Sony Group raised its outlook for the current fiscal year ending in March after the Tokyo-based technology and entertainment company posted a 22% increase in operating profit for the September-December 2025 period, beating expectations.
For the three months ended December 31, the third quarter of fiscal 2025, Sony reported a 1% increase in total sales to 3,713 billion yen ($24.1 billion) and a 22% increase in operating profit to 515 billion yen ($3.3 billion). One reason for the increase in profits was a 43.9 billion yen realized gain on land transferred by the Sony Group to Sony Life Insurance Company in connection with the spin-off of Sony Life Insurance Company during the quarter. Net income increased 11% to 377.3 billion yen ($2.5 billion).
The company has raised its full-year operating profit forecast for fiscal year 2025 to 1.54 trillion yen, an 8% increase over previous forecasts, and raised its annual sales forecast to 12.3 trillion yen, an increase of 3%. Sony has left its estimated loss due to US tariffs unchanged at 50 billion yen.
For the December 2025 quarter, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s revenue decreased 11% to 353.3 billion yen ($2.32 billion), and operating profit decreased 9% to 30.9 billion yen ($197 million). The company said the decline was due to the year-ago period benefiting from the contribution of the blockbuster film “Venom: The Last Dance” and licensing revenue from other theatrically released films.
Sony’s music division’s revenue rose 13% to 542.4 billion yen ($3.5 billion), and operating profit rose 9% to 106.4 billion yen ($690 million). The company said year-over-year growth in streaming revenue in USD was +5% for recorded music and +13% for music publishing. The music division consists of Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan).
Sony’s PlayStation Games and Network Services division had sales of 1,613 billion yen ($10.5 billion), down 4% from the same period last year. The segment’s operating profit rose 19% to 140.8 billion yen ($91 million), which the company attributed to favorable exchange rates, increased sales of network services, and increased sales of its own game titles. Game user engagement trended well during this period, with monthly active users reaching a record 132 million accounts in December 2025, and total gameplay time increasing year-over-year.
The company’s Entertainment, Technology and Services division (ET&S) saw sales decline 7% to 658.1 billion yen ($4.3 billion) in the December quarter due to lower display sales. The division’s operating profit fell 23% to 59.4 billion yen ($39 million).
Sony’s Imaging & Sensing Solutions division’s sales increased 21% to 604.3 billion yen ($3.9 billion) due to increased sales of image sensors for mobile products, and operating income rose 35% to 132 billion yen ($857 million).
US dollar figures are calculated based on an average rate of 154.0 yen to the dollar.
Former Sony Group CEO Kenichiro Yoshida will retire as the company’s representative executive officer on April 1, but will remain as executive chairman. Hiroki Totoki was appointed as the representative director and president of the Sony Group in April 2025.
