Honda Motor vs Sony
HMC and SONY side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HMC and SONY compare
Sony grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.7% versus 0.50% for Honda Motor).
Honda Motor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −1.9% compared with −2.6% at Sony.
Sony scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 1 for Honda Motor), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HMC | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $33.96 | $25.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.9% | −12.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.3% | 3.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 0.96 |
| Employees | 219K | 132K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 1 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.50% | 3.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.6% (better) | 6.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −151% | −129% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −159% | −129% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 16.5% | 30.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | −1.9% | 11.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.9% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | 2.4% | – |
| Return on equity | −3.5% (better) | −4.0% |
| Return on invested capital | −1.7% | 13.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.13 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.81 (better) | −0.44 |
| Interest coverage | −5.0× | 14.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.28 (better) | 1.18 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 1.3% | 7.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$30.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
Go deeper
- HMC stock overview
- HMC income statement
- HMC valuation and score
- SONY stock overview
- SONY income statement
- SONY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.