Battlefield 6 was such a huge success for EA that the CEO receives a bonus of 38 million dollars, even though they previously laid off developers.
In March 2026, EA reportedly laid off some of the developers who worked on Battlefield 6 as part of a reorganization of the Battlefield studios. A media representative reportedly told the English-language magazine PCGamer that “some changes” have been made within the Battlefield organization to “better align the teams”.
What the layoffs do not show: Battlefield 6 was a massive success with over 7 million copies sold in 3 days. The shooter was able to beat the competing Call of Duty of that year for the first time in the franchise’s history.
Now, the SEC filing for the fiscal year 2026 revealed that EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, received over 38 million dollars for the past year. An SEC filing is an official financial report that a publicly traded company in the USA must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Fat compensation for the EA CEO thanks to Battlefield 6
This is behind the high payment: Overall, Andrew Wilson received a total compensation of 38,649,984 USD for the fiscal year. This is approximately 33.7 million euros. The previous year, the amount was around 30.5 million USD (in 2025 that was about 26.6 million euros). Wilson’s total compensation in 2026 was therefore about 8 million USD higher than in 2025.
The 38 million dollars from 2026 consist of four large components:
- Salary – 1,300,000 $
- New stock packages – 28,484,829 $
- Performance bonuses – 6,500,000 $
- Other compensations – 2,365,155 $
The components of compensation that contribute to Wilson’s total compensation are linked to EA’s financial performance. For the stock packages, the allocation depends on the operational result, net revenues, or the stock market performance for shareholders. Additionally, the cash bonus is paid out when management meets or exceeds the company’s annual targets.
The financial success of EA is elaborated further at a later point in the financial report. There, the company states it has even exceeded the targets set for 2026. It also becomes clear how important the role of Battlefield 6 was in this: The shooter met all milestones for a high-quality launch and received positive reviews.
Recently, EA released the fourth season of Battlefield 6, introducing naval warfare with the new map Tsuru Reef. MeinMMO editor Dariusz is currently actively playing the new season and sees the shooter now on a much better path than at launch, but a problem from previous months still exists and continues to annoy him: Battlefield 6: Finally, EA’s shooter is worth the 70€ price tag, but a release sin has still not been fixed 9 months later
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