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    Dolby Laboratories (DLB)

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    INDUSTRIALS • SPECIALTY BUSINESS SERVICES • NYSE

    $60.87
    +2.03 (+3.45%)

    Market Cap: $5.62B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(35/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +20.31%
    Streak
    15 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.32
    Range$1.28 - $1.35
    4 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $387M
    Range$373M - $407M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.12
    Range$1.06 - $1.22
    4 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.14-1.2%
    60d ago$1.14-1.5%
    30d ago$1.14-1.8%
    7d ago$1.120.0%
    Current$1.12
    Revenue Consensus
    $359M
    Range$354M - $369M
    4 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.12---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.32---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.43$0.40+7.50%Beat-44.9%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.37$1.34+2.24%Beat+2.2%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 29
    		$1.06$0.99+7.07%Beat-7.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 18
    		$0.99$0.70+41.43%Beat+22.2%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.78$0.71+9.86%Beat+9.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 1
    		$1.34$1.27+5.51%Beat+5.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 29
    		$1.14$0.98+16.33%Beat+12.9%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 19
    		$0.81$0.70+15.71%Beat+24.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.71$0.59+20.34%Beat+29.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$1.27$1.19+6.72%Beat+0.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 1
    		$1.01$0.77+31.17%Beat-9.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 16
    		$0.65$0.53+22.64%Beat+20.4%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.55$0.55+0.00%Beat-19.1%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$1.26$0.97+29.90%Beat+37.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 2
    		$1.11$0.79+40.51%Beat+9.9%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 17
    		$0.54$0.71-23.94%Miss-6.9%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.68$0.59+15.25%Beat-4.2%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$0.92$0.82+12.20%Beat+1.1%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 3
    		$1.01$1.06-4.72%Miss-31.8%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 16
    		$0.58$0.56+3.57%Beat+28.9%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.71$0.48+47.92%Beat-17.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$0.91$0.67+35.82%Beat-12.5%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 28
    		$1.48$1.04+42.31%Beat+131.3%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 12
    		$0.45$0.34+32.35%Beat+4.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.86$0.27+218.52%Beat+13.2%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 4
    		$1.04$1.09-4.59%Miss+0.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 29
    		$0.64$0.49+30.61%Beat-13.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 14
    		$0.43$0.48-10.42%Miss-2.3%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.76$0.65+16.92%Beat-17.4%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$1.04$0.84+23.81%Beat+33.3%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.74$0.65+13.85%Beat-6.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.44$0.44+0.00%Beat-2.2%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.92$0.83+10.84%Beat+7.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.78$0.78+0.00%Beat+23.8%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 24
    		$0.79$0.60+31.67%Beat+19.7%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.45$0.42+7.14%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.86$0.80+7.50%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.63$0.62+1.61%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.66$0.52+26.92%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield2.37%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.44
    Payout Ratio31.01%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+9.79%
    5Y CAGR+8.94%
    DLB dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun DLB in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio15.81EV/EBITDA13.98x
    Price/FCF14.61xFCF Yield6.85%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin16.70%Operating Margin12.60%
    ROE8.76%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest Coverage-18.74x
    Current Ratio3.19xQuick Ratio3.11x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.78Avg Volume840.02K
    52-Week High$69.1152-Week Low$47.98

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$58.84
    SMA 20$58.49
    SMA 50$60.70
    SMA 200$58.99
    EMA 10$59.00
    EMA 20$59.07
    EMA 50$58.96
    EMA 200$59.82

    MACD

    Line: -0.19Signal: -0.41Hist: 0.22

    ADX

    ADX: 10.8+DI: 25.2-DI: 18.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down40.0
    PSAR$57.35

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$60.01
    Lower Band$56.98
    %B Position519%(Upper)
    Band Width1.28

