SoftBank Group Corp. (SOFTBANK) financials
JPX · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services · 73,677 employees · CEO Masayoshi Son
- Price
- ¥4,481.00 -5.96%
- Market cap
- ¥25.5T
- Enterprise value
- ¥49.6T
- Last report
- Q1 '27 filed 2026-06-30
- Next report
- 2026-11-10 EPS est. -¥20.99
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- ¥25.5T EV ¥49.6T
- Revenue
- ¥8T Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- +9% FY2027 consensus
- Profit margin
- 61.6% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 5.2× Forward 23.4× (FY2027)
- P/S
- 3.2× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.3× TTM
- Free cash flow
- -¥3.59T Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- ¥4.92T Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- ¥8.5T FY2027 consensus
- Earnings
- 2026-11-10 Revenue est. ¥1.99T
- Dividend
- ¥11.00 Per share, last 12 months
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Last report (2026-08-06): revenue beat by 3.2%, EPS beat by 173.8%Revenue ¥2.02T vs ¥1.96T expected (+3.2%); EPS ¥60.08 vs ¥21.94 (+173.8%).
- Revenue growth accelerating: 10.9% year on yearQ1 '27 revenue ¥2.02T, against an average of 7.7% over the four quarters before.
- Operating margin -5.4% (TTM), -18.0 pp on a year agoOperating income grew -146.9% while revenue grew 8.6%.
- 107.2% of pre-tax profit is non-operatingPre-tax income ¥6.03T vs operating income -¥435B (TTM). Gains on equity stakes and other one-off items lift net income and EPS - operating income is the cleaner measure of the business.
- Capex 34.1% of revenue (a year ago 11.8%)¥2.73T invested in the last 4 quarters (+212.7% on a year earlier). Free cash flow -¥3.59T = -72.9% of net income.
- Diluted share count down 0.5% in a year5.7B diluted shares in Q1 '27, 5.73B a year earlier.
- Net debt ¥21.7TCash + short-term investments ¥6.25T, debt incl. leases ¥28T; a year ago net debt ¥13.9T.
Last quarter: Q1 '27
Quarter ended 2026-06-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q1 '27 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥2.02T | ¥1.82T | +10.9% |
| Gross margin | 52.2% | 52.4% | -0.3 pp |
| Operating income | -¥233B | ¥196B | -218.7% |
| Operating margin | -11.6% | 10.8% | -22.3 pp |
| Net income | ¥347B | ¥418B | -16.8% |
| Diluted EPS | ¥59.85 | ¥72.82 | -17.8% |
| Operating cash flow | -¥459B | -¥341B | -34.6% |
| Capex | ¥1.21T | ¥217B | +456.4% |
| Free cash flow | -¥1.67T | -¥558B | -198.7% |
| R&D | ¥0 | ¥0 | – |
| Stock-based compensation | ¥0 | ¥0 | – |
Reported vs consensus
2026-08-06| Actual | Consensus | vs consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥2.02T | ¥1.96T | +3.2% |
| EPS (as estimated) | ¥60.08 | ¥21.94 | +173.8% |
From the report of 2026-08-06 for Q1 '27: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.
EPS vs consensus
last 8 reportsRevenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyMargins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Operating cash flow
- -¥862B
- Capex
- -¥2.73T
- Buybacks
- -¥27M
- Dividends
- -¥62.7B
- Acquisitions
- -¥828B
- Net debt issued
- ¥6.58T
- Stock-based compensation
- ¥0
- Free cash flow
- -¥3.59T
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- -1.7%
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 5.2× | 6.8× 2 of 5 years | 4.1× – 9.6× |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.3× | 21.4× | 5.2× – 60.5× |
| EV / Sales | 6.2× | 3.7× | 2.6× – 5.2× |
| Price / FCF | -7.1× | 56.9× 3 of 5 years | 5.0× – 91.3× |
| Price / Book | 1.4× | 1.0× | 0.9× – 1.2× |
| FCF yield | -14.0% | 1.8% | -10.7% – 19.9% |
| Return on invested capital | -0.7% | 1.3% | -0.0% – 1.8% |
| Return on equity | 30.1% | 1.7% | -17.1% – 28.4% |
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | ¥8.5T | +9.0% | ¥191.45 | -78.1% | 23.4× | 8 |
| FY2028 | ¥9.09T | +6.9% | ¥131.82 | -31.1% | 34.0× | 8 |
| FY2029 | ¥9.82T | +8.0% | ¥87.55 | -33.6% | 51.2× | 7 |
| FY2030 | ¥11.4T | +16.1% | ¥110.74 | +26.5% | 40.5× | 2 |
| FY2031 | ¥13.3T | +17.0% | ¥198.92 | +79.6% | 22.5× | 5 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates: Financial Modeling Prep.
Data as of 2026-11-01