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They’re a privately held company, so afaik don’t have to release public earnings statements.
If you’re talking about the financials made public as a part of the Apple v Epic lawsuit, I’m pretty sure they just show that Epic Game Store isn’t profitable, not that Epic isn’t profitable.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/five-years-after-it-took-on-steam-epic-games-store-is-yet-to-make-a-penny-of-profit
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/07/tim-sweeneys-epic-games-store-is-still-losing-money-after-five-years/
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-epic-games-store-still-isnt-profitable-nearly-five-years-after-launch
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23949372/the-epic-games-store-still-isnt-profitable
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/the-epic-games-store-isnt-profitable-after-five-years-growth-is-still-epics-goal
All your links say Epic GAME STORE isn’t making money, which is exactly what I fucking said. Epic the entire company can be profitable while the storefront is not.
Big hint, Fortnite in game purchases and Unreal Engine license sales print money for Epic. You’re willfully ignorant at this point bro.
You do realize what the difference between a company and a specific business line is right?