Sony Group reports JPY 26.0 billion buyback as Sony Group stock trades at EUR 21.47

Published on 10/13/2026 at 10:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-quarter operating profit rose 40.2 percent to JPY 476.5 billion. Sony Group stock costs EUR 21.47 on October 13, 2026 before second-quarter results.

Sony Group reported JPY 26.0 billion of share repurchases for September 2026.
First-quarter operating profit rose 40.2 percent to JPY 476.5 billion, while revenue increased 8.2 percent.
Sony Group stock was trading at EUR 21.47 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 9:59 a.m. CEST.
The next second-quarter earnings announcement is scheduled for November 5, 2026.

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Sony Group Corp. (ISIN JP3435000009) was trading at EUR 21.47 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 9:59 a.m. CEST, while the company had reported JPY 26.0 billion of share repurchases for September. The buyback gives the stock a concrete capital-return backdrop ahead of the second-quarter earnings announcement scheduled for November 5, 2026.

September buyback reached JPY 26.0 billion

According to Tokyo Brief on October 5, 2026, Sony bought 6,892,400 ordinary shares in September for JPY 26.0 billion. Cumulative purchases reached 74,473,700 shares costing JPY 263.4 billion as of September 30, under a JPY 500.0 billion authorization approved on May 8, 2026.

The authorization covers up to 230.0 million shares, equal to 3.89 percent of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock. The September purchases therefore represented 2.99 percent of the maximum share volume and 5.20 percent of the authorized yen value, based on the figures reported by Tokyo Brief.

First-quarter profit grew faster than revenue

Smart Stock Notes reported that Sony's first-quarter revenue for the period ended June 30, 2026, rose 8.2 percent year over year to JPY 2.84 trillion. Operating profit increased 40.2 percent to JPY 476.5 billion, lifting the operating margin from 13.0 percent to 16.8 percent.

The profit mix was uneven. Imaging and sensing operating profit rose 125.3 percent year over year to JPY 122.2 billion, while Game and Network Services operating profit increased 36.5 percent to JPY 202.0 billion. The results also included support from foreign exchange and US tariff refunds, which makes the quality of the increase important for the next report.

What does the next report need to show?

Sony's full-year operating profit forecast stands at JPY 1.72 trillion after the first-quarter update. First-quarter operating profit represented 27.7 percent of that forecast, compared with 22.7 percent for revenue, a difference of 5.0 percentage points that puts profit progress ahead of sales progress.

The next scheduled reporting date is November 5, 2026, according to Sony Group. The report should clarify whether sensor profitability and game-related earnings can offset the pressure from memory costs and the uneven film business.

Stock trades at EUR 21.47

Sony Group stock was trading at EUR 21.47 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 9:59 a.m. CEST. The primary listing is Sony Group's 6758.T ordinary share on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where the stock closed at JPY 3,814 on October 9, 2026, according to Global Banking and Finance. The finance data quote put Sony's market capitalization at JPY 22.4 trillion on October 13, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Sony Group stock.