Sony (SONY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Sony's Return on Sales [ROS] was 18.15% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 4.34 percentage points from 13.80% a year earlier and up 1.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sony (SONY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sony's Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.63% through Sep 30, 2026, up 2.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was 11.60%, up 0.99 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +0.98 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.61% in FY2025 (+1.41 pp), 9.19% in FY2024 (-2.67 pp), 11.87% in FY2023 (-0.25 pp) and 12.12% in FY2022 (+1.50 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.55 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (a gain of 4.34 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SONY's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 16.79% (Q1 2027), 5.39% (Q4 2026) and 13.87% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 30.80% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.35% |
Sony Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();