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

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

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

Dolby Laboratories has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 88.69% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 161.0% year-over-year to 88.69%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 87.44% (down 148.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 88.13%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 88.69%, up from 87.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 90.3% in Q1 2025, with the low at 86.06% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 88.25% across 5 years, with a median of 88.58% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 259 bps — and 2024, when it surged 157 bps.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Gross Margin stood at 89.71% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 89.84% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 88.58% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 87.54% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 88.69% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 88.69% (Q1 2026), 87.54% (Q4 2025), and 87.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 87.04%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 70.43%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 8.69%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 9.92%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 88.69%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 35.15%

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%