Sony (SONY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Sony (SONY) reported Tax Rate of 26.70% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.40 percentage points from 26.30% a year earlier but down 6.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sony (SONY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Sony's Tax Rate came in at 26.71%, up 6.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at 25.81%, up 6.64 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has a four-year change of +5.31 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 19.17% in FY2025 (-2.67 pp), 21.83% in FY2024 (+1.22 pp), 20.61% in FY2023 (+0.11 pp) and 20.50% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 12.73% in fiscal Q4 2023 and a high of 33.51% in fiscal Q4 2026.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 17.09 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 7.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 33.51% (Q4 2026), 23.94% (Q3 2026) and 27.92% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 15.01% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 21.77% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 18.54% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 19.45% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 26.69% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 13.07% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 11.15% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 12.71% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 12.60% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.63 Bn | 45.19 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 18.07% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.69% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.75% |
Sony Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();