Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Dividends Paid - Common of -$33.2 million for Q1 2026, down 196.78% on a QoQ basis from $34.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 204.51% year-over-year from $31.8 million in Q1 2025.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories' Dividends Paid - Common history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$33.2 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common fell 204.51% year-over-year to -$33.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $64.3 million (down 47.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.8 million, down 64.23% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was -$33.2 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, down from $34.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $98.6 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$77.3 million in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of $21.1 million and a median of $31.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Dividends Paid - Common soared 2913.18% — and 2026, when it sank 204.51%.
- Dolby Laboratories' Dividends Paid - Common stood at $25.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 95.95% to $1.0 million in 2023, then surged by 2913.18% to $31.5 million in 2024, then gained by 8.85% to $34.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 196.78% to -$33.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLB's Dividends Paid - Common at -$33.2 million in Q1 2026, $34.3 million in Q4 2025, and $31.6 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 180.74 Mn |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | -280.00 Mn |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 68.25 Mn |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 66.50 Mn |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 29.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 31.53 Mn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 4.68 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 350.90 Mn | -33.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | -33.23 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | -33.23 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 34.34 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 34.34 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 31.60 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 31.60 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 31.60 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 31.60 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 31.80 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 31.80 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 31.55 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 31.55 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 31.50 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 31.50 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 28.60 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 28.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 28.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 28.70 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.05 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.05 Mn |