v3.26.1
Revenue (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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
 
    
2024
    
2025
    
2026
 
Receivables from contracts with customers
*1
     1,931,631        1,736,079        1,783,627  
Contract assets
*2
     17,820        7,973        4,233  
Contract liabilities
*3
     534,432        632,912        639,022  
 
*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 “
Contract
liabilities” and “Other
non-current
liabilities.”
Summary of the amount of cumulative revenue
 
  
Yen in millions
 
 
  
March 31
 
 
  
 2025 
 
  
 2026 
 
Pictures - Motion Pictures and Television Productions
*1
  
 
  748,517
 
  
 
1,150,679
 
Pictures - Media Networks
  
 
9,094
 
  
 
18,656
 
Music
*2
  
 
116,184
 
  
 
150,361
 
 
 
Others
  
 
69,587
 
  
 
 80,405
 
*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
 
  
Yen in millions
 
 
  
March 31
 
 
  
2025
 
  
2026
 
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract
  
 
   12,901
 
  
 
   27,338