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 statistics
105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 17, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 11, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 26, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.62
- 1.74
- P/OCF Ratio
- 13.83
- 12.53
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.98
- 4.52
- EV / EBIT
- 22.54
- 16.11
- EV / FCF
- 13.72
- 24.12
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.22%
- 0.55%
- Float
- 58M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 37.9%
- 17.7%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 66.1%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.62%
- 0.40%
- Short % of Float
- 10.3%
- 3.95%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.41%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 10.01
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $69.95
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $48.26
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $63.22
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $60.96
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $59.38
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.52
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.35%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 9.77%
- 0.30%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.53%
- 0.33%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 17.9%
- 1.31%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 0.58%
- 2.83%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -1.79%
- 1.81%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -25.5%
- -0.25%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -28.2%
- -28.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 36.3%
- -19.8%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 611,452
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 601,405
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 833,582
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.62
- 0.79
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 63.9
- 55.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 29.5%
- 17.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.75
- 0.69
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 20.4%
- 13.4%
- EBITDA Margin
- 24.5%
- 50.8%
- FCF Margin
- 29.0%
- 17.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 8.72%
- 3.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.12%
- 1.63%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 10.5%
- 9.00%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 8.73%
- -0.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.19
- 2.08
- Quick Ratio
- 2.29
- 1.51
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 0.55%
- 4.64%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -14.4%
- 1.54%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -13.6%
- 1.20%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -10.4%
- 2.66%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.47%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 3.04%
- 7.63%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 13.1%
- -0.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 3.09%
- 6.21%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.43
- 0.13
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.31
- 10.08
- Revenue Per Employee
- $660.34K
- $2.42M
- Profits Per Employee
- $110.28K
- $86.23K
- Employee Count
- 2,051
- 67
- WACC
- 8.74%
- 8.36%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $276.77M
- $14.55M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $670.05M
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $7.15
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.58B
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $27.58
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.67B
- -$170.61K
- Working Capital
- $909.71M
- $334.67K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$44.93M
- -$90.95M
- FCF Per Share
- $4.19
- $0.71
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.74%
- 2.19%
- FCF Yield
- 6.49%
- 4.24%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.04%
- 5.51%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.88%
- 0.20%
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.93%
- 5.51%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.32
- $1.39
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 10.0%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 59.4%
- 122.7%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 34.2%
- 56.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $48.75M
- $237.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 17.6%
- 1.56%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $38.19
- $19.78
- Graham Upside
- -40.9%
- -34.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 8.62
- 10.51
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.80
- -2.58
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | DLB | S&P 500 | Difference | DLB per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +11.2% | -2.7% | +13.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.2% | -1.7% | +7.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +2.4% | +11.9% | −9.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | -1.1% | +12.0% | −13.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -21.7% | +78.2% | −99.9 pts | -7.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -22.1% | +73.2% | −95.3 pts | -4.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +56.0% | +309.6% | −253.7 pts | +4.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M DLB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.6% from the previous report, or 10.32% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 10.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,006,027 | +0.6% | 600,214 | 10.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,969,102 | +0.5% | 667,318 | 8.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,938,004 | +7.4% | 1,012,718 | 5.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,530,847 | -0.0% | 920,744 | 6.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,532,041 | -6.1% | 999,867 | 5.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,888,989 | -6.5% | 903,191 | 6.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,301,569 | -6.7% | 974,106 | 6.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,755,162 | +3.5% | 971,695 | 7.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,528,220 | +12.8% | 1,078,597 | 6.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,786,232 | +15.7% | 727,375 | 8.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,000,447 | +8.9% | 876,669 | 5.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 4,590,287 | +7.7% | 1,066,326 | 4.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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