Sony (SONY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sony's Operating Margin came in at 16.79% for the 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 the year ended Mar 31, 2026, it was 11.60%, up 0.99 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -1.43 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 10.61% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+1.41 pp), 9.19% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-51.73 pp), 60.92% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+46.61 pp) and 14.32% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+1.29 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a gain of 3.82 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a drop of 7.03 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SONY's Operating Margin at 5.39% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 13.87% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 13.80% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 84.85 Bn | 62.73 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 8.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.90% |
Sony Operating Margin API
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import 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();