Business segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Segment sales:


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2024			2025			2026
Sales:
Game & Network Services -
Customers		4,172,994			4,543,571			4,570,053
Intersegment		94,740			126,473			115,598

Total		4,267,734			4,670,044			4,685,651
Music -
Customers		1,594,955			1,820,263			2,090,534
Intersegment		24,003			22,341			29,576

Total		1,618,958			1,842,604			2,120,110
Pictures -
Customers		1,486,717			1,498,534			1,486,296
Intersegment		6,333			7,410			12,994

Total		1,493,050			1,505,944			1,499,290
Entertainment, Technology & Services -
Customers		2,414,946			2,362,838			2,184,815
Intersegment		38,772			46,437			75,717

Total		2,453,718			2,409,275			2,260,532
Imaging & Sensing Solutions -
Customers		1,503,906			1,712,534			2,059,020
Intersegment		98,832			86,471			92,513

Total		1,602,738			1,799,005			2,151,533
All Other -
Customers		75,784			82,477			74,564
Intersegment		13,586			13,856			14,508

Total		89,370			96,333			89,072
Corporate and elimination		(265,531	)		(288,288	)		(326,568	)

Consolidated total		11,260,037			12,034,917			12,479,620

Summary of Components of Segment Profit or Loss

Segment profit (loss):


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2024			2025			2026
Operating income (loss):
Game & Network Services		290,184			414,819			463,258
Music		301,662			357,255			446,986
Pictures		117,702			117,284			104,872
Entertainment, Technology & Services		187,399			190,926			158,584
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		193,541			261,147			357,318
All Other		1,600			(17,996	)		(74,646	)

Total		1,092,088			1,323,435			1,456,372
Corporate and elimination		(56,833	)		(46,800	)		(8,865	)

Consolidated operating income		1,035,255			1,276,635			1,447,507
Financial income		125,597			139,024			76,041
Financial expenses		(65,766	)		(72,461	)		(101,174	)

Consolidated income before income taxes		1,095,086			1,343,198			1,422,374

Summary Of Components of Other Significant Items

Other significant items:


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2024			2025			2026
Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method:
Game & Network Services		922			823			871
Music		8,550			10,264			12,165
Pictures		(235	)		(667	)		(180	)
Entertainment, Technology & Services		777			1,389			1,310
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		(4,023	)		(1,318	)		(81	)
All Other		7,096			(12,673	)		(69,583	)

Total		13,087			(2,182	)		(55,498	)
Elimination		(2,530	)		(5,683	)		(8,696	)

Consolidated total		10,557			(7,865	)		(64,194	)

Note:

Due to an increase in the materiality of Sony’s intersegment transactions, “Elimination” is presented separately beginning from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. As a result of this change, results for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025 in the table above have also been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2024		2025		2026
Depreciation and amortization:
Game & Network Services		123,065		141,470		147,476
Music		84,576		106,089		130,903
Pictures		541,106		491,713		517,823
Entertainment, Technology & Services		101,676		99,984		103,077
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		247,900		273,026		265,138
All Other		4,830		5,165		3,946

Total		1,103,153		1,117,447		1,168,363
Corporate and elimination		14,139		8,141		12,292

Consolidated total		1,117,292		1,125,588		1,180,655

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 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
	2024		2025		2026
Sales:
Game & Network Services
Digital Software and Add-on Content		1,934,586		2,290,498		2,415,305
Network Services		545,537		669,873		763,126
Hardware and Others		1,692,871		1,583,200		1,391,622

Total		4,172,994		4,543,571		4,570,053
Music
Recorded Music – Streaming		709,453		788,772		852,672
Recorded Music – Others		356,646		407,260		492,656
Music Publishing		326,727		379,812		419,864
Visual Media and Platform		202,129		244,419		325,342

Total		1,594,955		1,820,263		2,090,534
Pictures
Motion Pictures		542,044		610,313		495,655
Television Productions		551,035		459,281		512,372
Media Networks		393,638		428,940		478,269

Total		1,486,717		1,498,534		1,486,296
Entertainment, Technology & Services
Imaging		714,492		737,639		722,465
Sound		295,592		290,538		278,846
Network Services		179,200		179,704		188,308
Displays		662,179		597,777		476,305
Other		563,483		557,180		518,891

Total		2,414,946		2,362,838		2,184,815
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		1,503,906		1,712,534		2,059,020
All Other		75,784		82,477		74,564
Corporate and elimination		10,735		14,700		14,338

Consolidated total		11,260,037		12,034,917		12,479,620

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

Sales attributed to countries and areas based on location of external customers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026 and

non-current

assets (property, plant and equipment, ROU assets, goodwill, content assets and other intangible assets) as of March 31, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2024		2025		2026
Sales:
Japan		1,266,795		1,322,209		1,333,202
United States		3,751,239		4,127,795		4,064,440
Europe		2,632,963		2,630,934		2,826,805
China		1,000,907		1,244,115		1,428,677
Asia-Pacific		1,659,776		1,640,582		1,694,889
Other Areas		948,357		1,069,282		1,131,607

Total		11,260,037		12,034,917		12,479,620


			Yen in millions
			March 31
			2025		2026
Non-current assets (property, plant and equipment, ROU assets, goodwill, content assets and other intangible assets):
Japan				2,090,652		1,919,158
United States				2,915,183		3,328,940
Europe				989,679		1,119,027
China				27,372		29,899
Asia-Pacific				233,895		243,264
Other Areas				207,545		229,961

Total				6,464,326		6,870,249