Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) company profile

Dolby Laboratories develops audio and imaging technologies that enhance entertainment experiences across various media platforms. The company operates primarily through two segments: Licensing, which accounts for the vast majority of its business, and Products and Services. Its primary offerings include branded audio codecs, Dolby Atmos, and Dolby Vision, alongside patent licensing programs covering standardized compression formats like AAC, AVC, and HEVC. It also manufactures cinema hardware, such as digital cinema servers, sound processors, amplifiers, and speakers, and delivers cloud-based video solutions through Dolby OptiView. Dolby serves consumer electronics manufacturers, movie exhibitors, broadcasters, streaming providers, and content creators.

The company operates on a global scale, maintaining more than 20 sales offices in key regions and conducting research and development across multiple domestic and international facilities. Its workforce consists of 2,051 employees globally, with approximately half located outside the United States. Dolby’s corporate headquarters are situated in San Francisco, California.

Summary of the business section of Dolby Laboratories's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.

“As of September 26, 2025, we had 2,051 employees worldwide, of whom 1,020 employees were based outside of the U.S.”