By Kosaku Narioka

Sony Group is scheduled to report second-quarter results on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know:

NET PROFIT FORECAST: Sony Group's net profit is expected to have fallen 18% from a year earlier to 278.5 billion yen, equivalent to $1.82 billion, for the three months ended Sept. 30, according to a poll of analysts by Visible Alpha. That would compare with the net profit of 338.50 billion yen in the year-earlier period.

REVENUE FORECAST: Second-quarter revenue is estimated to have risen 1.7% to 2.955 trillion yen, according to the Visible Alpha poll.

The stock has risen 31% year to date through Friday, amid hopes that the company's focus on its games and other entertainment businesses will lead to higher earnings.

WHAT TO WATCH:

--For the fiscal year ending March 2026, Sony has projected revenue to decline 2.8% to 11.700 trillion yen and net profit to drop by 9.1% to 970.00 billion yen. Investors will be focusing on any changes to the annual guidance and management's updates on the impact of U.S. tariffs.

--First-quarter operating profit from its game business more than doubled to 147.96 billion yen as it sold 2.5 million PlayStation 5 units during the period. Sony expects operating profit for the game business to increase 21% to 500.0 billion yen this fiscal year. Investors will be closely watching the performance of Sony's key segment.

--Sony in July said it planned to acquire a stake of about $460 million in Bandai Namco Holdings, known for popular videogames such as "Pac-Man," to broaden their collaboration. Investors will be paying attention to any updates in Sony's entertainment content strategy.

Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com

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November 09, 2025 22:19 ET (03:19 GMT)

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