Sony (SONY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Sony (SONY) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $17.9 billion in Q1 2026, down 14.01% quarter-over-quarter from $20.8 billion in Q4 2025, and up 5.56% on a YoY basis from $17.0 billion in Q1 2025.

Sony (SONY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sony's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $17.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.56% year-over-year to $17.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $72.6 billion (up 2.86% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $69.9 billion, down 0.75% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $17.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Sony, down from $20.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $22.2 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $14.5 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $18.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $18.2 billion in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 37.01% in 2023, then slipped 24.85% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $18.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 17.94% to $22.2 billion in 2023, then retreated by 3.4% to $21.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 3.11% to $20.8 billion in 2025, then fell by 14.01% to $17.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $17.9 billion (Q1 2026), $20.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,512.87 Bn 4,444.36 Bn 54.78 Bn 18.90 Bn
2 Sonos 1.81 Bn 1.56 Bn 124.65 Mn 156.22 Mn
3 Zepp Health 1.57 Bn 1.46 Bn 34.42 Mn -38.29 Mn
4 Vuzix 282.84 Mn 261.69 Mn 375,000.00 8.76 Mn
5 Turtle Beach 243.92 Mn 231.60 Mn 11.29 Mn 25.36 Mn
6 Sony 123.02 Mn -18.93 Bn 5.96 Bn 17.90 Bn
7 UTime 102.01 Mn 101.28 Mn - -0.42
8 Axil Brands 46.07 Mn 40.55 Mn 5.04 Mn 4.83 Mn
9 Koss 37.68 Mn 18.82 Mn 1.00 Mn 1.72 Mn
10 Foxx Development Holdings 34.85 Mn 31.66 Mn -1.45 Mn 32.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 20.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 18.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 15.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 16.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 21.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 17.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 14.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 21.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 22.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 17.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 19.81 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 21.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 18.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 16.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 14.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 18.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 22.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 18.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 18.10 Bn