Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 114.24% to $68.1 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $131.9 million through Mar 2026, up 6.83% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.8 million for FY2025, 98.39% down from the prior year.
Dolby Laboratories filings provide 16 years of Dividends Paid - Common readings, the most recent being $68.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Dividends Paid - Common hit $68.1 million in Q1 2026 for Dolby Laboratories, up from $547000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $77.3 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$23.8 million in Q2 2022.
- Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $28.0 million, with a median of $30.1 million recorded in 2024.
- The largest annual shift saw Dividends Paid - Common crashed 164.09% in 2022 before it surged 10633.83% in 2023.
- Dolby Laboratories' Dividends Paid - Common stood at $266000.0 in 2022, then surged by 10633.83% to $28.6 million in 2023, then rose by 10.49% to $31.5 million in 2024, then plummeted by 98.27% to $547000.0 in 2025, then soared by 12354.66% to $68.1 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLB's Dividends Paid - Common are $68.1 million (Q1 2026), $547000.0 (Q4 2025), and $31.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (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 | 180.74 Mn |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | - |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 20.00 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 68.25 Mn |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 57.60 Mn |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 31.53 Mn |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 12.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 68.13 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 68.13 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 68.13 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 547,000.00 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 547,000.00 |
| 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 | 28.55 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 28.55 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 25.82 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 25.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.32 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 266,000.00 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 266,000.00 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | -23.85 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | -23.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.28 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 22.29 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 22.29 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 22.31 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 22.31 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 37.21 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 37.21 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2020 | 7.36 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2020 | 7.36 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2020 | -66.16 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2020 | -66.16 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2020 | 66.16 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2020 | 66.16 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 283,000.00 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 283,000.00 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 19.18 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 19.18 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 19.28 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 19.28 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 19.46 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 19.46 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 19.57 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 19.57 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 16.56 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 16.56 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 16.64 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 16.64 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 31.94 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 31.94 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 1.02 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 1.02 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 14.29 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 14.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 40.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 40.67 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 2.09 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 2.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 48.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 48.18 Mn |