Financing Cash Flow
Electronic Arts Financing Cash Flow decreased by 219.9% to -$435.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 69.2%, from -$1.41B to -$435.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2023 to FY 2026), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$479.00M | -$348.00M | -$476.00M | -$348.00M | -$418.00M | -$358.00M | -$482.00M | -$351.00M | -$431.00M | -$360.00M | -$546.00M | -$402.00M | -$504.00M | -$1.41B | -$568.00M | -$429.00M | -$136.00M | -$435.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +27.3% | -36.8% | +26.9% | -20.1% | +14.4% | -34.6% | +27.2% | -22.8% | +16.5% | -51.7% | +26.4% | -25.4% | -180.0% | +59.7% | +24.5% | +68.3% | -219.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | +0.6% | +0.0% | — | — | -1.3% | -0.9% | -3.1% | -0.6% | -13.3% | -14.5% | -16.9% | -291.9% | -4.0% | -6.7% | +73.0% | +69.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Electronic Arts's financing cash flow?
- Electronic Arts (EA) reported financing cash flow of -$435.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Electronic Arts's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Electronic Arts's financing cash flow increased by 69.2% year-over-year, from -$1.41B to -$435.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Electronic Arts's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2023 to 2026), Electronic Arts's financing cash flow has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.60B to -$1.57B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.