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    59.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K75.2
    Stoch %D63.4
    Williams %R-0.3
    ROC (10d)3.1%
    Momentum1.81
    CCI (20d)244.2
    MFI (14d)63.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.45(2.4%)
    StdDev (20d)0.76
    Hist Vol18.8%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$60.30
    OBV5.1M
    AD Line-286.4M
    CMF (20d)0.150

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)841.6K
    Vol Ratio0.6x
    VWMA (20d)$58.35

    Pivot Points

    R3$60.12
    R2$59.59
    R1$59.22
    Pivot Point$58.69
    S1$58.32
    S2$57.79
    S3$57.42

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-4.57
    Ultimate Osc56.7
    KST-38.63

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$305.00M$395.63M$346.71M$307.02M$315.55M$369.56M$357.00M$304.81M$288.82M$364.52M$315.57M$290.56M
    Cost of Revenue$40.32M$44.73M$43.21M$39.52M$44.00M$35.84M$40.77M$34.00M$35.66M$38.78M$32.06M$35.55M
    Gross Profit$264.68M$350.90M$303.50M$267.50M$271.54M$333.72M$316.23M$270.81M$253.16M$325.75M$283.51M$255.01M
    Operating Expenses$230.36M$237.95M$241.34M$237.83M$223.91M$225.96M$236.34M$224.46M$216.37M$216.78M$217.29M$258.50M
    R&D$65.75M$63.65M$69.08M$67.47M$65.98M$61.71M$66.64M$68.64M$65.50M$62.49M$67.03M$70.43M
    SG&A$75.58M$75.95M$70.24M$73.72M$72.31M$70.42M$70.09M$69.21M$69.28M$66.74M$65.17M$66.61M
    Operating Income$34.32M$112.95M$62.16M$29.68M$47.64M$107.76M$79.88M$46.35M$36.78M$108.97M$66.22M$-3,494,000
    Interest Income$3.45M$5.02M$4.12M$0$4.11M$3.56M$2.65M$0$9.44M$8.60M$9.19M$0
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$43.80M$119.70M$71.60M$41.67M$55.52M$120.25M$86.05M$59.73M$50.16M$121.75M$80.83M$9.03M
    Income Tax Expense$14.59M$24.25M$17.92M$-7,986,000$8.97M$28.02M$17.98M$868,000$10.51M$23.53M$13.25M$-875,000
    Net Income$29.21M$95.45M$53.68M$49.65M$46.54M$92.23M$68.07M$58.87M$39.66M$98.21M$67.58M$9.91M
    EBITDA$65.42M$141.52M$94.30M$61.18M$75.80M$141.12M$108.60M$76.93M$61.10M$133.07M$91.71M$23.33M
    EBIT$40.35M$114.67M$67.48M$36.61M$51.41M$116.69M$83.41M$52.88M$40.73M$113.15M$71.65M$-247,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    DLB Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    15.8x
    Forward P/E
    12.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    14.0x
    P/FCF
    14.6x
    PEG
    2.1x
    P/B
    2.2x
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    DLB Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    87.6%
    Operating margin
    12.6%
    Net margin
    16.7%
    ROE
    8.8%
    FCF margin
    29.0%
    FCF yield
    6.8%

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    Sector: Industrials

    DLB Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    4
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    2
    Hold
    1
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    DLB Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • DLB converts 29.0% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • DLB beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    Bear case

    • DLB's quarterly revenue changed -3.3% year over year.

    DLB Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    13.2%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.32

    DLB Dividend

    Forward yield
    2.4%
    Payout ratio
    31.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    9.8%
    5Y DPS growth
    8.9%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Dec
    DLB dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About DLB

    What is DLB's current dividend yield?

    Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has a forward dividend yield of 2.37%.

    Does DLB pay dividends?

    Yes, Dolby Laboratories pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 2.37%.

    What is DLB's P/E ratio?

    Dolby Laboratories has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.81.

    What is DLB's market cap?

    Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has a market capitalization of $5.62B with a current stock price of $60.87.

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