Growth Metrics

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 24.82% to $44.7 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $262.0 million through Mar 2026, up 157.61% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $160.1 million for FY2025, 13.98% up from the prior year.

Dolby Laboratories filings provide 18 years of Cost of Revenue readings, the most recent being $44.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue hit $44.7 million in Q1 2026 for Dolby Laboratories, down from $91.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $95.7 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$127.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $34.0 million, with a median of $44.7 million recorded in 2026.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cost of Revenue plummeted 229.13% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 169.45% in 2023.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Cost of Revenue stood at $82.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 3.9% to $79.0 million in 2023, then grew by 19.49% to $94.4 million in 2024, then fell by 3.02% to $91.6 million in 2025, then plummeted by 51.14% to $44.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLB's Cost of Revenue are $44.7 million (Q1 2026), $91.6 million (Q4 2025), and $39.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 1.39 Bn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 150.43 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 377.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 1.27 Bn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 365.10 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.48 Bn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 3.13 Bn
10 Dolby Laboratories 5.15 Bn 4.56 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 91.55 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 91.55 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 39.52 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 39.52 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 86.16 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 86.16 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 35.84 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 35.84 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 94.40 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 94.40 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -106.06 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -106.06 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 77.52 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 77.52 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 38.78 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 38.78 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 79.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 79.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 -110.93 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 -110.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 85.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 85.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 95.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 95.70 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 82.21 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 82.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -127.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -127.15 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 35.96 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 35.96 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 35.52 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 35.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 32.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 32.71 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 98.47 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 98.47 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 31.64 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 31.64 Mn
Mar 26, 2021 78.05 Mn
Mar 26, 2021 78.05 Mn
Dec 25, 2020 35.30 Mn
Dec 25, 2020 35.30 Mn
Sep 25, 2020 42.47 Mn
Sep 25, 2020 42.47 Mn
Jun 26, 2020 70.93 Mn
Jun 26, 2020 70.93 Mn
Mar 27, 2020 88.49 Mn
Mar 27, 2020 88.49 Mn
Dec 27, 2019 95.12 Mn
Dec 27, 2019 95.12 Mn
Sep 27, 2019 45.96 Mn
Sep 27, 2019 45.96 Mn
Jun 28, 2019 39.69 Mn
Jun 28, 2019 39.69 Mn
Mar 29, 2019 36.58 Mn
Mar 29, 2019 36.58 Mn
Dec 28, 2018 38.63 Mn
Dec 28, 2018 38.63 Mn
Sep 28, 2018 31.26 Mn
Sep 28, 2018 31.26 Mn
Jun 29, 2018 34.38 Mn
Jun 29, 2018 34.38 Mn
Mar 30, 2018 31.03 Mn
Mar 30, 2018 31.03 Mn
Dec 29, 2017 30.89 Mn
Dec 29, 2017 30.89 Mn
Sep 29, 2017 29.24 Mn
Sep 29, 2017 29.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 32.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 32.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 26.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 26.98 Mn
Dec 30, 2016 29.97 Mn
Dec 30, 2016 29.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 30.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 30.22 Mn
Jul 1, 2016 24.62 Mn
Jul 1, 2016 24.62 Mn