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Electronic Arts (BSP:EAIN34) Total Payout Yield % : 4.18 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Electronic Arts Total Payout Yield %?

Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Electronic Arts's current Total Payout Yield % is 4.18%.


Electronic Arts Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Electronic Arts Total Payout Yield % Chart

Electronic Arts Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Total Payout Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.15 1.91 4.14 4.46 4.00

Electronic Arts Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Total Payout Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.31 4.32 4.07 4.11 3.83

Competitive Comparison of Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield %

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield % falls into.



Electronic Arts Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Electronic Arts's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Market Cap
=- (-6473.74 + 383.445 + -1020.859) / 177937.79878
=4.00%

Electronic Arts's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (-1618.435 + 169.313 + -253.97) * 4 / 177937.79878
=3.83%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Electronic Arts Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.


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Electronic Arts (BSP:EAIN34) Business Description

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EA is one of the world's largest third-party video game publishers and has transitioned from a console-based video game publisher to the one of the largest publishers on consoles, PC, and mobile. The firm owns number of large franchises, including Madden, EA Sports FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Mass Effect, Dragon's Age, and Need for Speed.

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