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Sony Group return on equity (ROE)

Sony Group's return on equity is 16.67%: net income of 1.43T JPY over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 8.55T JPY.

Today
16.67%
Average, 5 years
16.46%
Low, 5 years
13.26%
High, 5 years
20.15%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.43T ÷ 8.55T = 16.67%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Sony Group's return on equity?

Net margin
-2.6%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.80×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
1.93×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
-4.0%
FY2025
  • FY2025-2.6% × 0.80 × 1.93 = -4.0%
  • FY20249.5% × 0.34 × 4.31 = 14.0%
  • FY20237.5% × 0.38 × 4.50 = 12.8%
  • FY20229.2% × 0.35 × 4.72 = 15.2%
  • FY20218.9% × 0.33 × 5.24 = 15.6%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today16.67%1.43T8.55T
FY202531 Mar 202612.70%1.03T8.12T
FY202431 Mar 202513.96%1.14T8.18T
FY202331 Mar 202412.79%970.57B7.59T
FY202231 Mar 202315.23%1.01T6.60T
FY202131 Mar 202219.77%1.12T5.65T
FY202031 Mar 202115.41%1.03T6.68T
FY201931 Mar 202011.94%582.19B4.87T
FY201831 Mar 201924.46%916.27B3.75T
FY201731 Mar 201816.54%490.79B2.97T
FY201631 Mar 20172.93%73.29B2.50T
FY201531 Mar 20166.00%147.79B2.46T
FY201431 Mar 2015-3.58%-82.97B2.32T
FY201331 Mar 2014-3.05%-68.84B2.26T
FY201231 Mar 20134.75%104.18B2.19T
FY201131 Mar 2012-19.64%-398.43B2.03T
FY201031 Mar 2011-8.65%-220.33B2.55T
FY200931 Mar 20100.44%12.95B2.97T
FY200831 Mar 2009-3.34%-98.94B2.96T
FY200731 Mar 200810.66%369.44B3.47T
FY200631 Mar 20073.75%126.33B3.37T
FY200531 Mar 20063.86%123.59B3.20T
FY200431 Mar 20055.71%163.96B2.87T
FY200331 Mar 20043.72%88.72B2.38T
FY200231 Mar 20035.07%115.38B2.28T
FY200131 Mar 20020.64%15.28B2.37T
FY200031 Mar 20010.72%16.90B2.34T
FY199931 Mar 20005.58%118.06B2.12T
FY199831 Mar 19999.82%179.23B1.83T
FY199731 Mar 199812.23%223.90B1.83T
FY199631 Mar 19979.56%139.21B1.46T
FY199531 Mar 19964.64%54.81B1.18T
FY199431 Mar 1995-29.11%-284.78B978.37B
FY199331 Mar 19941.15%15.24B1.32T
FY199231 Mar 19932.54%36.26B1.43T
FY199131 Mar 19927.82%120.23B1.54T
FY199031 Mar 19917.92%117.34B1.48T
FY198931 Mar 19907.19%102.18B1.42T
FY198831 Mar 19897.95%72.75B915.39B
FY198731 Mar 19885.16%33.28B645.40B
FY198631 Mar 19876.91%37.47B542.48B
FY198531 Mar 1986—73.03B—
FY198431 Mar 1985——599.29B

Figures in JPY. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Sony Group's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep