Sony (NYSE: SONY) outlines January 2026 share buybacks and treasury stock

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Sony Group Corporation reports on its share buyback and treasury stock activity for the month ended January 31, 2026. Under a Board authorization from November 11, 2025 to repurchase up to 35,000,000 shares or ¥100,000,000,000, Sony bought 4,971,600 shares in January for a total of ¥19,656,086,859. Cumulative repurchases under this program reached 12,100,400 shares and ¥49,999,906,295, representing 34.57% of the share limit and 50.00% of the yen limit.

The filing also summarizes a prior repurchase program approved on May 14, 2025, under which 63,156,800 shares had been bought for ¥249,999,876,533 before that program concluded on October 27, 2025. During January, Sony disposed of 239,785 treasury shares mainly through exercise of stock acquisition rights, generating ¥721,867,947. As of January 31, 2026, Sony had 6,149,810,645 total shares issued and 186,469,367 shares held as treasury stock.

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Sony details ongoing buybacks, modest treasury stock use, and current share base.

Sony Group Corporation is actively executing Board-authorized share repurchase programs. The newer program allows up to 35,000,000 shares or ¥100,000,000,000, with 12,100,400 shares and ¥49,999,906,295 completed by January 31, 2026. The earlier, larger program has already reached its full monetary limit.

The mechanisms are straightforward open-market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under discretionary trading contracts, which means actual volumes depend on market conditions and corporate decisions. Treasury stock is then partly used for employee-related equity plans, option exercises, and fractional share handling, totaling 239,785 shares in January.

As of January 31, 2026, total shares issued stood at 6,149,810,645 with 186,469,367 held in treasury. Future filings will clarify how much of the remaining capacity under the current buyback authorization is used and how treasury shares continue to support compensation and corporate actions.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2026

Commission File Number: 001-06439

SONY GROUP CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN

(Address of principal executive offices)

The registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F,

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Lin Tao
		(Signature)
	Lin Tao
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 12, 2026

List of Materials

Documents attached hereto:

Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on February 12, 2026

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on February 12, 2026]

Class of Shares: Common Stock

1. Status of Repurchase

(1) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved at a General Meeting of Shareholders

Not applicable

(2) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved by the Board of Directors

(as of January 31, 2026)

	Number of Shares		Total Amount (Yen)
Resolution approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 14, 2025 (Period of Repurchase: May 15, 2025 to May 14, 2026）	100,000,000 (Maximum)		250,000,000,000 (Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting month	(Date of repurchase)	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month	63,156,800		249,999,876,533
Progress of the repurchase (%)	63.16		100.00

Note 1: The dates identified above for the “Period of Repurchase” as well as the individual dates of repurchase are trade dates and the numbers of shares repurchased are the number of shares repurchased on such trade dates.

Note 2: It was resolved by the Board of Directors as of May 14, 2025 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

Note 3: The repurchase pursuant to the resolution approved at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 14, 2025 was concluded by the repurchase on October 27, 2025.

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	Number of Shares		Total Amount (Yen)
Resolution approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on November 11, 2025 (Period of Repurchase: November 12, 2025 to May 14, 2026）	35,000,000 (Maximum)		100,000,000,000 (Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting month	(Date of repurchase) January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 13	209,100 238,300 2,519,600 835,700 981,600 187,300	853,874,591 975,201,190 9,999,241,726 3,295,119,721 3,811,353,829 721,295,802
Total	—	4,971,600	19,656,086,859
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month	12,100,400		49,999,906,295
Progress of the repurchase (%)	34.57		50.00

Note 1: The dates identified above for the “Period of Repurchase” as well as the individual dates of repurchase are trade dates and the numbers of shares repurchased are the number of shares repurchased on such trade dates.

Note 2: It was resolved by the Board of Directors as of November 11, 2025 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

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2. Status of Disposition

(as of January 31, 2026)

	Number of Shares Disposed during the Reporting Month		Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)
Acquired treasury stock offered to subscribers	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Acquired treasury stock which was canceled	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Acquired treasury stock transferred as a result of a merger, share exchange, partial share exchange or company split	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Other (Exercise of stock acquisition rights)	(Date of disposition) January 7 January 9 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 January 22 January 23 January 26	1,500 3,000 48,000 1,500 500 24,500 145,500 1,500 13,500	4,515,720 9,031,440 144,503,040 4,515,720 1,505,240 73,756,760 438,024,840 4,515,720 40,641,480
Total	—	239,500	721,009,960
Other (Acquired treasury stock disposed as restricted stock compensation)	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Other (Treasury stock delivered under Restricted Stock Units plan)	(Date of disposition) January 22	240	722,515
Total	—	240	722,515
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)	(Date of disposition) January 23 January 26	30 15	90,314 45,158
Total	—	45	135,472
Total amount	239,785		721,867,947

Note: The book value of the disposed treasury stock is stated in the “Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)” column above.

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3. Status of Shares Held in Treasury

(as of January 31, 2026)

Status as of the end of the reporting month	Number of Shares
Total number of shares issued	6,149,810,645
Number of treasury stock	186,469,367

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FAQ

What share repurchases did Sony (SONY) complete in January 2026?

Sony repurchased 4,971,600 common shares in January 2026. These open-market Tokyo Stock Exchange purchases under its November 2025 authorization cost a total of ¥19,656,086,859, contributing to the ongoing execution of its current share buyback program.

How far along is Sony (SONY) in its latest share buyback program?

Under the November 11, 2025 authorization, Sony has repurchased 12,100,400 shares. This totals ¥49,999,906,295, representing 34.57% of the maximum share amount and 50.00% of the maximum yen amount as of January 31, 2026.

What was the size of Sony’s earlier 2025 share repurchase authorization?

An earlier program approved May 14, 2025 allowed up to 100,000,000 shares or ¥250,000,000,000. By its conclusion on October 27, 2025, Sony had repurchased 63,156,800 shares for ¥249,999,876,533, fully using the monetary limit set by the Board.

How many treasury shares did Sony (SONY) dispose of in January 2026?

Sony disposed of 239,785 treasury shares in January 2026. Most were related to the exercise of stock acquisition rights, totaling 239,500 shares, with additional small amounts for restricted stock unit deliveries and fractional shareholder sales.

What proceeds did Sony receive from treasury stock dispositions in January 2026?

Treasury stock dispositions generated ¥721,867,947 in January 2026. The majority, ¥721,009,960, came from shares used upon exercise of stock acquisition rights, with smaller amounts from restricted stock unit deliveries and fractional share sales.

What is Sony’s total share count and treasury stock balance as of January 31, 2026?

As of January 31, 2026, Sony had 6,149,810,645 total shares issued. Within this, 186,469,367 shares were held as treasury stock, reflecting cumulative buybacks net of shares reissued or otherwise disposed of over time.