On February 13, Sony Group announced its consolidated financial results for Q3 of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (IFRS). The company reported revenue, including financial business income, of ¥10.3268 trillion, an 8.2% increase year-over-year. Operating profit surged 22.9% to ¥1.2035 trillion, while net profit grew 20.8% to ¥943.8 billion. Given these strong results, Sony revised its full-year forecast upward.

The gaming and network services division played a key role in this performance. Revenue rose by 14.1% to ¥3.6187 trillion, while operating profit soared 74.8% to ¥322.1 billion. The continued strong sales of the PlayStation 5 (PS5), along with higher revenues from third-party game titles and network services, were the main growth drivers. Additionally, improved PS5 profitability contributed to the increase in earnings.

Conversely, the film division saw a 26.6% decline in operating profit to ¥63.8 billion, primarily due to lower box office revenue. Meanwhile, the music division maintained solid growth, with revenue rising 15.4% to ¥1.3719 trillion and operating profit increasing 18.7% to ¥273.6 billion.

In the Imaging & Sensing Solutions segment, which includes semiconductor operations, new smartphone image sensors showed improvement. However, growth in automotive sensors slowed in the U.S. and Europe, though this was offset by an expanding Chinese market.

With these results, Sony revised its full-year earnings forecast upward, expecting revenue, including financial business income, to reach ¥13.2 trillion (1.4% YoY growth). Operating profit is projected at ¥1.335 trillion (up 10.4%), and net profit is forecasted to hit a record ¥1.08 trillion—¥100 billion higher than the previous estimate.

Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki commented, “The gaming and semiconductor businesses have seen significant profit growth from the previous year, which is a positive development.” He emphasized Sony’s commitment to investing in growth areas to further expand its revenue.

Source : SONY IR