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%
Dolby Laboratories gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Dolby Laboratories's gross margin for the twelve months ending Jun 26, 2026 was 87.6%. For fiscal 2025 it was 88.1%, against 89.0% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 92.7% in fiscal 2014.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | 88.1% | −0.8 |
| FY2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | 89.0% | +0.7 |
| FY2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | 88.3% | −0.5 |
| FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 88.7% | −1.1 |
| FY2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | 89.9% | +2.5 |
| FY2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | 87.4% | +0.3 |
| FY2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 87.0% | −0.9 |
| FY2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | 87.9% | −1.1 |
| FY2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | 89.0% | −0.3 |
| FY2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | 89.4% | −0.9 |
| FY2015 | Sep 25, 2015 | 90.2% | −2.5 |
| FY2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | 92.7% | +3.3 |
| FY2013 | Sep 27, 2013 | 89.4% | −0.8 |
| FY2012 | Sep 28, 2012 | 90.1% | +1.7 |
| FY2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | 88.4% | +2.7 |
| FY2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | 85.7% | −5.3 |
| FY2009 | Sep 25, 2009 | 91.0% | +1.6 |
| FY2008 | Sep 26, 2008 | 89.4% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | 86.8% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | 88.7% | −1.6 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | 87.5% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | 87.1% | −1.7 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | 86.1% | −1.6 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | 90.3% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | 88.6% | −1.3 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | 88.8% | +1.1 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | 87.7% | +1.6 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | 89.4% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | 89.8% | +0.1 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | 87.8% | +1.1 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 86.1% | −1.5 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 89.1% | −0.3 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | 89.7% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 86.6% | −2.6 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | 87.6% | −1.4 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | 89.4% | −0.5 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 90.7% | −0.2 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | 89.2% | +4.9 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | 89.0% | +1.1 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | 89.9% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Dec 25, 2020 | 90.9% | +3.7 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | 84.3% | −0.3 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | 87.9% | +1.0 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 89.5% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | 87.2% | −0.0 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 84.6% | −2.4 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | 86.9% | +2.9 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | 89.2% | −0.5 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 87.2% | −2.5 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | 87.0% | −0.9 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | 84.0% | −5.5 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | 89.6% | −0.3 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | 89.7% | +0.9 |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | 87.9% | +0.9 |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 89.5% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 89.9% | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | 88.7% | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | 87.0% | – |
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