Sony Group Corporation

NYSE:SONY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$126.2b

Sony Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Sony Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.2%, while the Consumer Durables industry saw earnings growing at 19% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.3% per year. Sony Group's return on equity is 14.2%, and it has net margins of 8.5%.

Key information

6.2%

Earnings growth rate

6.4%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Durables Industry Growth24.5%
Revenue growth rate10.3%
Return on equity14.2%
Net Margin8.5%
Next Earnings Update13 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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

Sony Music exits Russia amid Ukraine conflict

Sep 13

Sony sets up mobile unit with acquisition of Savage Game Studios

Aug 29

Sony GAAP EPS of ¥175.21, revenue of ¥2.31B, raises FY22 guidance

Jul 29

Sony slips as Citi downgrades on macro concerns

Jul 05

Sony: Sum Of The Parts Analysis Reveals Massive Upside

Jun 21

Sony Remains A Strong Buy In The Market Meltdown

May 31

Sony: Consumer Weakness/Inflation Risk Offset By Yen Weakness

Apr 28

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Sony Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SONY Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2413,145,7391,123,0572,243,3390
30 Jun 2413,068,765984,6662,224,6310
31 Mar 2413,020,768970,5732,156,1560
31 Dec 2312,580,647922,5492,099,1390
30 Sep 2311,911,424880,1522,073,6150
30 Jun 2311,708,265961,7282,037,3430
31 Mar 2310,974,3731,005,2771,969,1700
31 Dec 2210,197,514975,3781,868,1650
30 Sep 2210,150,5291,000,0181,762,4860
30 Jun 229,894,430931,4431,649,9370
01 Apr 229,921,513882,1781,588,4730
31 Dec 219,894,147837,7951,575,7780
30 Sep 219,556,803802,3651,560,8180
30 Jun 219,292,5551,047,8561,518,1710
31 Mar 218,998,6611,029,6101,473,1540
31 Dec 208,510,781975,5551,415,2200
30 Sep 208,279,968894,3621,406,7030
30 Jun 208,297,110623,6521,434,3580
31 Mar 208,259,885582,1911,484,2400
31 Dec 198,638,643657,4081,483,0530
30 Sep 198,577,286856,8321,513,0460
30 Jun 198,637,787841,9461,555,2590
31 Mar 198,665,687916,2711,552,3760
31 Dec 188,479,892811,5841,581,9230
30 Sep 188,750,404678,5191,567,4300
30 Jun 188,630,175636,3701,556,5800
31 Mar 188,534,664490,7941,564,1980
31 Dec 178,496,565535,2701,567,1960
30 Sep 178,221,747259,0041,563,3160
30 Jun 177,848,164132,9941,515,3840
31 Mar 177,603,25073,2891,496,1020
31 Dec 167,523,747-42,6981,494,1770
30 Sep 167,707,06057,8051,543,9430
30 Jun 167,910,85286,5161,623,9040
31 Mar 168,105,712147,7911,664,5290
31 Dec 158,219,323129,3381,713,7160
30 Sep 158,205,26099,1751,725,5800
30 Jun 158,214,031-70,3471,726,4750
31 Mar 158,215,880-125,9801,758,2000
31 Dec 148,137,639-157,4371,733,4470
30 Sep 147,981,579-221,0261,718,9790
30 Jun 147,854,303-104,6881,712,1540
31 Mar 147,767,266-128,3691,686,7000
31 Dec 137,595,993102,2921,602,8000

Quality Earnings: SONY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SONY's current net profit margins (8.5%) are higher than last year (7.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SONY's earnings have grown by 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SONY's earnings growth over the past year (27.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SONY earnings growth over the past year (27.6%) exceeded the Consumer Durables industry 1.8%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SONY's Return on Equity (14.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 04:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Sony Group Corporation is covered by 52 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nam Hyung KimArete Research Services LLP
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research