Sony

Sony Group Corporation is a diversified entertainment, technology and semiconductor group that reports under IFRS. It operates five main segments.

- **Game & Network Services (G&NS):** digital software and add-on content distributed over the network; network services for game, video and music content; and hardware and others. Hardware and others covers home gaming consoles, packaged software, peripherals and first-party software for third-party platforms.
- **Music:** Recorded Music (streaming, physical, download, live performance and merchandising revenue) and Music Publishing (management and licensing of songs). It also includes Visual Media and Platform, which covers animation titles, game applications and services for music and visual products. The segment has been expanding its catalog holdings, including a music asset acquisition completed in July 2026.
- **Pictures:** worldwide production, acquisition and distribution of live-action and animated motion pictures; television programming; and operation of television networks and direct-to-consumer streaming services.
- **Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S):**
- Imaging: interchangeable lens cameras and lenses.
- Sound: headphones and wireless speakers.
- Network Services: internet-related services.
- Displays: LCD/OLED TVs and projectors.
- Other: smartphones, home audio, medical equipment, sports officiating support and content production support services.
- **Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS):** the image sensors business.

An All Other category includes disc manufacturing and recording media. Effective October 1, 2025, Sony executed a partial spin-off of Sony Financial Group Inc. (SFGI), which is now presented as a discontinued operation. Sony's remaining SFGI stake is held as an equity instrument at fair value. The company returns capital through dividends, share repurchases and treasury stock cancellation, while investing in content assets and acquisitions. Updated Nov 5, 2026