SoftBank Group (SFTBY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese holding company focused on technology, telecommunications and investment activities. Founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, the company began as a distributor of computer software before expanding into internet businesses, mobile communications and technology investing. It is headquartered in Tokyo and serves markets in Japan and internationally.

SoftBank Group’s activities include managing investments in technology companies through its investment portfolio and SoftBank Vision Funds, which have backed businesses in areas such as artificial intelligence, software, e-commerce, financial technology, robotics and communications. The group also retains a significant interest in Arm Holdings, a semiconductor and intellectual-property company whose processor architecture is used in a wide range of mobile devices and other electronic products.

The group’s telecommunications operations are primarily conducted through SoftBank Corp., a separately listed Japanese company that provides mobile and fixed-line communications, broadband, enterprise services and related digital offerings. SoftBank Group has historically expanded through major acquisitions and investments, including its 2006 purchase of Vodafone’s Japanese operations and its former investment in Sprint in the United States. Masayoshi Son serves as the group’s founder, chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.02 to $12.70
• 50-Day Range: $11.16 to $22.10
• 52-Week Range: $10.55 to $28.97
• Volume: 11.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $127.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.61
• Dividend Yield: 0.18%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SoftBank Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SoftBank Group scored higher than 33% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SoftBank Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SoftBank Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SoftBank Group is 4.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SoftBank Group is 4.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.47.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SoftBank Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.07% 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 1.12, 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 27.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SoftBank Group has a dividend yield of 0.16%, 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: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.01

News Sentiment

SoftBank Group has a news sentiment score of 0.01. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for SoftBank Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

5 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: 11/05/2026
• 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: 4.61
• 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: 2.46
• Cash Flow: $2.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.82
• Book Value: $11.21 per share
• Price / Book: 1.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,423,700,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $127.49 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.07