SoftBank Group
SFTBY · OTC · Communication Services
$20.36
$0.76 (-3.74%) today
Market Cap
$232.06B
24h Volume
$7.7M
P/E Ratio
7.3
52w High
$28.68
52w Low
$10.91
Est. AI Revenue
30%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group is a Japanese holding company. It makes money by owning stakes in other companies and realizing gains on them, so reported results move with portfolio valuations rather than with an operating margin. It also holds telecom and internet businesses in Japan.
Its AI holdings are the center of the story. SoftBank co-owns Stargate, the venture formed with OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX to build AI data centers in the United States, and Masayoshi Son chairs it. SoftBank also holds a controlling stake in Arm, whose designs sit in most phones and a growing share of data center chips, and it is a major investor in OpenAI.
SoftBank was founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, who remains chairman and chief executive. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, employs roughly 73,677 people across the group, and its American depositary receipts trade over the counter.
SoftBank Group in the AI buildout
SoftBank spans several layers. Through Stargate it sits in the Data Centers layer and the Cloud Infrastructure layer, funding and helping build campuses meant for frontier model training. Through Arm it sits in the Semiconductors layer, as Arm designs move further into server processors used in AI systems. Its OpenAI stake ties it to model demand itself. The catch is that SoftBank is an investor, so exposure arrives through valuations rather than operations. Supercycle rates it Strategic with an AI Exposure Score of 65 out of 100.
SFTBY is tracked in Data Centers & Hardware, Cloud & Hyperscalers and Semiconductors, rated Strategic on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
SFTBY trades at $20.36, 53% of the way up its 52-week range of $10.91 to $28.68.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $232.06B, with an AI Exposure Score of 65 out of 100.
Valuation vs peers
Its P/E ratio of 7.3 is below the Data Centers & Hardware category median of 30.0.
Next earnings
SoftBank Group is next expected to report earnings on November 11, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
What does SoftBank Group do?
SoftBank Group is a holding and investment company. It buys and holds stakes in technology businesses, runs the Vision Fund investment vehicles, and owns telecom and internet operations in Japan. Gains and losses on holdings drive its reported results.
How is SoftBank Group exposed to AI?
It co-owns Stargate with OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX, controls chip designer Arm, and is a major investor in OpenAI. Supercycle rates it Strategic with an AI Exposure Score of 65 out of 100, capped because exposure comes through investments.
What is SoftBank's role in Stargate?
SoftBank is a founding partner and holds a co-leading ownership share alongside OpenAI, with Oracle and MGX also participating. Masayoshi Son chairs the venture, and SoftBank carries much of the financial responsibility for funding the data center buildout.
Does SoftBank own Arm?
Yes. SoftBank holds a controlling stake in Arm Holdings, the British chip design company, which listed on the Nasdaq in 2023. Arm's instruction set architecture is used in phones and increasingly in data center processors.
Is SFTBY a pure play AI stock?
No. Supercycle places it in the Strategic band at 65. AI is now the dominant theme in its portfolio, but SoftBank remains a diversified holding company whose value depends on many assets and on debt levels.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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