Electronic Arts (EA) foresees tax reserves of 2026 above the expectations of Wall Street on Tuesday, while the video game editor bets on the strong performance of their sports titles and the release of a new “Battlefield” game.
EA’s the actions went up more than six percent in prolonged negotiation as the launch of Battlefield This inspector fills the gap left by the delay of Take-Two Interactive of the long-awaited “Grand Theft Auto VI” of his fiscal 2026.
The positive prospects of EA also signal the optimism of the game industry around sales resilience in the face of a broader retraction in consumer spending amid macroeconomic volatility due to US tariffs.
“As we look at the future, we are confident of our ability to perform in a deep pipeline – starting this summer with Battlefield’s highly anticipated revelation,” said EA CEO Andrew Wilson.
Analysts said the delay in GTA VI Reduces competition and can generate higher sales to other video game editors.
Sales to the new GTA title breaks records and bring billions of dollars in weeks due to its enormous popularity, potentially pressing the games released during its launch window.
“It’s always good to avoid GTA … Battlefield gives people something to wait and play until GTA leaves,” said Michael Pachter, wedding securities analyst.
For EA, players also chose to have proven titles of their sports portfolio, such as FC Franchise Football and Madden NFL.
The company said on Tuesday that the monetization for the FC was in two digits after a January update. The soccer franchise had performed performance earlier this year.
The EA foresees the 2026 tax reserves in the range of US $ 7.60 billion (approximately RS. 64,366 crore) to US $ 8 billion (approximately RS. 67,734 crore), compared to estimates of US $ 7.62 billion (approximately RS.
He reported reserves in the fourth quarter of $ 1.80 billion (approximately RS. 15,241 crore), exceeding estimates of US $ 1.56 billion (approximately RS. 13,209 Crore), assisted by strong sales of their multiplayer action action games, which became one of the best selling games in March.
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