The logo of Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2025.
The Japanese technology and entertainment giant raised its full-year outlook and now expects operating profit of 1.54 trillion yen, an increase of 110 billion yen, or 8% from its previous forecast.
Operating profit jumped 22% from a year earlier, rebounding from a year-on-year decline in the previous quarter. Revenue was up a modest 1% over the same period.
Here are Sony's December quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:
Sony on Thursday reported a rise in operating profit that beat expectations, supported by favorable foreign exchange rates despite surging memory chip costs.
Sony also raised its annual revenue projection by 300 billion yen to 12.3 trillion yen, or 3%, while keeping its estimated losses from U.S. tariffs at 50 billion yen.
Meanwhile, the board approved increasing the share buyback program to 150 billion yen from 100 billion yen, to run through May 2026.
Sales in the game and network services division, which houses its popular PlayStation home console brand and represents Sony's top revenue driver, totaled 1.613 trillion yen, down 68.7 billion yen from a year earlier.
While the unit has benefited from a shift to digital game purchases and growth in the PlayStation Plus subscription service in recent quarters, hardware shipment growth has remained more subdued.
Sony's hardware business is expected to face headwinds this year from rising component costs.
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