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 18/306% above fair value
$64.59−0.07 (-0.11%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $6.05BP/E 27.5Yield 2.04%
Dolby Laboratories operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Dolby Laboratories's operating margin for the twelve months ending Jun 26, 2026 was 17.7%. For fiscal 2025 it was 19.6%, against 20.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 50.5% in fiscal 2009.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | 19.6% | −0.6 |
| FY2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | 20.3% | +3.7 |
| FY2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | 16.6% | +0.1 |
| FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 16.5% | −10.4 |
| FY2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | 26.9% | +8.1 |
| FY2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | 18.8% | −1.9 |
| FY2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 20.7% | +3.3 |
| FY2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | 17.4% | −5.5 |
| FY2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | 22.9% | +0.3 |
| FY2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | 22.6% | +0.6 |
| FY2015 | Sep 25, 2015 | 22.0% | −6.5 |
| FY2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | 28.5% | +1.5 |
| FY2013 | Sep 27, 2013 | 27.0% | −11.8 |
| FY2012 | Sep 28, 2012 | 38.8% | −5.9 |
| FY2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | 44.7% | −1.8 |
| FY2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | 46.5% | −4.0 |
| FY2009 | Sep 25, 2009 | 50.5% | +5.8 |
| FY2008 | Sep 26, 2008 | 44.8% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | 11.3% | −3.8 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | 28.5% | −0.6 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | 17.9% | −4.4 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | 9.7% | −5.5 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | 15.1% | +2.4 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | 29.2% | −0.7 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | 22.4% | +1.4 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | 15.2% | +16.4 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | 12.7% | +7.4 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | 29.9% | +0.8 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | 21.0% | −7.1 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | -1.2% | −10.9 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 5.3% | −10.4 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 29.1% | +16.1 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | 28.1% | +2.3 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 9.7% | −4.4 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | 15.7% | −3.8 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | 13.0% | −13.1 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 25.8% | −16.5 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | 14.2% | +3.1 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | 19.6% | +5.7 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | 26.0% | −4.1 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Dec 25, 2020 | 42.3% | +25.6 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | 11.1% | −6.1 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | 13.8% | +2.5 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 30.1% | −0.3 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | 16.6% | −6.1 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 17.1% | +11.9 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | 11.3% | +14.9 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | 30.4% | +2.2 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 22.7% | −8.7 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | 5.2% | −3.8 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | -3.5% | −34.9 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | 28.2% | +4.6 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | 31.4% | +6.6 |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | 9.0% | −3.5 |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 31.4% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 23.7% | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | 24.8% | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | 12.5% | – |
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