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Investments in associates and joint ventures
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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Investments in associates and joint ventures
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Investments in associates and joint ventures
There are no associates or j
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nt ventures that are individually material to Sony.
The carrying amounts of investments in associates and joint ventures that are not individually material to Sony, as of March 31, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:


 
  
Yen in millions
 
 
  
March 31
 
 
  
 2025 
 
 
 
 
  
 2026 
 
Investments accounted for using the equity method
  
 
  
Associates
     303,321          455,080  
Joint ventures*
     44,397          28,629  
  
 
 
      
 
 
 
Total
     347,718           483,709  
  
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
Sony’s share of comprehensive income, profit or loss and other comprehensive income, of associates and joint ventures that are not individually material to Sony for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:
In connection with the Resolution for the plan regarding the execution of the Partial Spin-off of the Financial Services business, the Financial Services business was classified as a discontinued operation. Therefore, Sony’s share of comprehensive income of affiliates held by the Financial Services business is included in comprehensive income (loss) from discontinued operations. Consequently, the figures for comparative periods have been re-presented. Furthermore, as a result of the execution of the Partial Spin-off of the Financial Services business, SFGI became an affiliate of Sony accounted for using the equity method. The table below includes Sony’s share of comprehensive income of SFGI accounted for using the equity method after the execution of the Partial Spin-off of the Financial Services business.
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
Fiscal year ended March 31
 
    
 2024 
          
 2025 
          
 2026 
 
Share of profit or loss
            
Associates
     19,782          19,682          21,026  
Joint ventures
*
     (9,225 )
 
       (27,547 )        (85,220 )
  
 
 
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
Total
     10,557          (7,865 )        (64,194 )
  
 
 
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
Share of other comprehensive income
            
Associates
     5,311          (1,268 )        (20,969 )
Joint ventures
     37          20          (70 )
 
  
 
 
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
Total
     5,348          (1,248 )        (21,039 )
  
 
 
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
Share of comprehensive income
            
Associates
     25,093          18,414          57  
Joint ventures
*
     (9,188 )        (27,527 )        (85,290 )
  
 
 
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
Total
     15,905          (9,113 )
 
       (85,233 )
  
 
 
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
*
Sony Honda Mobility Inc. (“Sony Honda Mobility”), a joint venture of Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”), decided to discontinue the development and launch of its electric vehicle models and downsize its business as a result of Honda’s reassessment of its automobile electrification strategy announced in March 2026. Consequently, an additional
44.9
billion yen loss for the share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method was recorded, which is included in the Sony’s share of profit or loss and comprehensive income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. In addition, a 25.2 billion yen loss for the share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method, which was recognized in excess of the carrying amount of the investment in Sony Honda Mobility, is not included in the carrying amount of investments in joint ventures as of March 31, 2026, and is included in other current liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position.