Sony second quarter profit rises 45 percent, outlook raised

Sony reported a 45 percent rise in second quarter operating profit to 622.3 billion yen (3.95 billion dollars), beating market estimates on stronger games and movies performance, and raised its full year profit outlook by 9 percent.

Why it matters: Sony is the Asia session's clearest earnings surprise, and its games unit is a direct read on consumer spending and on the memory chip costs the AI buildout is pushing through the whole electronics chain.

Data as of Reuters report of November 5, 2026, read in full via the estate browser route in this run; all results figures are Sony's as reported by Reuters, and Sony's own release was not opened in this run, so the item is single sourced and graded C. The share move is corroborated by Investing.com's Tokyo market report of the same session. Developing item.

Sony’s operating profit rose 45 percent in the second quarter to 622.3 billion yen (3.95 billion dollars), beating market estimates as its games and movies units performed more strongly, Reuters reported on Thursday. The company raised its full year profit outlook by 9 percent, helped by the hit film Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and its shares rose about 7 percent in Tokyo.

The games business is expected to benefit from the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, but Sony is grappling with higher memory chip prices driven by the AI boom, the same cost pressure Apple flagged this week for its holiday quarter margins.

Sony second quarter profit rises 45 percent, outlook raised

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