SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over SONY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SONY
Sony Group Corporation
SONY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SONY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SONY's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
SONY PE Valuation
SONY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SNDK has the edge over SONY on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
SONY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SONY's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over SONY in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
SONY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.23 | -119% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.35 | -130% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -120% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.21 | +5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.19 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.18 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.17 | +26% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.15 | +29% |
SONY has swung to a loss: it lost $0.23 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over SONY on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over SONY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SONY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.8B | +8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $19B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.3B | +0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.5B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.4B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.6B | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.2B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $18.6B | +5% |
SONY's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $17.8B last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.4% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +4 points |
SONY's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over SONY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SONY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $643M | +$911M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9B | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | -$268.1M | +$1.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | +119% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.4B | +$3.7B |
SONY generated $9.8B in free cash flow over the past year, down 20% from the year before.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
SONY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -120M shares |
| 1 year | -3.2% | -197M shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -310M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -321M shares |
| Available history | -8.7% | -565M shares |
SONY has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $799M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $520.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $789.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $585.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $175.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $347.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $945.5M |
SONY spent $3.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 70% from the year before.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has the edge over SONY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SONY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
SONY has more cash than debt.
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
SONY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.4 | Neutral |
SONY's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (neutral).
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
SONY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SONY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SONY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SONY has stronger trend alignment. SNDK is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus SONY above 5 of 5.
SONY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.2 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.8 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $23.0 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.3 | 9.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.1 | 26% above |
SONY is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 26% above its 200-week average.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over SONY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SONY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.6 | $19.4 | +43% |
| 2021 | $19.4 | $24.8 | +28% |
| 2022 | $24.8 | $15.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $15.4 | $18.9 | +23% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $21.5 | +13% |
| 2025 | $21.5 | $25.8 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.8 | $26.7 | +3.3% |
SONY has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 3.3% so far in 2026.