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

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Gross Margin of 88.69% for Q1 2026, up 1.32% on a QoQ basis from 87.54% in Q4 2025, and down 161.0% year-over-year from 145.4% in Q1 2025.

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

Dolby Laboratories' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 88.69% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 161.0% year-over-year to 88.69% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 87.44% (down 148.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 88.13%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 88.69% for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, up from 87.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 90.3% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 86.06% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 88.25% and a median of 88.58% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 259 bps — and 2024, when it surged 157 bps.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Gross Margin stood at 89.71% in 2022, then climbed by 0 bps to 89.84% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 88.58% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 87.54% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 88.69% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Gross Margin at 88.69% in Q1 2026, 87.54% in Q4 2025, and 87.13% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
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 - -
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 59.24%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 75.16%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 8.69%
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.68 Bn 4.61 Bn 350.90 Mn 88.69%

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 88.69%
Dec 26, 2025 87.54%
Sep 26, 2025 87.13%
Jun 27, 2025 86.06%
Mar 28, 2025 90.30%
Dec 27, 2024 88.58%
Sep 27, 2024 88.85%
Jun 28, 2024 87.65%
Mar 29, 2024 89.36%
Dec 29, 2023 89.84%
Sep 29, 2023 87.76%
Jun 30, 2023 86.09%
Mar 31, 2023 89.08%
Dec 30, 2022 89.71%
Sep 30, 2022 86.64%
Jul 1, 2022 87.58%
Apr 1, 2022 89.38%
Dec 31, 2021 90.70%
Sep 24, 2021 89.23%
Jun 25, 2021 88.97%