Sony (SONY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Sony (SONY) posted Operating Expenses of $14.83 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 5.9% from $15.76 billion a year earlier and down 17.2% from the prior quarter.
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Sony (SONY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Sony was $71.71 billion, up 0.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Mar 31, 2026, it was $72.86 billion, up 3.2% from the prior year.
- Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Sony's Operating Expenses was $70.57 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (-0.6%), $70.97 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-1.1%), $71.78 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (-7.8%) and $77.87 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+2.5%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023, with growth of 37.0%; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024, with a decline of 24.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $17.9 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $20.82 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $18.17 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 19.08 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 532.30 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 545.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 465.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 198.00 Mn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 84.85 Bn | 62.73 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.83 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Sony Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "SONY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();