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SONY

NYSE
Weak · 28/100

Sony Group Corp

Consumer Staples
Consumer products

$21.06

0.4%

Updated Today 3:42 PM ET

Report Card

SONY at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

Value
Growth
0
Profitability
0
Health
0
Dividends
0

Overall: Weak · 28/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.

Price — Past Year

▼ Down 17.5% over the last 12 months

Price 50-day average 200-day averageSource: Yahoo Finance · refreshed daily
Key Metrics

Market Cap

$134.19B

P/E

Forward P/E (est.)

ROE

-4.0%

Revenue Growth

5.2%

EPS Growth

Profit Margin

-2.6%

FCF Yield

Debt / Equity

0.21x

ROIC

11.0%

Interest Coverage

19.42x

Current Ratio

0.7x

Dividend Yield

1.0%

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

0.6%

Rating Score

28/100

Business Overview
Research

Sony Group Corp (SONY) is a large-cap company in the Consumer products industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $134.19B.

In its latest reported year it generated about $86.81B in revenue and $7.65B in net profit.

Our model rates SONY Weak (28/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (5 years of history).

Narrow moat signalsMoat evidence score: 49/100

Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.

Operating margin level10/100

10.7% average over the last 3 years

Operating margin stability87/100

±1.0 pts around 10.9% across 5 years

Revenue durability64/100

grew in 3 of the last 4 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency60/100

positive in 4 of 5 years

Return on invested capital30/100

11.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Technical Analysis (Educational)
Research

Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what SONY's chart says today, with each tool explained.

Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. SONY trades near $21.06, around its 50-day average ($21.04) and 200-day average ($24.14). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.

Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 56 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.

MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.

Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. SONY's is $0.48 (~2.3% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.

Support & resistance. Over the last month SONY found buyers near $19.32 (support) and sellers near $22.27 (resistance); its 52-week range is $19.32–$30.34. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.

Volume. The latest session traded 0.4× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.

Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.

Revenue Growth
Research

4Y CAGR

9.5%

2/2 checks passedRevenue growingRevenue growth beats sector midpoint

Revenue moved from $60.29B in 2021 to $86.81B in 2025, a 9.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 5.2% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

Profitability
Research
1/4 checks passedProfitableNet margin above sector midpointROE above 12%ROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

30.8%

Operating Margin

10.9%

Net Margin

8.8%

ROE

-4.0%

Sony Group Corp keeps about -2.6% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 30.8% gross margin and 10.9% operating margin. Return on equity is -4.0% and return on invested capital about 11.0%. The company is currently unprofitable on a net basis.

Debt Analysis
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3/4 checks passedDebt under 1× equityDebt under 2× equityInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$13.85B

Net Debt

-$6.12B

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

-0.65x

Debt / Equity

0.21x

Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.2x, and operating profit covers interest about 19.4x, with a current ratio of 0.7x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $13.85B of total debt against $19.97B of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis
Research
1/1 checks passedMarket expects achievable growth (<8%)

Operating CF

$15.56B

Free Cash Flow

$11.22B

FCF Margin

12.9%

In the latest year Sony Group Corp produced about $15.56B of operating cash flow and $11.22B of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

SafeSafety score: 85/100

The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.

Dividend yield

1.0%

Per share (latest FY)

$0.64

Total paid (latest FY)

$772.20M

History on record

5 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 7% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

10% of net income paid out

Raise streak50/100

total dividends increased 4 years in a row

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 5 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis
Research
1/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

P/S

1.58x

P/B

2.41x

EV / EBITDA

7.47x

SONY trades at n/a trailing earnings, 1.6x sales, and 2.4x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 0.6% long-term free-cash-flow growth. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

DCF fair value / share

$164.96

Current price

$21.06

+683% · Below fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$11.22B

Growth, years 1–5

5.2%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$91.40B
PV of terminal value$114.92B
Estimated equity value$206.32B
Shares outstanding1.25B

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where SONY sits versus its Consumer Staples sector peers in the S&P 500.

TTM P/E
Forward P/E
P/S ratio
1.6xFair
Revenue growth
5.2%Average
EPS growth
Gross margin
30.8%Average
Net margin
-2.6%Weak
ROE
-4.0%Weak

Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How SONY stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

In the Consumer Staples sector (74 S&P 500 companies), SONY ranks #44 of 74 by our overall rating.

P/E vs sector

median 22.2x

ROE vs sector

-4.0%

median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

5.2%

median 3.4%

Sector rank

#44

of 74 by rating

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
SONYThis stock5.2%Weak· 28
UL12.3x-3.8%Favorable· 60
SN30.7x15.9%Favorable· 69
SGI28.7x43.5%Favorable· 60
TOL11.3x3.6%Neutral· 56
CENTNot rated
CENTANot rated
CVCONot rated
Consumer Staples median22.2x3.4%38/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianULSNSGITOLP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 74 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

2030 price target (Base Case)

$0.00 $0.00

vs. $21.06 today · expected CAGR -2%8%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$91.15B$95.71B$100.50B$105.52B$110.80B
Net income$8.20B$8.61B$9.04B$9.50B$9.97B
EPS$1.29$1.35$1.42$1.49$1.56
Share price (low)$15.45$16.22$17.03$17.89$18.78
Share price (high)$25.75$27.04$28.39$29.81$31.30
CAGR (low–high)-27% / 22%-12% / 13%-7% / 10%-4% / 9%-2% / 8%

Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.

Bull Case

The case for SONY:

  • A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.2x) lowers risk.
  • As an established S&P 500 member in Consumer Staples, it brings scale and a long operating history.
Bear Case

The case against SONY:

  • Thin net margins (-2.6%) leave little room for error.
  • Our model's overall read is Weak (28/100).
Key Risks
Research

Margin risk — thin profitability (-2.6%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.

Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Investment Thesis
Research

On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: Sony Group Corp is a large-cap consumer staples business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Weak (28/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.

Analyst Ratings

What 31 Wall Street analysts covering SONY recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.2 / 5 across 31 analysts
Strong Buy 9Buy 20Hold 2Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

SONY's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.

SONY — frequently asked questions

Is SONY a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Sony Group Corp Weak (28/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.

What is SONY's rating on The Stocks School?

Sony Group Corp currently scores 28/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.

How our ratings work
Where does SONY's data come from?

Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Sony Group Corp's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.

How is the 5-year projection for SONY calculated?

It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this SONY analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SONY. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.