Sony Corporation Retained Earnings 2011-2025 | SONY

Retained earnings — this is the portion of a company’s net profit that has not been distributed to shareholders as dividends but remains at the company’s disposal for future use. It is also referred to as retained income or accumulated earnings.

Possible uses include

reinvestment in development (R&D, equipment, marketing)
debt repayment
acquisition of other companies
creation of reserves for the future

A high level of retained earnings indicates that the company is in a growth phase, accumulating capital and prioritizing reinvestment over dividend payouts. Conversely, low or negative retained earnings may suggest either a generous dividend policy, in which all profits are distributed to shareholders, or ongoing losses that reduce the overall financial result.

The presence of retained earnings does not indicate that the company has available cash — it is solely an accounting figure reflecting the accumulated portion of net profit remaining after dividends have been paid. Therefore, it is important for investors to analyze not only the amount of retained earnings, but also how effectively it is used to develop the business, reduce debt, or build financial stability.

Quarterly Retained Earnings Sony Corporation

2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
-	-	-	3.76 T	-	-	-	2.91 T	-	-	-	1.95 T	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in JPY currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
3.76 T	1.95 T	2.87 T

Retained Earnings of other stocks in the Consumer electronics industry

Issuer	Retained Earnings	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Apple AAPL	-14.3 B	$ 273.62	-1.67 %	$ 4.09 T	USA
Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. MWK	-130 M	-	-3.50 %	$ 723 M	USA
iRobot Corporation IRBT	-105 M	$ 1.17	-73.02 %	$ 32.4 M	USA
Koss Corporation KOSS	8.73 M	$ 4.57	-0.22 %	$ 35.9 M	USA
LG Display Co., Ltd. LPL	7.52 T	$ 4.2	-0.36 %	$ 1.75 B	South-korea
Turtle Beach Corporation HEAR	-134 M	-	-0.23 %	$ 300 M	USA
Emerson Radio Corp. MSN	-28.9 M	$ 0.38	0.47 %	$ 8 M	USA
GoPro GPRO	-249 M	$ 1.59	-8.38 %	$ 244 M	USA
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company HBB	124 M	$ 16.25	-2.78 %	$ 227 M	USA
Sonos SONO	-112 M	$ 18.31	-0.62 %	$ 2.21 B	USA
Universal Electronics UEIC	232 M	$ 3.18	-2.75 %	$ 40.9 M	USA
Vuzix Corporation VUZI	-294 M	$ 2.72	0.18 %	$ 173 M	USA
Viomi Technology Co., Ltd VIOT	153 M	$ 2.19	-1.86 %	$ 448 M	China