06:09 AM EDT, 07/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Sony's ( SONY ) outlook details in the fifth and sixth paragraphs. and latest stock move in the last paragraph.)

Sony Group ( SONY ) reported fiscal Q1 earnings Friday of 57.82 Japanese yen ($0.36) per diluted share, up from 42.84 yen a year ago.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected 45.11 yen.

Sales for the quarter ended June 30 were 2.838 trillion yen, compared with 2.622 trillion yen a year earlier.

Analysts expected 2.735 trillion yen.

For fiscal year ending on March 31, 2027, Sony ( SONY ) expects sales of 12.500 trillion yen. This compares with the prior sales outlook of 12.3 trillion yen. Analysts expect 12.662 trillion yen.

The entertainment and electronics conglomerate said the latest forecast does not include the impact of the recent Kumamoto earthquake.

Shares of Sony ( SONY ) were up more than 4.2% in pre-bell activity on Friday.