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Sony Group Corporation

$23.2 -$2.68 (-10.36%)
NYSE · 23 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$23.42
Day Range
$23.18$23.41
Year Range
$19.32$30.34
Market Cap
136.24B
AVG Volume
5.18M
Trailing/Forward PE
-99.67/0.11
PEG ratio
-7.71
Dividend Yield
0.68%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-10
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (JPY)
02T4T6T24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Revenue (JPY) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (JPY)
27 Q12.84T
26 Q43.09T
26 Q33.78T
26 Q23.11T
26 Q12.62T
25 Q42.63T
25 Q34.41T
25 Q22.91T
25 Q12.57T
24 Q43.48T
Net Income (JPY)
-1.5T-1T-500B0500B24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Net Income (JPY) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (JPY)
27 Q1342.16B
26 Q484.39B
26 Q3-1.03T
26 Q2361.97B
26 Q1236.91B
25 Q4197.73B
25 Q3373.74B
25 Q2338.5B
25 Q1231.64B
24 Q4189B
Operating Income (JPY)
0200B400B600B24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Operating Income (JPY) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (JPY)
27 Q1474.49B
26 Q4292.32B
26 Q3480.91B
26 Q2428.97B
26 Q1339.95B
25 Q4203.65B
25 Q3469.33B
25 Q2455.08B
25 Q1249.12B
24 Q4229.44B
EBITDA (JPY)
0250B500B750B1T24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY EBITDA (JPY) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (JPY)
27 Q1751.76B
26 Q4513.35B
26 Q3819.16B
26 Q2742.61B
26 Q1666.01B
25 Q4524.44B
25 Q3809.94B
25 Q2738.43B
25 Q1509.14B
24 Q4304.93B
Cash Flows (JPY)
-500B0500B1T24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Cash Flows (JPY) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (JPY)
27 Q159.56B
26 Q4379.67B
26 Q3898.45B
26 Q2294.5B
26 Q1-42.77B
25 Q4586.46B
25 Q3862.27B
25 Q2555.87B
25 Q1-330.45B
24 Q4267.33B
EPS (JPY)
-200-100010024 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY EPS (JPY) by quarter
PeriodEPS (JPY)
27 Q157.82
26 Q413.98
26 Q3-172.08
26 Q260.1
26 Q139.18
25 Q432.63
25 Q361.82
25 Q255.74
25 Q137.89
24 Q430.72
Expenses (JPY)
0500B1T1.5T2TR&DSG&ACapex24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Expenses (JPY) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (JPY)
27 Q1706.24B
26 Q4823.28B
26 Q3670.02B
26 Q2652.73B
26 Q1634.9B
25 Q41.45T
25 Q3722.19B
25 Q2558.81B
25 Q1204.17B
24 Q41.52T
Cash & Debt (JPY)
02T4T6TCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Cash & Debt (JPY) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (JPY)
27 Q12.2T
26 Q42.22T
26 Q32.09T
26 Q21.52T
26 Q11.63T
25 Q43.45T
25 Q33.08T
25 Q22.24T
25 Q12.02T
24 Q42.33T
Debt ratios
-0.500.5124 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
27 Q1-0.12
26 Q4-0.2
26 Q3-0.16
26 Q20.03
26 Q1-0.01
25 Q40.29
25 Q30.55
25 Q20.79
25 Q10.99
24 Q40.79
Margins
0%10%20%30%40%24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
27 Q136.7%
26 Q430.77%
26 Q328.44%
26 Q232.42%
26 Q132.29%
25 Q431.57%
25 Q323.68%
25 Q234.15%
25 Q130.44%
24 Q424.12%
Return on Capital
-15%-10%-5%0%5%24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
