--- title: EA’s September Quarter Net Bookings Surge Due to Strong... description: EA reported a record Q2 net bookings of $2.079 billion, a 14% increase from the previous year, driven primarily by its successful American and global football... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ea-s-september-quarter-net-bookings-surge-due-to-strong-performance-in-sports-titles-whdvckbxq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EA’s September Quarter Net Bookings Surge Due to Strong Performance in Sports Titles | daily.dev og:description: EA reported a record Q2 net bookings of $2.079 billion, a 14% increase from the previous year, driven primarily by its successful American and global football... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ea-s-september-quarter-net-bookings-surge-due-to-strong-performance-in-sports-titles-whdvckbxq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/whdvckbXQ.png og:image:alt: EA’s September Quarter Net Bookings Surge Due to Strong Performance in Sports Titles og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EA’s September Quarter Net Bookings Surge Due to Strong Performance in Sports Titles **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary EA reported a record Q2 net bookings of $2.079 billion, a 14% increase from the previous year, driven primarily by its successful American and global football titles. The company has raised its fiscal year 2025 net bookings guidance to $7.5 billion to $7.8 billion. Despite a 26% decline in net income, EA saw growth in full game revenue and live service revenue. The performance of titles like Madden NFL and The Sims 4 bolstered financial results, even as Apex Legends underperformed. EA remains optimistic about its future financial outlook. ## Content Electronic Arts (EA) delivered an outstanding performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, reporting net bookings of $2.079 billion, a 14% increase from the previous year. This impressive result has enabled the company to surpass its own guidance and has prompted an upward revision of the fiscal year net bookings guidance to a range of $7.5 billion to $7.8 billion. The substantial growth in Q2 net bookings can be attributed primarily to the success of EA's American and global football titles, including EA Sports College Football and EA Sports FC. These sports franchises have shown significant market traction, with Madden NFL on track to exceed $1 billion in net bookings for the year. Additionally, increased player engagement in The Sims 4 has further bolstered the company's financial performance. Despite a 26% decline in net income, EA remains optimistic about its financial outlook. Full game revenue has risen to $716 million, while live service revenue has increased to $1.3 billion. The underperformance of Apex Legends, which saw lower player engagement, was offset by the robust performance of other major franchises. In light of the strong Q2 results, EA's CEO Andrew Wilson emphasized the company's commitment to delivering innovative and engaging entertainment experiences. EA has lauded the business momentum and has adjusted its fiscal year guidance upwards, with net revenue now anticipated to be in the range of $7.4 billion to $7.7 billion by March 31, 2025. Overall, EA's financial outlook remains positive with expectations of strong earnings and operating cash flow, underpinned by the continued success of its key sports titles and live service growth. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ea-s-september-quarter-net-bookings-surge-due-to-strong-performance-in-sports-titles-whdvckbxq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"EA’s September Quarter Net Bookings Surge Due to Strong Performance in Sports Titles","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ea-s-september-quarter-net-bookings-surge-due-to-strong-performance-in-sports-titles-whdvckbxq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ea-s-september-quarter-net-bookings-surge-due-to-strong-performance-in-sports-titles-whdvckbxq"},"datePublished":"2024-10-30T10:44:58.982Z","dateModified":"2024-10-30T11:52:10.032Z","description":"EA reported a record Q2 net bookings of $2.079 billion, a 14% increase from the previous year, driven primarily by its successful American and global football...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bc5f2de8c9f6adeb1873214267abd75a?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bc5f2de8c9f6adeb1873214267abd75a?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ea-s-september-quarter-net-bookings-surge-due-to-strong-performance-in-sports-titles-whdvckbxq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gaming","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"EA’s September Quarter Net Bookings Surge Due to Strong Performance in Sports Titles"}]} ```