v3.25.2
Revenue (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Receivables from contracts with customers [abstract]  
Summary of Receivables from contracts with customers, contract assets and contract liabilities
Receivables from contracts with customers, contract assets and contract liabilities are comprised of the following:
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
April 1
    
March 31
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
Receivables from contracts with customers
*1
     1,679,106        1,931,631        1,736,079  
Contract assets
*2
     19,355        17,820        7,973  
Contract liabilities
*3
     508,454        534,432        632,912  
 
*1
Receivables from contracts with customers are included in the consolidated statements of financial position as “Trade and other receivables, and contract assets” and “Other financial assets,”
non-current.
*2
Contract assets are included in the consolidated statements of financial position as “Trade and other receivables, and contract assets” and “Other
non-current
assets.”
*3
Contract liabilities are included in the consolidated statements of financial position as “Other current liabilities” and “Other
non-current
liabilities.”
Summary of the amount of cumulative revenue
    
   Yen in millions   
 
    
March 31
 
    
2024
    
2025
 
Pictures - Motion Pictures and Television Productions
*1
     813,790        748,517  
Pictures - Media Networks
     10,027        9,094  
Music
*2
     112,609        116,184  
Others
     58,717         69,587  
 
*1
For Motion Pictures and Television Productions in the Pictures segment, Sony has included all contracts regardless of duration.
*2
The amount included in the Music segment primarily consists of minimum royalty guarantees or fixed fees in contracts related to license revenue for ongoing access to an evolving library of content.
Summary of Contract Costs
Contract costs are comprised as follows:
 

 
  
   Yen in millions   
 
 
  
March 31
 
 
  
2024
 
  
2025
 
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract
     6,882        12,901