Sony reported operating income of 2.97 billion dollars for the three months to 30 June, 40 per cent above a year earlier and 32 per cent above the 2.26 billion dollars that 11 analysts polled by LSEG had modelled. The company lifted its full-year operating income forecast by 750 million dollars to 10.7 billion and raised its sales outlook to 78.1 billion dollars. Sony reports in yen; every figure here converts at 160 yen to the dollar, the rate the quarter was reported against. Gaming took the headlines. Image sensors delivered the larger share of the increase, and the plant that makes them has been standing idle since 28 July.Sony Q1 FY2026 results: what the numbers sayAbout The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.
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