27 Q13.9%
26 Q40.99%
26 Q3-12.04%
26 Q24.53%
26 Q12.76%
25 Q42.32%
25 Q34.38%
25 Q24.22%
25 Q12.84%
24 Q42.44%
Shares Outstanding
02B4B6B8B24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
27 Q15.89B
26 Q46.04B
26 Q35.97B
26 Q25.98B
26 Q16.01B
25 Q46.04B
25 Q36.02B
25 Q26.07B
25 Q16.11B
24 Q46.13B
Dividends (JPY)
00.030.050.080.1Sep 21Mar 22Sep 22Mar 23Sep 23Mar 24Sep 24Mar 25Sep 25Mar 26
SONY Dividends (JPY) by quarter
PeriodDividends (JPY)
Mar 260.08
Sep 250.08
Mar 250.07
Sep 240.06
Mar 240.06
Sep 230.05
Mar 230.06
Sep 220.05
Mar 220.05
Sep 210.05
Employee Count
050K100K150K2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
SONY Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
202694.9K
2025112.3K
2024113K
2023113K
2022108.9K
2021109.7K
2020111.7K
2019114.4K
2018117.3K
2017128.4K
Book Value Per Share (JPY)
05001000150024 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Book Value Per Share (JPY) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (JPY)
27 Q11489.34
26 Q41416.51
26 Q31428.69
26 Q21335.69
26 Q11428.14
25 Q41410.04
25 Q31415.83
25 Q21319.87
25 Q11332.83
24 Q41264.93
Total Assets (JPY)
010T20T30T40T24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
SONY Total Assets (JPY) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (JPY)
27 Q116.05T
26 Q415.75T
26 Q315.9T
26 Q236.13T
26 Q135.13T
25 Q435.29T
25 Q335.99T
25 Q234.28T
25 Q134.68T
24 Q434.11T
PE Ratio
1517.52022.525med 18.43May 24Aug 24Dec 24Mar 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26
SONY PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Jan 2617.49
Jan 2618.39
Jan 2619.44
Jan 2620.22
Jan 2620.75
Dec 2520.66
Dec 2520.48
Dec 2521.33
Dec 2522.27
Nov 2523.43
Nov 2522.81
Nov 2523.8
Nov 2522.29
Oct 2522.52
Oct 2522.96
Oct 2522.82
Oct 2522.38
Oct 2522.39
Sep 2523.34
Sep 2522.78
Sep 2522.61
Sep 2521.3
Aug 2521.22
Aug 2522.03
Aug 2522.17
Aug 2521.03
Aug 2518.99
Jul 2519.42
Jul 2518.82
Jul 2519.04
Jul 2519.6
Jun 2520.11
Jun 2519.11
Jun 2519.86
Jun 2520.52
May 2520.2
May 2519.34
May 2519.1
May 2519.08
May 2519.51
Apr 2519.06
Apr 2518.17
Apr 2517.49
Apr 2517.04
Mar 2519.98
Mar 2520.02
Mar 2519.04
Mar 2519
Feb 2520.04
Feb 2519.65
Feb 2519.54
Feb 2518.48
Jan 2518.47
Jan 2517.57
Jan 2517.44
Jan 2517.35
Jan 2518.13
Dec 2418.31
Dec 2417.77
Dec 2418.01
Dec 2416.98
Nov 2416.23
Nov 2415.95
Nov 2415.4
Nov 2416.43
Nov 2416.84
Oct 2416.66
Oct 2416.91
Oct 2417.57
Oct 2417.51
Sep 2416.97
Sep 2416.63
Sep 2416.34
Sep 2415.91
Aug 2417.7
Aug 2416.56
Aug 2416.54
Aug 2415.37
Aug 2415.1
Jul 2416.96
Jul 2418.46
Jul 2419.16
Jul 2417.63
Jun 2417.26
Jun 2417.41
Jun 2417.5
Jun 2418.12
May 2417.52
May 2417.05
May 2417.64
May 2415.88
May 2417.49
Apr 2417.64
Apr 2417
Apr 2417.41
Apr 2417.39
Mar 2417.56
Mar 2418.15
Mar 2417.62
Mar 2417.35
Free Cash Flow Yield
2%4%6%8%10%med 7.35%Jan 25Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
SONY Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 267.61%
Sep 267.53%
Sep 267.55%
Sep 267.22%
Aug 266.96%
Aug 267.29%
Aug 267.16%
Aug 267.49%
Jul 267.56%
Jul 267.37%
Jul 267.39%
