EA CEO pay rose to $38 million for Battlefield 6 success just as its developers were axed
This is about an $8 million jump in stock awards and bonus payments over the previous fiscal year at the company.
For the first time ever, a Battlefield game managed to top Call of Duty in sales in 2025, setting records for the franchise and EA. The company touted a very strong launch for the large-scale shooter experience that saw seven million copies being sold in the first couple of days alone. It seems the company thought the success of the project should be celebrated with some big bonuses for its top executives, including the CEO Andrew Wilson.
In the new 10-K/A SEC filing detailing Electronic Arts' financials and business operations, a page shows that Wilson had gone home with $38,649,984 in the 2026 fiscal year. This is about an $8 million jump in stock awards and bonus payments over the previous fiscal year of the company.
It's not just the CEO that has big payouts, with the Chief Financial Officer Stuart Canfield getting $11.3 million, Chief People Officer Mala Singh getting $8.3 million, Chief Legal Officer Jacob Schatz receiving $8.4 million, and president of EA Laura Miele taking home $13.7 million. All these are increases of about a million (or more) over the previous fiscal year.
The executive bonuses and success stories arrive just months after EA announced layoffs at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, all teams that had a hand in Battlefield 6. "We've made select changes within our Battlefield organisation to better align our teams around what matters most to our community," EA said back then.
The 10-K/A document mentions Battlefield 6's massive success and its achievement of hitting "all milestones for a high-quality launch" were listed as being one of the high points for the company's financial year, while also touting "positive critical reviews and stable services and gameplay."
EA is also in talks to be acquired by Saudi Arabia’s PIF, the private equity firm Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The $55 deal was recently approved by the EU, meaning there are not many hurdles left before the record-breaking leveraged buyout goes through.
Via PCGamer