Comcast | 6/9 | 22% | -0% | 17% |
| DIS | Disney | 7/9 | 12% | +3% | 19% |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | 6/9 | 13% | +1% | 15% |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | 5/9 | 15% | +5% | — |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 5/9 | 36% | +15% | 32% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 4/9 | 30% | +22% | 41% |
| NFLX | Netflix | 6/9 | 43% | +16% | 29% |
| NWSA | News Corporation | 4/9 | 7% | +7% | — |
| OMC | Omnicom | 3/9 | -1% | +10% | 3% |
| T | AT&T | 6/9 | 18% | +3% | 19% |
| TMUS | T-Mobile | 6/9 | 18% | +8% | 21% |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive | 7/9 | -11% | +18% | -2% |
| VZ | Verizon | 5/9 | 17% | +3% | 21% |
A sample of 14 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.