Sony (SONY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Sony (SONY) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.81% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.82 percentage points from 12.99% a year earlier and up 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sony (SONY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2026, Sony's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.15%, up 2.04 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.73 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Sony's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.11% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+0.71 pp), 4.41% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-0.89 pp), 5.29% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (-0.42 pp) and 5.71% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+0.30 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, with a gain of 8.76 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023, with a drop of 1.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 13.88% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 7.12% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 14.04% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.98% |
API Access
Sony Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();