SONY GROUP CORPORATION

SONY GROUP CORPORATION aims to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology” and operates a business portfolio centered on entertainment. As it enters the final year of its Fifth Mid-Term Corporate Strategy (FY2024–FY2026), the company is pursuing long-term growth focused on advancing digital creativity, including the use of AI, maximizing IP value, optimizing its global business portfolio, and sustainability. As of 31 March 2026, it had 1,485 subsidiaries and 148 equity-method affiliates, comprising 1,453 consolidated subsidiaries and 132 equity-method affiliates. After partially spinning off part of its financial services business, the company classified it as a discontinued operation and excluded it from consolidation, presenting financial information on a continuing-operations basis. Its principal business segments are Game & Network Services, Music, Pictures, ET&S, Imaging & Sensing Solutions, and others. The company is pursuing AI-assisted creativity, the global expansion of its anime business, and IP enhancement and investment, including Peanuts, Pink Floyd, and Queen. Priorities under the Fifth Mid-Term Corporate Strategy include the partial spin-off of the financial services business, strategic partnerships in home entertainment, expanding Crunchyroll’s paid subscriber base, the global expansion of anime, commercializing R&D results in 3D modeling, CG, and NeRF, and sustainability initiatives such as Road to Zero and Green Management 2030. For FY2026, the company expects ¥1.7 trillion in capital expenditures, ¥1.8 trillion in strategic investments, and ¥4.5 trillion in operating cash flow, and plans to strengthen shareholder returns.