Jul 267.52%
Jul 267.57%
Jun 267.95%
Jun 267.73%
Jun 267.71%
Jun 267.22%
May 267.38%
May 267.19%
May 268.22%
May 269.22%
May 269.37%
Apr 269.01%
Apr 268.46%
Apr 268.68%
Apr 268.63%
Mar 269.12%
Mar 269.04%
Mar 268.48%
Mar 268.59%
Feb 268.09%
Feb 268.56%
Feb 268.22%
Feb 268.32%
Jan 268.31%
Jan 267.9%
Jan 267.47%
Jan 267.19%
Jan 267%
Dec 257.03%
Dec 257.09%
Dec 256.81%
Dec 256.53%
Nov 256.2%
Nov 256.37%
Nov 256.1%
Nov 257.67%
Oct 257.6%
Oct 257.45%
Oct 257.5%
Oct 257.64%
Oct 257.64%
Sep 257.33%
Sep 257.51%
Sep 257.56%
Sep 258.03%
Aug 258.06%
Aug 257.76%
Aug 257.72%
Aug 258.14%
Aug 257.72%
Jul 257.55%
Jul 257.79%
Jul 257.7%
Jul 257.48%
Jun 257.29%
Jun 257.67%
Jun 256.02%
Jun 255.83%
May 255.92%
May 256.18%
May 256.26%
May 256.27%
May 256.13%
Apr 256.27%
Apr 256.58%
Apr 256.84%
Apr 257.02%
Mar 255.99%
Mar 255.97%
Mar 256.28%
Mar 256.29%
Feb 255.97%
Feb 256.09%
Feb 256.12%
Feb 255.62%
Jan 255.62%
Jan 255.91%
Jan 255.95%
Jan 255.98%
Jan 255.72%
Dec 245.67%
Dec 245.84%
Dec 245.76%
Dec 246.11%
Nov 246.39%
Nov 246.51%
Nov 246.74%
Nov 246.32%
Nov 243.39%
Price to Sales
1.251.51.7522.25med 1.69Jan 25Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
SONY Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.67
Sep 261.69
Sep 261.69
Sep 261.76
Aug 261.83
Aug 261.75
Aug 261.78
Aug 261.7
Jul 261.68
Jul 261.65
Jul 261.64
Jul 261.61
Jul 261.6
Jun 261.53
Jun 261.57
Jun 261.58
Jun 261.68
May 261.65
May 261.69
May 261.74
May 261.55
May 261.53
Apr 261.59
Apr 261.69
Apr 261.65
Apr 261.66
Mar 261.57
Mar 261.58
Mar 261.69
Mar 261.67
Feb 261.77
Feb 261.67
Feb 261.74
Feb 261.72
Jan 261.6
Jan 261.69
Jan 261.78
Jan 261.85
Jan 261.9
Dec 251.89
Dec 251.88
Dec 251.95
Dec 252.04
Nov 252.15
Nov 252.09
Nov 252.18
Nov 252.03
Oct 252.06
Oct 252.1
Oct 252.08
Oct 252.04
Oct 252.04
Sep 252.13
Sep 252.08
Sep 252.06
Sep 251.94
Aug 251.94
Aug 252.01
Aug 252.02
Aug 251.92
Aug 251.73
Jul 251.77
Jul 251.72
Jul 251.74
Jul 251.79
Jun 251.83
Jun 251.74
Jun 251.68
Jun 251.74
May 251.71
May 251.64
May 251.62
May 251.62
May 251.65
Apr 251.62
Apr 251.54
Apr 251.48
Apr 251.44
Mar 251.69
Mar 251.7
Mar 251.61
Mar 251.61
Feb 251.7
Feb 251.67
Feb 251.66
Feb 251.63
Jan 251.63
Jan 251.55
Jan 251.54
Jan 251.53
Jan 251.6
Dec 241.62
Dec 241.57
Dec 241.59
Dec 241.5
Nov 241.44
Nov 241.41
Nov 241.36
Nov 241.45
Nov 241.31
EV/EBITDA
67891011med 8.82Jan 25Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
SONY EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 267.47
Sep 267.55
Sep 267.53
Sep 267.88
Aug 268.17
Aug 267.81
Aug 267.95
Aug 267.6
Jul 267.52
Jul 267.37
Jul 267.35
Jul 267.23
Jul 267.18
Jun 266.82
Jun 267.03
Jun 267.04
Jun 267.53
May 267.37
May 267.56
May 267.52
May 266.69
May 266.58
Apr 266.85
Apr 267.3
Apr 267.11
Apr 267.16
Mar 266.76
Mar 266.82
Mar 267.28
Mar 267.19
Feb 267.64
Feb 267.21
Feb 267.52
Feb 267.43
Jan 267.49
Jan 267.88
Jan 268.32
Jan 268.66
Jan 268.88
Dec 258.85
Dec 258.77
Dec 259.13
Dec 259.53
Nov 2510.03
Nov 259.76
Nov 2510.18
Nov 259.33
Oct 259.42
Oct 259.61
Oct 259.55
Oct 259.37
Oct 259.37
Sep 259.77
Sep 259.53
Sep 259.46
Sep 258.91
Aug 258.88
