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Sony Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $82.4 billion, down 3.68% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 1.17%, EPS grew 33.3%, free cash flow grew 243.6% and total debt fell 31.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Sony Corporation (SONY) Altman Z-score
Sony Corporation's Altman Z-score for fiscal 2026 is 3.21, in the safe zone (above 2.99).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.21 | 2.04 |
| FY2025 | 1.18 | 0.20 |
| FY2024 | 0.97 | 0.05 |
| FY2023 | 0.92 | 0.05 |
| FY2022 | 0.87 | (0.17) |
| FY2021 | 1.04 | 0.16 |
| FY2020 | 0.88 | 0.01 |
| FY2019 | 0.88 | (0.04) |
| FY2018 | 0.92 | 0.22 |
| FY2017 | 0.69 | (0.05) |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.06 | — | 0.07 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 0.34 | — | 0.47 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.09 | — | 0.30 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 2.61 | — | 1.57 | |
| Sales / total assets | 0.80 | — | 0.80 | |
| Altman Z-score | Safe zone | 3.21 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 3.35 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
Altman Z-score against peers
| Company | Altman Z-score |
|---|---|
| FXHO UTime Limited compare | 18.2× |
| AAPL Apple Inc. compare | 10.3× |
| SONO Sonos, Inc. compare | 4.0× |
| SONY Sony Corporation | 3.2× |
| UEIC Universal Electronics Inc. compare | 2.8× |
| TBCH Turtle Beach Corporation compare | 2.6× |
| LPL LG Display Co., Ltd. compare | 1.1× |
| GPRO GoPro, Inc. compare | −1.3× |
| VUZI Vuzix Corporation compare | −4.4× |
What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets