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Investments in associates and joint ventures (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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Summary of Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
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  
  
 
 
       
 
 
  
Summary of Combined Information of Investments Accounted for Using the Equity Method
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.