SONYNYSEHousehold Audio & Video EquipmentFiscal year ends March 31Also trades as SNEJF
Sony Group Corp
Financials through fiscal 2024, year ended Mar 31, 2025Last filing: 20-F on Jun 18, 2026
$24.77−0.11 (-0.44%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2010 to 2024
Gross margin
34.4%−8.1 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
10.9%+0.6 pts over 5 years
Net margin
8.8%+1.8 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2024
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -0.5% | +9.3% | +9.4% | +4.7% | |
| Gross profit | -9.7% | +3.0% | +4.9% | +4.2% | |
| Operating income | +16.4% | +5.4% | +10.7% | +35.3% | |
| Net income | +17.6% | +9.0% | +14.4% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | +19.6% | +10.0% | +15.3% | – | |
| Dividend per share | +18.8% | +99.3% | +60.2% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2015 | FY2019 | FY2024 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 6.2% | 13.5% | 14.5% | |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.70 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.51 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | -0.15× | 0.28× | 0.48× | |
| Interest coverage | 11.6× | 76.2× | 19.4× | |
| Inventory turnover | 7.7× | 7.8× | 6.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | 4.6% | 5.3% | – | |
| Diluted shares | 6.29B | 6.31B | 6.08B |
Cash use needs five years of cash flow figures
Sony does not report operating cash flow and capital expenditure for each of the last five fiscal years.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin8.8%
×Asset turnover0.37×
×Equity multiplier4.40×
=Return on equity, FY202414.5%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 8.8% | 0.37× | 4.40× | 14.5% |
| FY2023 | 7.5% | 0.40× | 4.60× | 13.7% |
| FY2022 | 9.2% | 0.36× | 4.96× | 16.4% |
| FY2021 | 8.9% | 0.35× | 4.63× | 14.3% |
| FY2020 | 11.4% | 0.34× | 4.54× | 17.8% |
| FY2019 | 7.0% | 0.36× | 5.33× | 13.5% |
| FY2018 | 10.6% | 0.43× | 5.96× | 27.3% |
| FY2017 | 5.7% | 0.47× | 6.72× | 18.0% |
| FY2016 | 1.0% | 0.44× | 6.92× | 3.0% |
| FY2015 | 1.8% | 0.50× | 6.80× | 6.2% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2024 against fiscal 2023
7of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2024. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero¥1.14T
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero¥2.32T
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year3.1% → 3.3%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income¥2.32T vs ¥1.14T
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell6.0% → 5.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.66 → 0.70
- No dilutionShare count did not rise6.18B → 6.08B
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year37.87% → 34.36%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.42 → 0.38