Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Cost of Revenue of $44.7 million for Q1 2026, up 3.52% on a QoQ basis from $43.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 24.82% year-over-year from $35.8 million in Q1 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories' Cost of Revenue history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $44.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 24.82% year-over-year to $44.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $171.5 million (up 17.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $160.1 million, up 13.98% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $44.7 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, up from $43.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $44.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $32.1 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $38.2 million and a median of $37.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Peak annual rise in Cost of Revenue reached 27.18% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 14.1% in 2024.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Cost of Revenue stood at $34.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 6.94% to $32.1 million in 2023, then grew by 27.18% to $40.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 5.97% to $43.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.52% to $44.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Cost of Revenue at $44.7 million in Q1 2026, $43.2 million in Q4 2025, and $39.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Cintas 84.44 Bn 84.26 Bn 1.45 Bn 1.39 Bn
2 Rentokil Initial 72.59 Bn 70.09 Bn - -
3 Relx 65.46 Bn 65.22 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 43.38 Bn 42.52 Bn - -
5 Copart 27.84 Bn 24.49 Bn 732.88 Mn 504.19 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.95 Bn 17.09 Bn 1.70 Bn 1.27 Bn
7 Rb Global 21.64 Bn 21.45 Bn 927.90 Mn 306.70 Mn
8 UL Solutions 18.05 Bn 17.80 Bn 381.00 Mn 377.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.19 Bn 14.71 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.48 Bn
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.89 Bn 4.81 Bn 350.90 Mn 44.73 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 44.73 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 44.73 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 43.21 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 43.21 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 39.52 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 39.52 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 44.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 44.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 35.84 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 35.84 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 40.77 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 40.77 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 34.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 34.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 35.66 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 35.66 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 38.78 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 38.78 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 32.06 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 32.06 Mn