Sony (SONY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Sony's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.88% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 876.0% year-over-year to 13.88%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.88% (up 876.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 6.91%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 13.88% for Q1 2026 at Sony, up from 7.12% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.04% in Q3 2025 to a low of 4.83% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.51% across 5 years, with a median of 6.71% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed plunged 188 bps in 2023, then surged 876 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.01% in 2022, then retreated by 15 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 5.33% in 2024, then soared by 34 bps to 7.12% in 2025, then jumped by 95 bps to 13.88% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.88% (Q1 2026), 7.12% (Q4 2025), and 14.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.