--- title: Live service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report description: EA has released its final financial report as a publicly traded company before completing a $55 billion take-private merger with a Saudi Arabia-led investor... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/live-service-revenue-dominates-in-ea-s-last-fiscal-report-jv74ag2wt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Live service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report | daily.dev og:description: EA has released its final financial report as a publicly traded company before completing a $55 billion take-private merger with a Saudi Arabia-led investor... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/live-service-revenue-dominates-in-ea-s-last-fiscal-report-jv74ag2wt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jV74ag2wT.png og:image:alt: Live service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report 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. # Live service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary EA has released its final financial report as a publicly traded company before completing a $55 billion take-private merger with a Saudi Arabia-led investor consortium. In Q1 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026), net revenue rose 19% to $1.98 billion and operating income jumped 89% to $513 million. Live service revenue was the primary driver, up 7% year-on-year to $1.47 billion, fueled by Battlefield 6 and EA Sports FC. Digital sales now account for 81% of console units sold. Despite strong financials, EA has continued layoffs while CEO Andrew Wilson received $38.6 million in total compensation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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