Dolby Laboratories (DLB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) reported EBITDA Margin of 28.55% for Q1 2026, down 61.0% on a YoY basis from 73.2% in Q1 2025, and up 59.23% quarter-over-quarter from 17.93% in Q4 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 28.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 61.0% year-over-year to 28.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.49% (down 202.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.64%, down 64.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 28.55%, up from 17.93% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 29.89% in Q1 2024, with the low at 1.2% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 17.73% across 5 years, with a median of 15.73% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin slumped 1307 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 1641 bps.
  • Dolby Laboratories' EBITDA Margin stood at 28.09% in 2022, then dropped by 25 bps to 20.98% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 22.38% in 2024, then declined by 20 bps to 17.93% in 2025, then soared by 59 bps to 28.55% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 28.55% (Q1 2026), 17.93% (Q4 2025), and 9.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 23.22%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 37.53%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 17.62%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 18.21%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.53%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.48%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 4.34%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 28.55%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 4.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 28.55%
Dec 26, 2025 17.93%
Sep 26, 2025 9.67%
Jun 27, 2025 15.10%
Mar 28, 2025 29.16%
Dec 27, 2024 22.38%
Sep 27, 2024 15.21%
Jun 28, 2024 12.74%
Mar 29, 2024 29.89%
Dec 29, 2023 20.98%
Sep 29, 2023 -1.20%
Jun 30, 2023 5.34%
Mar 31, 2023 29.06%
Dec 30, 2022 28.09%
Sep 30, 2022 9.74%
Jul 1, 2022 15.73%
Apr 1, 2022 12.96%
Dec 31, 2021 25.76%
Sep 24, 2021 14.16%
Jun 25, 2021 19.56%