SONY Stock — Sony Group Corporation

Sony Group Corporation (SONY)

SONY is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.50%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.2%.

At the current 0.50% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $50 per year, or $4.17 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual semi-annual payments vary.

Sony Group Corporation is a multinational electronics and entertainment company that develops and manufactures consumer electronics including smartphones and image sensors, operates gaming and music businesses, produces motion pictures and television programs, and provides financial services and insurance products. The company distributes dividends on a semi-annual basis at a modest yield. Sony appeals to investors seeking exposure to diversified electronics and entertainment operations with modest income characteristics.

SONY performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.2%.

SONY key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.43%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

0.50%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.32%

5-year average yield

0.61

Last close

$24.96

Market cap

$146,110,994,640

Average volume

6800752.0

Last dividend

$0.07

Last ex-dividend date

03/30/2026

Beta

0.759

Payout ratio

0.1144

P/E ratio

21.52

Forward P/E

17.2712

EPS

$1.16

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.50%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.32%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SONY risks and drawbacks

SONY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 36.2%.

Who may consider SONY — and who may not

SONY may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SONY pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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