Sony Group has already committed nearly two-fifths of its latest ¥500bn share buyback ceiling, spending ¥66.4bn in July alone as it works through a program the board authorized in May.
The Kanto Local Finance Bureau received Sony's monthly buyback status report on August 12, covering repurchases made between July 1 and July 31, 2026. Under the board resolution passed May 8, 2026, the company can buy back up to 230,000,000 shares or spend up to ¥500bn through May 10, 2027.
In July, Sony bought 18,891,500 shares on the open market for ¥66.4bn. That brings the cumulative total since the program began to 55,968,100 shares for ¥193.9bn, equal to 24.33% of the maximum share count and 38.78% of the maximum yen budget the board approved.
| Metric | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Program cap (May 2026 to May 2027) | 230,000,000 shares | ¥500bn |
| July 2026 repurchases | 18,891,500 shares | ¥66.4bn |
| Cumulative through July 31, 2026 | 55,968,100 shares (24.33% of cap) | ¥193.9bn (38.78% of cap) |
The filing also shows 263,530 shares leaving treasury stock in July, almost all of it, 263,500 shares worth ¥849.9mn, tied to employee stock option exercises, plus a small batch from an odd-lot buyout request. As of July 31, Sony held 111,510,451 treasury shares against 5,965,316,326 total shares issued.
Two things worth watching as the program runs through next May: whether monthly purchases hold near July's pace, and whether the yen-value progress keeps outrunning the share-count progress, a gap the filing itself does not explain.