Growth Metrics

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 331.33% to 0.82 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.44 through Mar 2026, up 38.35% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.0 for FY2025, 98.9% down from the prior year.

Dolby Laboratories filings provide 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.82 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.82 in Q1 2026 for Dolby Laboratories, up from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 12.36 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.46 in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.26, with a median of 0.31 recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio crashed 187.42% in 2022 before it soared 228414.51% in 2023.
  • Dolby Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then soared by 228414.51% to 12.36 in 2023, then plummeted by 97.45% to 0.32 in 2024, then tumbled by 96.54% to 0.01 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 7388.41% to 0.82 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLB's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.82 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.3 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (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 0.34
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn -
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.13
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.12
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 0.33
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 0.11
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.05
10 Dolby Laboratories 5.15 Bn 4.56 Bn 350.90 Mn 0.82

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
Jun 26, 2020 0.55
Dec 27, 2019 0.04
Sep 27, 2019 0.17
Jun 28, 2019 0.28
Mar 29, 2019 1.71
Dec 28, 2018 0.51
Sep 28, 2018 0.18
Jun 29, 2018 0.13
Mar 30, 2018 0.53
Dec 29, 2017 -0.48
Sep 29, 2017 0.23
Jun 30, 2017 0.38
Dec 30, 2016 0.04
Sep 30, 2016 0.92