Dolby Laboratories (DLB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.82 for Q1 2026, up 331.33% on a YoY basis from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and up 7388.41% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01 in Q4 2025.

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

Dolby Laboratories has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.82 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 331.33% year-over-year to 0.82; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.44 (up 38.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0, down 98.9% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.82, up from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 12.36 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.46 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.26 across 5 years, with a median of 0.31 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 187.42% — and 2023, when it surged 228414.51%.
  • Dolby Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then surged by 228414.51% to 12.36 in 2023, then sank by 97.45% to 0.32 in 2024, then tumbled by 96.54% to 0.01 in 2025, then soared by 7388.41% to 0.82 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.82 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.3 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.34
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn -
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 0.33
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.13
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.12
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 0.11
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.05
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 0.82
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 0.82
Dec 26, 2025 0.01
Sep 26, 2025 0.30
Jun 27, 2025 0.52
Mar 28, 2025 0.19
Dec 27, 2024 0.32
Sep 27, 2024 0.29
Jun 28, 2024 2.10
Mar 29, 2024 0.17
Dec 29, 2023 12.36
Sep 29, 2023 0.34
Jun 30, 2023 0.68
Dec 30, 2022 0.01
Apr 1, 2022 -0.46
Dec 31, 2021 1.47
Sep 24, 2021 0.23
Jun 25, 2021 0.14
Mar 26, 2021 0.53
Dec 25, 2020 0.11
Sep 25, 2020 -0.65