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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) stock

DLBNYSEPatent Owners & LessorsFiscal year ends September 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026Score 18/305% above fair value
$63.61−0.98 (-1.52%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.96BP/E 27.1Yield 2.08%

Earnings

Dolby Laboratories's quarterly results as reported in its earnings releases, with the company's own outlook. Hover a number to see the sentence it came from.

Next report
Nov 17, 2026
Q4 FY2026 · estimated, after the close
Revenue, Q3 FY2026
$305.00M
-3.5% on a year earlier
non-GAAP, Q3 FY2026
$0.69
$0.78 a year earlier
Latest guidance
Raised
Jul 30, 2026 · 22 items

Quarterly results

Revenue and earnings per share from each of Dolby Laboratories's earnings releases, newest first

QuarterReportedRevenueYoYEPSAdj. EPSSource
Q4 FY2026ended Sep 26, 2026Nov 17, 2026Expected–––––
Q3 FY2026ended Jun 26, 2026Jul 30, 2026after the close$305.00M-3.5%$0.30$0.69Release
Q2 FY2026ended Mar 27, 2026Apr 30, 2026after the close$396.00M+7.0%$0.99$1.37Release
Q1 FY2026ended Dec 26, 2025Jan 29, 2026after the close$347.00M-2.8%$0.55$1.06Release
Q4 FY2025ended Sep 26, 2025Nov 18, 2025after the close$307.00M+0.7%$0.51$0.99Release
Q3 FY2025ended Jun 27, 2025Jul 31, 2025after the close$316.00M+9.4%$0.48$0.78Release
Q2 FY2025ended Mar 28, 2025May 1, 2025after the close$370.00M+1.5%$0.94$1.34Release
Q1 FY2025ended Dec 27, 2024Jan 29, 2025after the close$357.00M+13.1%$0.70$1.14Release
Q4 FY2024ended Sep 27, 2024Nov 19, 2024after the close$305.00M+5.0%$0.61$0.81Release
Q3 FY2024ended Jun 28, 2024Aug 7, 2024after the close$288.80M-3.2%$0.40$0.71Release
Q2 FY2024ended Mar 29, 2024May 2, 2024after the close$364.50M-3.0%$1.01$1.27Release
Q1 FY2024ended Dec 29, 2023Feb 1, 2024after the close$315.60M-5.8%––Release

Figures as first announced; later restatements appear under Financials. Expected dates are estimated from the company's past reporting pattern.

Current guidance

Dolby Laboratories's latest outlook for periods it has not reported yet, compared with what it said before

MetricPeriodGuidanceBeforeChangeGiven
Total revenueQ4 FY2026$362.00M – $392.00M–NewJul 30, 2026
Gross marginsGAAPQ4 FY202688%–NewJul 30, 2026
Gross marginsnon-GAAPQ4 FY202690%–NewJul 30, 2026
Diluted earnings per shareGAAPQ4 FY2026$0.78 – $0.93–NewJul 30, 2026
Diluted earnings per sharenon-GAAPQ4 FY2026$1.13 – $1.28–NewJul 30, 2026
Effective tax rateGAAPQ4 FY202623%–NewJul 30, 2026
Effective tax ratenon-GAAPQ4 FY202621%–NewJul 30, 2026
Licensing revenueQ4 FY2026$335.00M – $365.00M–NewJul 30, 2026
Operating expensesGAAPQ4 FY2026$227.00M – $237.00M–NewJul 30, 2026
Operating expensesnon-GAAPQ4 FY2026$195.00M – $205.00M–NewJul 30, 2026
Total revenueFY2026$1.41B – $1.44B$1.40B – $1.45BNarrowedJul 30, 2026
Gross marginsGAAPFY202688%88%ReaffirmedJul 30, 2026
Gross marginsnon-GAAPFY202690%90%ReaffirmedJul 30, 2026
operating marginsGAAPFY202621%21%ReaffirmedJul 30, 2026
operating marginsnon-GAAPFY202634%34%ReaffirmedJul 30, 2026
Diluted earnings per shareGAAPFY2026$2.62 – $2.77$2.66 – $2.81LoweredJul 30, 2026
Diluted earnings per sharenon-GAAPFY2026$4.25 – $4.40$4.30 – $4.45LoweredJul 30, 2026
Effective tax rateGAAPFY202624%23%RaisedJul 30, 2026
Effective tax ratenon-GAAPFY202621%20%RaisedJul 30, 2026
Licensing revenueFY2026$1.31B – $1.34B$1.30B – $1.35BNarrowedJul 30, 2026
Operating expensesGAAPFY2026$937.00M – $947.00M$930.00M – $950.00MNarrowedJul 30, 2026
Operating expensesnon-GAAPFY2026$785.00M – $795.00M$780.00M – $800.00MNarrowedJul 30, 2026

