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SONY, Net Income Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 8%

Tue Nov 11, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

6758 SONY GROUP CORPORATION 【IFRS】

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SONY GROUP CORPORATION <6758> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results (based on IFRS) at noon (12:00) on November 11th. The consolidated net income for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) was 0.57 trillion yen, a 0.1% increase compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated net income has been revised upward 8.2%, from the previous forecast of 0.97 trillion yen to 1.05 trillion yen (compared to 1.14 trillion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 15.0% to 8.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated net income for the October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease 21.1% from the same period last year to 0.45 trillion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated net income decreased to 0.31 trillion yen, a 13.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin rose from 13.1% in the same period last year to 13.8%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2023 5,792,275 516,051 533,629 417,650 67.7 42.1 Nov 9, 2023 IFRS
Apr - Sep, 2024 5,536,585 638,462 671,393 570,134 93.8 45.6 Nov 8, 2024 IFRS
Apr - Sep, 2025 5,729,522 768,929 798,362 570,452 95.1 54.7 Nov 11, 2025 IFRS
YoY +3.5% +20.4% +18.9% +0.1% +1.3%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － 12.50 May 14, 2025 IFRS
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 5,729,522 768,929 798,362 570,452 95.1 12.50 Nov 11, 2025 IFRS
Revision Rate － － － － －

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 11,700,000 1,330,000 1,350,000 970,000 162.5 25 Aug 7, 2025 IFRS
Mar, 2026 New 12,000,000 1,430,000 1,460,000 1,050,000 176.0 25 Nov 11, 2025 IFRS
Revision Rate +2.6% +7.5% +8.1% +8.2% +8.3%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 7,420,479 768,701 802,333 571,466 94.5 10 May 14, 2025 IFRS
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 6,270,478 661,071 661,638 479,548 80.4 12.50 Nov 11, 2025 IFRS
YoY -15.5% -14.0% -17.5% -16.1% -14.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 13,020,768 1,208,831 1,268,662 970,573 157.7 17 May 14, 2024 IFRS
Mar, 2025 12,957,064 1,407,163 1,473,726 1,141,600 188.7 20 May 14, 2025 IFRS
Mar, 2026 Guidance 12,000,000 1,430,000 1,460,000 1,050,000 176.0 25 Nov 11, 2025 IFRS
YoY -7.4% +1.6% -0.9% -8.0% -6.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 2,971,224 389,341 384,511 359,981 59.3 13.1 Nov 8, 2024 IFRS
Oct - Dec, 2024 4,790,235 565,052 589,774 373,739 61.7 11.8 Feb 13, 2025 IFRS
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,630,244 203,649 212,559 197,727 32.7 7.7 May 14, 2025 IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2025 2,621,615 339,955 356,601 259,027 43.1 13.0 Aug 7, 2025 IFRS
Jul - Sep, 2025 3,107,907 428,974 441,761 311,425 51.9 13.8 Nov 11, 2025 IFRS
YoY +4.6% +10.2% +14.9% -13.5% -12.4%

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