Sony FY26 Operating Profit Climbs 13% to ¥1.45 Trillion as Group Spins Off Financial Arm; Continuing Margin Reaches 11.6%

Continuing-operations revenue rose 3.7% to ¥12.48 trillion and operating profit jumped 13.4% to ¥1.45 trillion as Sony's pivot to a "creative entertainment" pure-play took effect with the October 1, 2025 partial spin-off of Sony Financial Group. 68 financial subsidiaries were deconsolidated, shrinking total assets by ¥19.6 trillion. Annual dividend lifted to ¥25.00 with FY27 guiding ¥1.60 trillion of operating profit.

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Sony Group Corporation (TSE: 6758) reported consolidated full-year results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (FY3/2026) under IFRS. On a continuing-operations basis — excluding the financial business that was partial-spin-off as Sony Financial Group, Inc. ("SFGI") on October 1, 2025 — revenue rose 3.7% to ¥12,479,620 million and operating profit climbed 13.4% to ¥1,447,507 million. Pre-tax profit rose 5.9% to ¥1,422,374 million, while net profit slipped 2.8% to ¥1,055,266 million and net profit attributable to shareholders eased 3.4% to ¥1,030,893 million. Basic EPS from continuing operations was ¥172.51 (¥176.45 prior year), and the continuing-operations operating margin expanded to 11.6% from 10.6%. ROE on continuing operations was 12.6% (13.5% prior).

SFGI partial spin-off: the defining transaction of FY26

On October 1, 2025, Sony executed a partial spin-off of Sony Financial Group, Inc. (SFGI) — distributing one SFGI share for every Sony Group common share held on the September 30, 2025 record date, valued at a book amount of ¥463,885,829,967 (¥77.61 per share). From the first quarter of FY3/2026, the financial business has been classified as a discontinued operation under IFRS, with comparatives restated. The financial business contributed a loss from discontinued operations of ¥1,357,758 million for the year, driven primarily by the ¥1,377,795 million reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income tied to the financial business at the time of deconsolidation — a within-equity transfer with no impact on cash flow, total equity, or continuing-operations earnings. On an including-discontinued basis, net profit attributable to shareholders was -¥326,865 million and basic EPS was -¥54.70.

Balance sheet shrinks ¥19.6 trillion; equity ratio more than doubles

The spin-off radically transformed the balance sheet. Total assets fell from ¥35,293,173 million to ¥15,683,490 million — a ¥19.6 trillion reduction reflecting the removal of SFGI-related investments, loans, contract assets, customer deposits, insurance contract liabilities, and 68 consolidated subsidiaries. Shareholders' equity was essentially unchanged at ¥8,119,011 million (¥8,179,745 million prior), but the equity ratio surged to 51.8% from 23.2%. Book value per share rose to ¥1,374.32 from ¥1,357.63. Cash and equivalents — including discontinued operations through the year — ended at ¥2,208,879 million (vs ¥2,980,956 million).

Cash flow heavy on M&A and shareholder returns

Operating cash flow (including discontinued operations) totaled ¥1,945,617 million vs ¥2,321,675 million, investing cash flow was a heavy outflow of ¥1,970,542 million (vs ¥930,120 million prior), and financing cash flow was -¥842,761 million (vs -¥298,243 million). Sony repurchased treasury shares as part of capital returns and saw the treasury-share count nearly double to 242,143,391 from 124,806,850.

Dividend lifted to ¥25; FY27 guides ¥1.6 trillion operating profit

The FY3/2026 annual cash dividend was set at ¥25.00 per share (¥12.50 interim + ¥12.50 year-end) — up from ¥20.00 on a split-adjusted basis — with a payout ratio of 14.5% on continuing-operations EPS. The dividend is on top of the in-kind SFGI share distribution. For FY3/2027, management guides another step up to ¥35.00 annual (¥17.50 interim + ¥17.50 year-end). Full-year FY3/2027 guidance points to revenue of ¥12,300,000 million (-1.4%), operating profit of ¥1,600,000 million (+10.5%), pre-tax profit of ¥1,615,000 million (+13.5%), and net profit attributable to shareholders of ¥1,160,000 million (+12.5%). With no discontinued-operations contribution expected in FY27, continuing and consolidated earnings will converge.

Sony Group Corporation — FY3/2026 Key Financials (IFRS, continuing operations)
MetricFY3/2026FY3/2025YoY
Revenue (¥ billion)12,479.612,034.9+3.7%
Operating profit (¥ billion)1,447.51,276.6+13.4%
Pre-tax profit (¥ billion)1,422.41,343.2+5.9%
Net profit attrib. to shareholders (¥ billion)1,030.91,067.4-3.4%
Basic EPS, continuing ops (¥)172.51176.45-2.2%
Operating margin11.6%10.6%+1.0pp
ROE, continuing ops12.6%13.5%-0.9pp
Total assets (¥ billion)15,683.535,293.2-55.6%
Equity ratio51.8%23.2%+28.6pp
Annual dividend (¥)25.0020.00+25.0%
FY27 operating profit guidance (¥ billion)1,600.0+10.5%

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