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

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) reported EBT Margin of 30.26% for Q1 2026, down 228.0% on a YoY basis from 23.64% in Q1 2025, and up 46.5% quarter-over-quarter from 20.65% in Q4 2025.

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

Dolby Laboratories has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 30.26% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 228.0% year-over-year to 30.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.14% (down 282.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.49%, down 204.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.26%, up from 20.65% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 33.4% in Q1 2024, with the low at 3.11% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 20.47% across 5 years, with a median of 19.6% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin sank 1372 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 1821 bps.
  • Dolby Laboratories' EBT Margin stood at 29.85% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 25.61% in 2023, then declined by 6 bps to 24.1% in 2024, then slipped by 14 bps to 20.65% in 2025, then jumped by 46 bps to 30.26% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 30.26% (Q1 2026), 20.65% (Q4 2025), and 13.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 22.26%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 40.59%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 14.03%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 17.02%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -7.56%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 2.80%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 2.24%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 30.26%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 4.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 30.26%
Dec 26, 2025 20.65%
Sep 26, 2025 13.57%
Jun 27, 2025 17.59%
Mar 28, 2025 32.54%
Dec 27, 2024 24.10%
Sep 27, 2024 19.60%
Jun 28, 2024 17.37%
Mar 29, 2024 33.40%
Dec 29, 2023 25.61%
Sep 29, 2023 3.11%
Jun 30, 2023 7.96%
Mar 31, 2023 31.20%
Dec 30, 2022 29.85%
Sep 30, 2022 11.13%
Jul 1, 2022 17.06%
Apr 1, 2022 12.99%
Dec 31, 2021 26.00%
Sep 24, 2021 15.11%
Jun 25, 2021 20.62%