Sony (SONY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Sony's Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.79% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 3.82 percentage points from 12.97% a year earlier and up 11.41 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 12.49% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.15 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Mar 31, 2026, it was 11.60%, up 0.99 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -1.43 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.61% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+1.41 pp), 9.19% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-51.73 pp), 60.92% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+46.61 pp) and 14.32% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+1.29 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a gain of 3.82 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a drop of 7.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SONY's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 5.39% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 13.87% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 13.80% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 8.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.90% |
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();