Sony (SONY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Sony (SONY) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -2.90% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 13.06 percentage points from 10.16% a year earlier but up 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sony (SONY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2026, Sony's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -3.73%, down 18.06 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -20.40 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Sony's Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.33% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+0.92 pp), 13.40% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (+0.09 pp), 13.32% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+0.82 pp) and 12.50% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (-4.17 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -4.69% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 to a high of 27.02% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023, with a gain of 13.17 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025, with a drop of 16.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was -4.69% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -0.67% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 16.20% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,982.68 Bn | 4,730.17 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 120.49% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.04 Bn | 356.97 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.24 Bn | 315.99 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 260.49 Bn | 213.94 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.60% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 259.56 Bn | 248.08 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.48% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.93 Bn | 202.92 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 195.22% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.91 Bn | 153.04 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 101.64% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -2.90% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.59 Bn | 61.47 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.75% |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.43 Bn | 75.24 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -182.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.19% |
API Access
Sony Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();