Aug 259.22
Aug 259.28
Aug 258.8
Aug 258.69
Jul 258.88
Jul 258.61
Jul 258.71
Jul 258.96
Jun 259.18
Jun 258.74
Jun 2510.07
Jun 2510.39
May 2510.24
May 259.83
May 259.71
May 259.7
May 259.91
Apr 259.69
Apr 259.27
Apr 258.94
Apr 258.72
Mar 2510.13
Mar 2510.15
Mar 259.68
Mar 259.66
Feb 2510.16
Feb 259.98
Feb 259.92
Feb 259.69
Jan 259.68
Jan 259.25
Jan 259.19
Jan 259.15
Jan 259.52
Dec 249.61
Dec 249.35
Dec 249.46
Dec 248.97
Nov 248.61
Nov 248.47
Nov 248.21
Nov 248.7
Nov 248.56
Price/Operating Cashflow
8101214med 10.27Jan 25Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
SONY Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2610.16
Sep 2610.28
Sep 2610.24
Sep 2610.71
Aug 2611.11
Aug 2610.62
Aug 2610.81
Aug 2610.34
Jul 2610.23
Jul 2610.43
Jul 2610.4
Jul 2610.23
Jul 2610.16
Jun 269.67
Jun 269.95
Jun 269.98
Jun 2610.64
May 2610.42
May 2610.69
May 269.86
May 268.79
May 268.65
Apr 268.99
Apr 269.58
Apr 269.33
Apr 269.39
Mar 268.88
Mar 268.96
Mar 269.55
Mar 269.43
Feb 2610.01
Feb 269.46
Feb 269.85
Feb 269.74
Jan 269.4
Jan 269.89
Jan 2610.45
Jan 2610.87
Jan 2611.16
Dec 2511.11
Dec 2511.01
Dec 2511.47
Dec 2511.97
Nov 2512.6
Nov 2512.26
Nov 2512.8
Nov 2510.12
Oct 2510.23
Oct 2510.43
Oct 2510.36
Oct 2510.17
Oct 2510.17
Sep 2510.6
Sep 2510.34
Sep 2510.27
Sep 259.67
Aug 259.64
Aug 2510.01
Aug 2510.07
Aug 259.55
Aug 259.34
Jul 259.55
Jul 259.25
Jul 259.36
Jul 259.64
Jun 259.89
Jun 259.4
Jun 2510.89
Jun 2511.26
May 2511.08
May 2510.61
May 2510.48
May 2510.47
May 2510.7
Apr 2510.46
Apr 259.97
Apr 259.59
Apr 259.35
Mar 2510.96
Mar 2510.98
Mar 2510.44
Mar 2510.42
Feb 2510.99
Feb 2510.78
Feb 2510.72
Feb 2511.07
Jan 2511.06
Jan 2510.52
Jan 2510.45
Jan 2510.4
Jan 2510.86
Dec 2410.97
Dec 2410.65
Dec 2410.79
Dec 2410.17
Nov 249.73
Nov 249.55
Nov 249.23
Nov 249.84
Nov 2413.16
Price to Book
22.533.5med 2.54Jan 25Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
SONY Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.44
Sep 262.47
Sep 262.46
Sep 262.58
Aug 262.67
Aug 262.55
Aug 262.6
Aug 262.49
Jul 262.46
Jul 262.43
Jul 262.42
Jul 262.38
Jul 262.36
Jun 262.25
Jun 262.32
Jun 262.32
Jun 262.48
May 262.42
May 262.49
May 262.48
May 262.21
May 262.17
Apr 262.26
Apr 262.41
Apr 262.35
Apr 262.36
Mar 262.23
Mar 262.25
Mar 262.4
Mar 262.37
Feb 262.52
Feb 262.38
Feb 262.48
Feb 262.45
Jan 262.56
Jan 262.69
Jan 262.85
Jan 262.96
Jan 263.04
Dec 253.03
Dec 253
Dec 253.12
Dec 253.26
Nov 253.43
Nov 253.34
Nov 253.48
Nov 252.98
Oct 253.01
Oct 253.07
Oct 253.05
Oct 252.99
Oct 252.99
Sep 253.12
Sep 253.04
Sep 253.02
Sep 252.84
Aug 252.83
Aug 252.94
Aug 252.96
Aug 252.81
Aug 252.55
Jul 252.61
Jul 252.52
Jul 252.55
Jul 252.63
Jun 252.7
Jun 252.56
Jun 252.64
Jun 252.73
May 252.68
May 252.57
May 252.54
May 252.54
May 252.59
Apr 252.53
Apr 252.42
Apr 252.32
Apr 252.26
Mar 252.65
Mar 252.66
Mar 252.53
Mar 252.53
Feb 252.66
Feb 252.61
Feb 252.6
Feb 252.59
Jan 252.59
Jan 252.46
Jan 252.44
Jan 252.43
Jan 252.54
Dec 242.57
Dec 242.49
Dec 242.52
Dec 242.38
Nov 242.27
Nov 242.23
Nov 242.16
Nov 242.3
Nov 242.03
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