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Ticker
DLB

Price
63.65
Stock movement down
-2.37 (-3.59%)
Company name
Dolby Laboratories
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Specialty Business Services
Market cap
3.88B
Ent value
3.82B
Price/Sales
2.89
Price/Book
1.49
Div yield
2.26%
Div growth
3.00%
Growth years
7
FCF payout
34.08%
Trailing P/E
14.00
Forward P/E
13.74
PEG
0.88
EPS growth
3.08%
1 year return (CAGR)
-24.48%
3 year return (CAGR)
-8.81%
5 year return (CAGR)
-7.10%
10 year return (CAGR)
5.71%
Last updated: 2026-02-18

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.44
Dividend yield2.26%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.36%
Average yield1.43%
Minimum yield0.85%
Discount to avg yield36.97%
Upside potential58.65%
Yield as % of max yield95.93%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.26%
Current yield distribution1.11%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.85%
Yield at 90%1.00%
Yield at 80%1.20%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.40%
Yield at 20%1.65%
Yield at 10%1.82%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.36%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth7 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share1.44
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date10 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)2.87
EPS (1y forward)4.63
EPS growth (5y)3.08%
EPS growth (5y forward)16.00%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
DLBS&P500
DGR MR9.09%-13.74%
DGR TTM15.00%6.60%
DGR 3 years-7.31%
DGR 5 years3.00%4.69%
DGR 10 years9.28%6.30%
DGR 15 years-8.16%
Time since last change announced94 days
EPS growth (5y)3.08%
EPS growth (5y forward)16.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM46.76%34.08%
Average--
Forward31.08%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E14.00
Price to OCF9.22
Price to FCF10.21
Price to EBITDA10.22
EV to EBITDA10.08

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.89
Price to Book1.49
EV to Sales2.85

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count60.88M
EPS (TTM)2.87
FCF per share (TTM)3.93

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.34B
Gross profit (TTM)1.18B
Operating income (TTM)251.45M
Net income (TTM)276.72M
EPS (TTM)2.87
EPS (1y forward)4.63

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)87.86%
Operating margin (TTM)18.78%
Profit margin (TTM)20.67%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash643.85M
Net receivables571.36M
Total current assets1.41B
Goodwill530.30M
Intangible assets364.02M
Property, plant and equipment1.12B
Total assets3.19B
Accounts payable8.67M
Short/Current long term debt40.64M
Total current liabilities443.51M
Total liabilities589.25M
Shareholder's equity2.60B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)420.22M
Capital expenditures (TTM)40.54M
Free cash flow (TTM)379.68M
Dividends paid (TTM)129.39M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity10.63%
Return on Assets8.67%
Return on Invested Capital10.59%
Cash Return on Invested Capital14.53%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open66.14
Daily high66.34
Daily low63.62
Daily Volume815K
All-time high103.53
1y analyst estimate89.25
Beta0.85
EPS (TTM)2.87
Dividend per share1.44
Ex-div date10 Feb 2026
Next earnings date-

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
DLBS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-38.52%-1.82%
Highest price drop-62.19%-56.47%
Date of highest drop3 Oct 20119 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-24.83%-10.84%
Avg time to new high53 days12 days
Max time to new high1816 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
DLB (Dolby Laboratories) company logo
Marketcap
3.88B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of audio, imaging, accessibility, and other hardware and software solutions for television, broadcast, and live entertainment industries in the United States and internationally. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC, HE-AAC, and extended HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution; AVC, a digital video codec used in STBs, mobile devices, cameras, and broadcast television services and other products; and Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision include encoding technologies that artists use to create more compelling and immersive audio and video experiences. It also provides DD+, an advanced surround sound audio codec technology; Dolby AC-4, an audio codec that uses cutting edge compression; and HEVC, a digital video codec that compresses video. In addition, the company offers Dolby Cinemas, a premium large format cinemas that deliver a Dolby branded premium cinema offering with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and a Dolby theater design; Dolby.io, a SaaS product of immersive, interactive, and social experiences with real-time engagement for live events, especially sports; and digital cinema servers, cinema processors, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and audio and imaging hardware and software products for the cinema, television, broadcast, communication, and entertainment industries. Further, it provides various services to support theatrical and television production for cinema exhibition, broadcast, and home entertainment. It serves film studios, content creators, post-production facilities, and broadcasters. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Employees
2051
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Kevin J. Yeaman
Country
USA
City
San Francisco
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
EventsPresentations
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