SoftBank Group (SFTBY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese technology investment and holding company founded by Masayoshi Son in 1981. The company initially focused on software distribution and technology publishing before expanding into telecommunications, internet services and global technology investments. SoftBank Group is headquartered in Tokyo and invests in businesses across Japan, North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

The company’s primary activities include managing technology-focused investment funds, making direct investments in technology companies and holding strategic stakes in businesses across areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, telecommunications, e-commerce and financial technology. Its investment operations include the SoftBank Vision Funds, which provide capital to growth-stage and established technology companies. SoftBank Group also maintains exposure to the semiconductor and computing sector through its interest in Arm Holdings, a chip-architecture and intellectual-property company.

SoftBank Group has also been associated with SoftBank Corp., a Japanese telecommunications and technology services provider offering mobile communications, broadband, enterprise technology and related digital services. SoftBank Group’s portfolio and operations have evolved through acquisitions and investments in companies such as Sprint, Alibaba Group and Arm. Masayoshi Son serves as the company’s founder, representative director, corporate officer and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.45 to $20.08
• 50-Day Range: $14.14 to $22.10
• 52-Week Range: $10.55 to $28.97
• Volume: 4.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $223.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.91
• Dividend Yield: 0.10%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SoftBank Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SoftBank Group scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SoftBank Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SoftBank Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SoftBank Group is 6.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SoftBank Group is 6.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.87.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SoftBank Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of SoftBank Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SoftBank Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SoftBank Group has recently increased by 6.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SoftBank Group has a dividend yield of 0.09%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SoftBank Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SoftBank Group is 0.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

SoftBank Group has a news sentiment score of 0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for SoftBank Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SFTBY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added SoftBank Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SoftBank Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of SoftBank Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SFTBY
• CIK: 1065521
• Web: group.softbank
• Phone: (136) 889-2000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 73,677
• Year Founded: 1981

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $31.29 billion
• Net Margins: 62.60%
• Pretax Margin: 72.06%
• Return on Equity: 26.14%
• Return on Assets: 8.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.89
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $51.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.31
• Cash Flow: $3.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.48
• Book Value: $11.21 per share
• Price / Book: 1.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,423,700,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $223.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.89