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

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted FCF Margin of 21.09% for Q1 2026, up 45.75% on a QoQ basis from 14.47% in Q4 2025, and down 2437.0% year-over-year from 0.9% in Q1 2025.

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

Dolby Laboratories' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.09% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 2437.0% year-over-year to 21.09% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.09% (down 749.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 32.31%, up 897.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 21.09% for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, up from 14.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 55.75% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.73% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 26.02% and a median of 25.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 2728 bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 3339 bps in 2024.
  • Dolby Laboratories' FCF Margin stood at 14.68% in 2022, then slumped by 95 bps to 0.73% in 2023, then jumped by 3727 bps to 28.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 48 bps to 14.47% in 2025, then soared by 46 bps to 21.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's FCF Margin at 21.09% in Q1 2026, 14.47% in Q4 2025, and 34.72% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
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 - 31.67%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 40.69%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 13.98%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 23.48%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 6.09%
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.68 Bn 4.61 Bn 350.90 Mn 21.09%

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 21.09%
Dec 26, 2025 14.47%
Sep 26, 2025 34.72%
Jun 27, 2025 19.41%
Mar 28, 2025 45.46%
Dec 27, 2024 28.01%
Sep 27, 2024 35.69%
Jun 28, 2024 4.73%
Mar 29, 2024 47.32%
Dec 29, 2023 0.73%
Sep 29, 2023 26.44%
Jun 30, 2023 38.11%
Mar 31, 2023 25.81%
Dec 30, 2022 14.68%
Sep 30, 2022 14.59%
Jul 1, 2022 55.75%
Apr 1, 2022 15.37%
Dec 31, 2021 4.89%
Sep 24, 2021 34.36%
Jun 25, 2021 55.31%