Who owns Madden NFL?
Madden NFL is owned by EA (the United States).[1]
Evidence: Electronic Arts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Electronic Arts Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Redwood City, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1988
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Madden NFL
Madden NFL has been released annually since 1988 and holds the exclusive licence to use real National Football League teams and players, an arrangement signed in 2004 that removed every competing American football game from the market. It is named for the coach and commentator John Madden, who insisted the game be an accurate eleven-a-side simulation before he would attach his name to it.
What EA's annual report says about Madden NFL
Sentences about Madden NFL from EA's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Full game net revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $2,148 million, primarily driven by EA SPORTS FC 26, Battlefield 6, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26, and EA SPORTS FC 25 .
This decrease was primarily driven by decreased sales of extra content for Apex Legends, and Ultimate Team within EA SPORTS Madden NFL, partially offset by increased sales of extra content within our global football franchise.
How often EA names Madden NFL in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Madden NFL
Where Madden NFL sits in EA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by EA
EA controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Apex Legends (2019)
- Battlefield (2002)
- EA Sports FC (1993)
- Need for Speed (1994)
- The Sims (2000)
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
The 69 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; EA has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Animal Crossing | Nintendo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Football Manager | Sega Sammy | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clash of Clans | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: EA
EA is a privately held company headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States, founded in 1982. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control.
Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and named its programmers on box covers when the industry treated them as anonymous. On 4 August 2026 it was taken private by a consortium of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners for $210 a share, in a deal the parties put at about $55 billion, and its shares left Nasdaq. The filings do not say how the equity is divided among the three investors.
🇺🇸 Madden NFL and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Madden NFL is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Madden NFL?
The parent company of Madden NFL is EA, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Madden NFL American?
Yes. Madden NFL originated in the United States in 1988 and its owner, EA, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Madden NFL still owned by EA?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Madden NFL is still owned by EA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Electronic Arts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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