Compare Stocks: SONY vs. AAPL

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

SONY

$24.93

Market Cap 144.30B

Sector Technology

Industry Consumer Electronics

Data through 2026-09-03

AAPL

$328.02

Market Cap $4.74T

Sector Technology

Industry Consumer Electronics

Data through 2026-09-03

Key Differences

A differences-first view of the selected companies using the same data shown in the comparison tables below.

6M Performance

AAPL has the stronger six-month price performance (+26.0% vs +16.6% for SONY).

Revenue Growth

AAPL currently shows the faster revenue growth rate (16.4% vs 8.2% for SONY).

Operating Margin

AAPL currently shows the higher operating margin (32.6% vs 16.7% for SONY).

Forward P / E

SONY currently trades at the lower forward earnings multiple (20.7x vs 34.1x for AAPL).

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	SONY	AAPL
1 Month	+11.1%	+5.5%
1 Month vs SPY	+10.7%	+5.1%
3 Months	+12.1%	+5.4%
3 Months vs SPY	+10.1%	+3.3%
6 Months	+16.6%	+26.0%
6 Months vs SPY	+3.2%	+12.6%
1 Year	-7.8%	+37.6%
1 Year vs SPY	-27.8%	+17.5%
2 Years	+28.7%	+42.7%
2 Years vs SPY	-9.7%	+4.4%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	SONY	AAPL
Revenue Growth	8.2%	16.4%
Earnings Growth	47.6%	28.7%
Gross Margin	32.2%	48.7%
Operating Margin	16.7%	32.6%
Net Margin	-1.7%	27.6%
Return on Equity	13.2%	148.8%
Return on Assets	4.3%	27.1%

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	SONY	AAPL
P / E	21.2	37.3
Forward P / E	20.7	34.1
P / S	0.0	10.2
P / B	2.8	44.2
EV / Sales	0.0	10.2
EV / EBIT	—	31.3
P / FCF	—	44.0
FCF Yield	—	2.3%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	SONY	AAPL
Free Cash Flow	3.35T	$107.72B
Operating Cash Flow	2.07T	$146.72B
Debt / Equity	21.3%	78.4%

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	SONY	AAPL
Next Earnings	2026-11-05	2026-10-29
EPS Estimate	0.33	1.98
Revenue Estimate	3.15T	113.56B
EPS Growth	-0.4%	+6.8%
Revenue Growth	+1.3%	+10.8%
Analyst Coverage	1	28