Sony (SONY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Sony's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -5.08% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.33 percentage points from 3.25% a year earlier but up 0.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sony (SONY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Sony's Return on Assets [ROA] was -1.20%, down 4.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -5.46 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.30% in FY2025 (+0.34 pp), 2.96% in FY2024 (-0.14 pp), 3.10% in FY2023 (-0.07 pp) and 3.17% in FY2022 (-1.09 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is -5.55% (fiscal Q4 2026) to 3.69% (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 0.76 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 8.83 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SONY's Return on Assets [ROA] at -5.55% (Q4 2026), -2.00% (Q3 2026) and 3.29% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 33.55% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 10.40% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 19.40% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 9.39% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -4.53% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 80.42% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 43.28% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 71.32% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.63 Bn | 45.19 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -4.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.94% |
API Access
Sony Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();