Business segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

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Summary of Components of Segment Sales and Financial Services Revenue

Segment sales and financial services revenue:


		Yen in millions
		Fiscal year ended March 31
		2023				2024				2025
Sales and financial services revenue:
Game & Network Services -
Customers			3,538,533				4,172,994				4,543,571
Intersegment			106,065				94,740				126,473

Total			3,644,598				4,267,734				4,670,044
Music -
Customers			1,364,815				1,594,955				1,820,263
Intersegment			15,817				24,003				22,341

Total			1,380,632				1,618,958				1,842,604
Pictures -
Customers			1,364,887				1,486,717				1,498,534
Intersegment			4,535				6,333				7,410

Total			1,369,422				1,493,050				1,505,944
Entertainment, Technology & Services -
Customers			2,436,739				2,414,946				2,362,838
Intersegment			39,286				38,772				46,437

Total			2,476,025				2,453,718				2,409,275
Imaging & Sensing Solutions -
Customers			1,301,481				1,503,906				1,712,534
Intersegment			100,706				98,832				86,471

Total			1,402,187				1,602,738				1,799,005
Financial Services -
Customers			878,532				1,760,731				922,147
Intersegment			10,550				9,223				9,253

Total			889,082				1,769,954				931,400
All Other -
Customers			72,338				75,784				82,477
Intersegment			15,285				13,586				13,856

Total			87,623				89,370				96,333
Corporate and elimination			(275,196	)			(274,754	)			(297,541	)

Consolidated total			10,974,373				13,020,768				12,957,064

Summary of Components of Segment Profit or Loss

Segment profit (loss):


		Yen in millions
		Fiscal year ended March 31
		2023				2024				2025
Operating income (loss):
Game & Network Services			250,006				290,184				414,819
Music			263,107				301,662				357,255
Pictures			119,255				117,702				117,284
Entertainment, Technology & Services			179,461				187,399				190,926
Imaging & Sensing Solutions			212,214				193,541				261,147
Financial Services			318,118				173,576				130,528
All Other			16,849				1,600				(17,996	)

Total			1,359,010				1,265,664				1,453,963
Corporate and elimination			(56,621	)			(56,833	)			(46,800	)

Consolidated operating income			1,302,389				1,208,831				1,407,163
Financial income			31,058				125,597				139,024
Financial expenses			(58,951	)			(65,766	)			(72,461	)

Consolidated income before income taxes			1,274,496				1,268,662				1,473,726

Summary Of Components of Other Significant Items

Other

significant items:


		Yen in millions
		Fiscal year ended March 31
		2023				2024				2025
Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method:
Game & Network Services			144				922				823
Music			7,063				6,091				4,556
Pictures			515				(173	)			(620	)
Entertainment, Technology & Services			1,076				777				1,389
Imaging & Sensing Solutions			(1,128	)			(4,155	)			(1,340	)
Financial Services			-				(55	)			64
All Other			16,779				7,095				(12,673	)

Consolidated total			24,449				10,502				(7,801	)


		Yen in millions
		Fiscal year ended March 31
		2023				2024				2025
Depreciation and amortization:
Game & Network Services			87,201				123,065				141,470
Music			67,240				84,576				106,089
Pictures			506,697				541,106				491,713
Entertainment, Technology & Services			97,448				101,676				99,984
Imaging & Sensing Solutions			196,674				247,900				273,026
Financial Services			26,333				27,689				27,399
All Other			4,376				4,830				5,165

Total			985,969				1,130,842				1,144,846
Corporate			18,621				14,139				8,141

Consolidated total			1,004,590				1,144,981				1,152,987

Summary of Sales and Operating Revenue to External Customers by Product Category

Sales to customers by product category:

The following table is a breakdown of sales and financial services revenue to external customers by product category for each segment. Sony management views each segment as a single operating segment.


		Yen in millions
		Fiscal year ended March 31
		2023				2024				2025
Sales and financial services revenue:
Game & Network Services
Digital Software and Add-on Content			1,523,045				1,934,586				2,290,498
Network Services			464,676				545,537				669,873
Hardware and Others			1,550,812				1,692,871				1,583,200

Total			3,538,533				4,172,994				4,543,571
Music
Recorded Music – Streaming			598,868				709,453				788,772
Recorded Music – Others			286,270				356,646				407,260
Music Publishing			276,665				326,727				379,812
Visual Media and Platform			203,012				202,129				244,419

Total			1,364,815				1,594,955				1,820,263
Pictures
Motion Pictures			464,043				542,044				610,313
Television Productions			536,250				551,035				459,281
Media Networks			364,594				393,638				428,940

Total			1,364,887				1,486,717				1,498,534
Entertainment, Technology & Services
Televisions			733,251				624,264				564,154
Audio and Video			391,608				412,067				391,664
Still and Video Cameras			565,018				643,429				665,144
Mobile Communications			356,771				299,905				279,834
Other			390,091				435,281				462,042

Total			2,436,739				2,414,946				2,362,838
Imaging & Sensing Solutions			1,301,481				1,503,906				1,712,534
Financial Services			878,532				1,760,731				922,147
All Other			72,338				75,784				82,477
Corporate			17,048				10,735				14,700

Consolidated total			10,974,373				13,020,768				12,957,064

Summary of Sales and Operating Revenue Attributed to Countries and Areas Based on Location of External Customers and Long-Lived Assets

Sales and financial services revenue attributed to countries and areas based on location of external customers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and

non-current

assets (property, plant and equipment, ROU assets, goodwill, content assets and other intangible assets) as of March 31, 2024 and 2025 are as follows:


		Yen in millions
		Fiscal year ended March 31
		2023				2024				2025
Sales and financial services revenue:
Japan			2,126,508				3,027,526				2,244,356
United States			3,401,402				3,751,239				4,127,795
Europe			2,190,311				2,632,963				2,630,934
China			855,437				1,000,907				1,244,115
Asia-Pacific			1,563,414				1,659,776				1,640,582
Other Areas			837,301				948,357				1,069,282

Total			10,974,373				13,020,768				12,957,064


						Yen in millions
						March 31
						2024				2025
Non-current assets (property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, goodwill, content assets and other intangible assets):
Japan							2,036,616				2,090,652
United States							2,856,914				2,915,183
Europe							682,007				989,679
China							32,154				27,372
Asia-Pacific							222,398				233,895
Other Areas							226,761				207,545

Total							6,056,850				6,464,326