Electronic Arts Inc (EA) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Electronic Arts Inc (EA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.26x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $580.00 Million exceeds net income of $461.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Electronic Arts Inc (EA) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Electronic Arts Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1990–2026)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Electronic Arts Inc across 32 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see EA operating cash flow.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Electronic Arts Inc (1990–2026)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Electronic Arts Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.88x | $2.55 Billion | $887.00 Million | ▲ +55.2% |
| 2025 | 1.85x | $2.08 Billion | $1.12 Billion | ▲ +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.82x | $2.31 Billion | $1.27 Billion | ▼ -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.93x | $1.55 Billion | $802.00 Million | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2022 | 2.41x | $1.90 Billion | $789.00 Million | ▲ +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.31x | $1.93 Billion | $837.00 Million | ▲ +290.8% |
| 2020 | 0.59x | $1.80 Billion | $3.04 Billion | ▼ -61.1% |
| 2019 | 1.52x | $1.55 Billion | $1.02 Billion | ▼ -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.62x | $1.69 Billion | $1.04 Billion | ▲ +13.4% |
| 2017 | 1.43x | $1.38 Billion | $967.00 Million | ▲ +35.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06x | $1.22 Billion | $1.16 Billion | ▼ -13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.22x | $1.07 Billion | $875.00 Million | ▼ -98.6% |
| 2014 | 89.00x | $712.00 Million | $8.00 Million | ▲ +2592.0% |
| 2013 | 3.31x | $324.00 Million | $98.00 Million | ▼ -9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.64x | $277.00 Million | $76.00 Million | ▼ -30.2% |
| 2007 | 5.22x | $397.00 Million | $76.00 Million | ▲ +106.8% |
| 2006 | 2.53x | $596.00 Million | $236.00 Million | ▲ +100.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26x | $634.00 Million | $504.00 Million | ▲ +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.16x | $669.28 Million | $577.29 Million | ▼ -48.5% |
| 2003 | 2.25x | $714.45 Million | $317.10 Million | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2002 | 2.81x | $284.97 Million | $101.51 Million | ▲ +623.0% |
| 2000 | 0.39x | $45.34 Million | $116.75 Million | ▼ -81.2% |
| 1999 | 2.07x | $150.80 Million | $72.90 Million | ▲ +90.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09x | $79.00 Million | $72.60 Million | ▼ -28.4% |
| 1997 | 1.52x | $80.60 Million | $53.00 Million | ▲ +792.6% |
| 1996 | 0.17x | $6.90 Million | $40.50 Million | ▼ -85.1% |
| 1995 | 1.15x | $63.80 Million | $55.70 Million | ▲ +25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.91x | $40.80 Million | $44.70 Million | ▼ -33.9% |
| 1993 | 1.38x | $42.70 Million | $30.90 Million | ▼ -16.6% |
| 1992 | 1.66x | $26.00 Million | $15.70 Million | ▲ +189.8% |
| 1991 | 0.57x | $5.20 Million | $9.10 Million | ▼ -65.7% |
| 1990 | 1.67x | $10.00 Million | $6.00 Million | — |