Sony (SONY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Sony (SONY) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -9.54% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 23.18 percentage points from 13.64% a year earlier but up 0.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sony (SONY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Sony's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -3.81%, down 18.35 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -22.59 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Sony's Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.54% in FY2025 (+0.89 pp), 13.65% in FY2024 (-0.21 pp), 13.86% in FY2023 (+0.57 pp) and 13.29% in FY2022 (-5.49 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -10.53% in fiscal Q4 2026 to a high of 16.37% in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with a gain of 4.51 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a drop of 24.54 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -10.53% (Q4 2026), -6.35% (Q3 2026) and 14.14% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 120.37% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 30.42% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -8.34% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 114.69% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 156.44% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 110.05% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.75% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.13 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 21.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -8.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.43% |
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();