Dolby/$DLB
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About Dolby
Dolby Laboratories Inc. develops technologies that enhance audio and video capture, transmission, and playback, enabling high-quality experiences across movies, TV, music, sports, and more. The company designs and manufactures audio, imaging, accessibility, and related hardware and software mainly for cinema, including digital cinema servers and media encryption and packaging tools. It generates the majority of its revenue by licensing its technology, brand, and patents to device manufacturers and by selling cinema hardware and services. It operates as a single reportable segment, with revenue derived mainly from licensing and, to a lesser extent, from premium cinema technologies, across the United States and international markets.
- Ticker
- $DLB
- Sector
- Software & Cloud Services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 2,051
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Website
- www.dolby.com
Dolby Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$5.5B
25.01
$2.35
0.80
$1.44
2.45%
Price and volume
Market cap
$5.5B
Beta
0.8
52-week high
$70.31
52-week low
$48.26
Average daily volume
942K
Dividend rate
$1.44
Financial strength
Current ratio
3.185
Quick ratio
2.791
Long term debt to equity
0.014
Total debt to equity
0.018
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
59.36%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
354.672
Gross margin (TTM)
87.61%
Net profit margin (TTM)
16.70%
Operating margin (TTM)
19.33%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
17.62%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$660,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.15%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.76%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
25.012
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.126
Price to book
2.13
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.29
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
15.475
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.46%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.796
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.45%
Forward dividend yield
2.45%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
0.55%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-13.34%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.70%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.82%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.60%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.37%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
10.06%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.61%
What the Analysts think about Dolby
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Dolby stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Dolby stock.
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Dolby expects fourth-quarter revenue of $362m–$392m, with the midpoint implying 23% year-on-year growth. The uplift is expected to come from the Video Distribution Programme, a large Meta deal, automotive Atmos volumes and wearables, while full-year revenue guidance remains $1.41bn–$1.44bn. (Dolby Laboratories, The Motley Fool)
Automotive is becoming a meaningful new growth channel. Dolby says its technology is now available across more than 40 global automotive brands and 150 car models, while Android Auto and new BMW integrations could broaden adoption beyond a small luxury-car niche. (Dolby Laboratories, Dolby Laboratories)
Dolby is extending its premium formats into new content and device categories. Dolby Vision 2 has launched on Hisense televisions, with TCL and Philips scheduled to follow, while the Video Distribution Programme had attracted 45 licensors and major streamers including Meta and Alibaba within its first year. (Dolby Laboratories, The Motley Fool)
The latest quarter showed weakening underlying earnings momentum: revenue fell 3.3% year on year to $305m, licensing revenue fell 2.6%, and GAAP net income dropped to $29m from $46m. Broadcast, mobile and PC licensing all declined, despite better performance from newer premium technologies. (Dolby Laboratories, Zacks)
The strong fourth-quarter outlook relies partly on uncertain timing rather than a clean acceleration in demand. Management cited a large Meta agreement signed early in the quarter, minimum-volume-commitment timing and other deal timing, which can make Dolby’s quarterly revenue volatile and harder to forecast. (The Motley Fool, Exa)
Dolby remains highly exposed to device shipments and licensing markets that are not all growing. Management expects foundational audio to decline slightly and PC revenue to fall, while executives warned that sharply higher memory costs could reduce mobile shipments; products and services also fell in the latest quarter as cinema-product sales declined. (The Motley Fool, Yahoo Finance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Dolby
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $DLB weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.10% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.10% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.10% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.10% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.05% |
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