Sony Group Corporation

NYSE:SONY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$153.0b

Sony Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Sony Group's CEO is Hiroki Totoki, appointed in Apr 2023, has a tenure of 2.75 years. total yearly compensation is ¥360.00M, comprised of 38.9% salary and 61.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.008% of the company’s shares, worth $11.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.5 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Hiroki Totoki

Chief executive officer

JP¥360.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage38.89%
CEO tenure2.8yrs
CEO ownership0.008%
Management average tenure7.5yrs
Board average tenure2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Sony: Solid Q2 Results, But It's Not The Time To Buy

Nov 12

Digital Sales Limit The Impact Of Tariffs On Sony

Apr 10

Sony To Build Vegas Film Studios With Local Partners, A Game Changer For The Sector

Mar 04

Sony's Q3: Currently A Hold Based On Opportunity Cost

Feb 26

Sony's Should Soon Test Prior Highs On Its Break Out

Feb 19

The Afeela EV Adds To Sony Group's Conglomerate

Jan 17

Sony Taps On The Brakes For Growth

Nov 11

Sony Should Appreciate And Potentially Break Out

Oct 21

Sony Still Trades At A Conglomerate Discount

Sep 23

Sony: Live Service Is Not The Way To Go

Aug 28

Sony: An Opportunity To Capitalize On The Japanese Craze

Aug 08

Sony: The 'Content Only' Business Model Fits Best For Paramount Holders With A Stake In Its Future

May 27

Sony Earnings: Expect Subpar Results, But Long Term Still Intact

May 08

Sony: Gaming Segment Concerns And A Changing Industry

Mar 06

Sony's Triumph: The PlayStation Power Play Driving Business

Nov 11

Sony: Uncertainty Over Management Changes (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 29

Sony Corporation: A Good Time To Start A Position

Aug 16

Sony: Apple Vision Creates Potential For Growth

Jun 14

Sony: Don't Worry About Cloud Gaming Threat

Jun 08

Sony: The PlayStation Ecosystem Continues To Expand

Feb 14

Sony may have cut the output for its PlayStation VR2 headset after weak pre-orders

Jan 31

Sony: Japanese Emperor With Diversified Growth

Jan 06

Sony reportedly looking into building new smartphone image sensor factory in Japan

Dec 15

Sony: A Japanese Beauty

Nov 14

Sony GAAP EPS of ¥212.29, revenue of ¥2751.88B; raises FY22 guidance

Nov 01

Sony: Good Value + Low Price = Buy

Oct 06

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Hiroki Totoki's remuneration changed compared to Sony Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥1t

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥1t

Mar 31 2025JP¥360mJP¥140m

JP¥1t

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥1t

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥1t

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥963b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥971b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥923b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥880b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥962b

Mar 31 2023JP¥223mJP¥80m

JP¥1t

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥975b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥1t

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥931b

Apr 01 2022n/an/a

JP¥882b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

JP¥838b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥802b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥1t

Mar 31 2021JP¥136mJP¥66m

JP¥1t

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

JP¥976b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

JP¥894b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

JP¥624b

Mar 31 2020JP¥115mJP¥59m

JP¥582b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

JP¥657b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

JP¥857b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

JP¥842b

Mar 31 2019JP¥103mJP¥54m

JP¥916b

Compensation vs Market: Hiroki's total compensation ($USD2.29M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.47M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Hiroki's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Hiroki Totoki (61 yo)

2.8yrs
Tenure
JP¥360,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Hiroki Totoki is President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 2023 and April 01, 2025 at Sony Group Corporation respectively. He was Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. from October...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hiroki Totoki
President2.8yrsJP¥360.00m0.0077%
$ 11.8m
Kenichiro Yoshida
Chairman & Representative Corporate Executive Officerless than a yearJP¥636.00m0.022%
$ 33.7m
Toshimoto Mitomo
Corporate Executive Officer & Chief Strategy Officer7.8yrsJP¥117.00m0.0026%
$ 4.0m
Sadahiko Hayakawa
Senior Vice Presidentno datano datano data
Lin Tao
CFO & Corporate Executive Officerless than a yearno data0.00065%
$ 994.8k
J. Hill
Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations and Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Natsuko Takei
Senior General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department7.8yrsno datano data
Yasuhiro Ito
Chief People Officerless than a yearno data0.000050%
$ 76.5k
Shoji Nemoto
Head of Disc Manufacturing Business20.2yrsno datano data
Yasuhiro Ueda
Head of Technology Policy & Relationsno datano datano data
Kazuhiko Takeda
Senior VP7.5yrsno datano data
Fumiaki Sakai
Head of Information System7.8yrsno datano data
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SONY's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hiroki Totoki
President6.6yrsJP¥360.00m0.0077%
$ 11.8m
Kenichiro Yoshida
Chairman & Representative Corporate Executive Officer11.6yrsJP¥636.00m0.022%
$ 33.7m
Nora Denzel
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Neil Hunt
Independent Outside Director2.6yrsno data0.000080%
$ 122.4k
William Morrow
Independent Outside Director2.6yrsno data0.000080%
$ 122.4k
Shingo Konomoto
Independent Outside Director1.6yrsno datano data
Wendy Mira Becker
Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors6.6yrsno data0.00042%
$ 642.8k
Masayuki Hyodo
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Joseph A. Kraft
Independent Outside Director5.6yrsno data0.00034%
$ 520.4k
Keiko Kishigami
Independent Outside Director5.6yrsno data0.00034%
$ 520.4k
Yoriko Goto
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SONY's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/04 21:38
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/02 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sony Group Corporation is covered by 42 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
Yuji FujimoriBarclays
Michael HickeyBenchmark Company