SONY vs VIV Stock Comparison

Sony and Telefonica Brasil Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$157.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.60 0.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.53B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
8.02%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 7, Sony 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONYVIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $157.68B $18.53B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.0x 15.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 12.5x VIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +15.9% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 10.7% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% 8.02% VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% -9.9% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr +7.8%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 35.0% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 88/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

SONYVIV

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSONYVIV
Valuation 80 #23 of 112 88 #7 of 49
Growth 20 #87 of 109 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 63 #39 of 104 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 47 #62 of 116 96 #3 of 49
Shareholder Returns 61 #32 of 81 89 #5 of 37
Overall 54 88
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSONYVIVSPY
1 month +8.9%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +13.0%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months +28.4%-26.0% +8.2%
Year to date +0.2%-2.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.7%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years +60.1%+30.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%+9.3% +23.3%
5 years +8.4%+45.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.6%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years +306.3%-18.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.1%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSONYVIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.9%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-32.3% -1.2%
52-week high $30.26$17.14 $779.14
52-week low $19.32$11.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSONYVIV
P/E now vs peer median -30.0xmedian 33.2x 15.0xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 20.0x 3.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 29.8x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.0x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.17 -31.46median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSONYVIV
Revenue $82.39B $11.69B
Gross profit $26.19B $5.26B
Operating income $10.29B $1.99B
Net income -$5.01B $1.29B
Free cash flow $10.78B $3.83B
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $0.77
Cash & equivalents $13.40B $1.64B
Total debt $36.06B $29.48M
Shares (diluted) 6.01B 1.61B
Enterprise value $97.45B $12.56B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSONYVIV
P/E -30.0x 15.0x
P/FCF 14.6x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 4.8x
P/S 1.9x 1.6x
P/B 2.9x –
P/Tangible book 3.1x –
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 14.1x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 -31.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONYVIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.9% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -167.4% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.2% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 384.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONYVIV
Gross margin 31.8% 45.0%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 42.0%
Operating margin 12.5% 17.1%
Pretax margin 12.2% 12.6%
Net margin -6.2% 10.7%
FCF margin 13.1% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 32.7%
Return on equity -9.5% –
Return on assets -5.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 15.1% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONYVIV
Debt / assets 7.5% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% –
Equity / assets 54.7% –
Interest coverage 12.2x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 3.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONYVIV
Dividend yield 0.3% 8.0%
Net buyback yield 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSONYVIV
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.17BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSONYVIV
Held by institutions 7.9% 3.9%
Institutions holding 739 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -4.8%
Institutions buying 333 123
Institutions selling 268 74
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.66

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SONYVIV
SONY 1.00 0.14
VIV 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SONY and VIV?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sony (SONY) $157.68B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.53B.

Which company is growing faster?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: Sony (SONY) -10.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -9.9%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Sony (SONY) 0.31%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 8.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SONY and VIV move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.14, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SONY and VIV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.