Guidance vs results

The last range Dolby Laboratories gave before each report, against the figure it then reported. Full years add up the four quarters.

PeriodMetricGuidanceActualResult
Q3 FY2026Diluted earnings per share$0.56 – $0.71$0.69Within range
Q3 FY2026EPS (GAAP)$0.19 – $0.34$0.30Within range
Q3 FY2026Revenue$295.00M – $325.00M$305.00MWithin range
Q2 FY2026Diluted earnings per share$1.29 – $1.44$1.37Within range
Q2 FY2026EPS (GAAP)$0.94 – $1.09$0.99Within range
Q2 FY2026Revenue$375.00M – $405.00M$396.00MWithin range
Q1 FY2026Diluted earnings per share$0.79 – $0.94$1.06Above range
Q1 FY2026EPS (GAAP)$0.39 – $0.54$0.55Above range
Q1 FY2026Revenue$315.00M – $345.00M$347.00MAbove range
FY2025Diluted earnings per share$3.88 – $4.03$4.25Σ4QAbove range
FY2025EPS (GAAP)$2.40 – $2.55$2.63Σ4QAbove range
FY2025Revenue$1.33B – $1.36B$1.35BΣ4QWithin range

Guidance history

Every forecast Dolby Laboratories put in an earnings release, newest first

GivenMetricPeriodGuidanceChange
Jul 30, 2026Diluted earnings per shareFY2026$4.25 – $4.40Lowered
Jul 30, 2026Diluted earnings per shareQ4 FY2026$1.13 – $1.28New
Jul 30, 2026Diluted earnings per shareFY2026$2.62 – $2.77Lowered
Jul 30, 2026Diluted earnings per shareQ4 FY2026$0.78 – $0.93New
Jul 30, 2026Gross marginsFY202688%Reaffirmed
Jul 30, 2026Gross marginsFY202690%Reaffirmed
Jul 30, 2026Gross marginsQ4 FY202688%New
Jul 30, 2026Gross marginsQ4 FY202690%New
Jul 30, 2026operating marginsFY202621%Reaffirmed
Jul 30, 2026operating marginsFY202634%Reaffirmed
Jul 30, 2026Effective tax rateFY202624%Raised
Jul 30, 2026Effective tax rateFY202621%Raised
Jul 30, 2026Licensing revenueFY2026$1.31B – $1.34BNarrowed
Jul 30, 2026Operating expensesFY2026$937.00M – $947.00MNarrowed
Jul 30, 2026Operating expensesFY2026$785.00M – $795.00MNarrowed
Jul 30, 2026Effective tax rateQ4 FY202623%New
Jul 30, 2026Effective tax rateQ4 FY202621%New
Jul 30, 2026Licensing revenueQ4 FY2026$335.00M – $365.00MNew
Jul 30, 2026Operating expensesQ4 FY2026$227.00M – $237.00MNew
Jul 30, 2026Operating expensesQ4 FY2026$195.00M – $205.00MNew

Read from the company's earnings releases; each figure links to its sentence on hover. “Raised” and “Lowered” compare with the previous range for the same metric and period.

Press releases

Releases Dolby Laboratories filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K

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