Sony (SONY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sony's Operating Margin came in at 16.79% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.82 percentage points from 12.97% a year earlier and up 11.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sony (SONY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Sony reported Operating Margin of 12.49%, up 1.15 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was 11.60%, up 0.99 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +0.98 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 10.61% in FY2025 (+1.41 pp), 9.19% in FY2024 (-2.67 pp), 11.87% in FY2023 (-0.25 pp) and 12.12% in FY2022 (+1.50 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2019.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.49 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 3.95 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.83 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SONY's Operating Margin at 5.39% (Q4 2026), 13.87% (Q3 2026) and 13.80% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.63 Bn | 45.19 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 30.80% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.35% |
Sony Operating Margin 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-margin&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();