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Sony Group (MEX:SONY N) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.83 (As of Jul. 16, 2025)


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What is Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-16), Sony Group's current share price is MXN453.63. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN118.58. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:SONY N' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 3.13   Max: 5.23
Current: 4.09

During the past years, Sony Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.23. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 3.13.

MEX:SONY N's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
77.81% of 1942 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs MEX:SONY N: 4.09

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Sony Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN186.336. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is MXN118.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Sony Group Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.49 4.36 3.58 3.43 4.32

Sony Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.43 3.48 3.43 3.99 4.32

Competitive Comparison of Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=453.63/118.58
=3.83

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Sony Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=186.336/111.1000*111.1000
=186.336

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 111.1000.

Sony Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 51.723 98.400 58.399
201509 58.978 98.500 66.522
201512 62.302 98.100 70.558
201603 59.532 97.900 67.559
201606 66.961 98.100 75.835
201609 69.512 98.000 78.804
201612 69.076 98.400 77.991
201703 65.958 98.100 74.699
201706 66.882 98.500 75.437
201709 70.667 98.800 79.465
201712 83.605 99.400 93.446
201803 80.346 99.200 89.984
201806 90.780 99.200 101.670
201809 88.502 99.900 98.424
201812 104.234 99.700 116.152
201903 104.554 99.700 116.509
201906 109.719 99.800 122.142
201909 116.485 100.100 129.286
201912 119.292 100.500 131.874
202003 174.004 100.300 192.740
202006 152.155 99.900 169.213
202009 170.639 99.900 189.770
202012 167.113 99.300 186.971
202103 202.747 99.900 225.477
202106 201.422 99.500 224.904
202109 212.921 100.100 236.319
202112 214.775 100.100 238.377
202203 153.494 101.100 168.676
202206 168.043 101.800 183.395
202209 156.224 103.100 168.346
202212 154.882 104.100 165.297
202303 144.161 104.400 153.413
202306 137.655 105.200 145.375
202309 136.157 106.200 142.439
202312 140.039 106.800 145.677
202403 137.619 107.200 142.626
202406 149.765 108.200 153.779
202409 175.954 108.900 179.509
202412 184.199 110.700 184.865
202503 186.336 111.100 186.336

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Sony Group  (MEX:SONY N) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Sony Group Business Description

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Sony Group is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing, and is one of the top players on digital cameras, wireless earphones, recorded music, movies, and so on. Sony's business portfolio is well diversified with six major business segments.

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