Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' Gross Margin was 86.78% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), up 0.73 percentage points from 86.06% a year earlier but down 1.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dolby Laboratories' Gross Margin was 87.61% through Jun 26, 2026, down 0.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), it was 88.13%, down 0.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +0.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 88.97% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 88.26% in FY2023 (-0.46 pp), 88.73% in FY2022 (-1.13 pp) and 89.85% in FY2021 (+2.46 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 86.06% (fiscal Q3 2025) and 90.70% (fiscal Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.56 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.89 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DLB's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 88.69% (Q2 2026), 87.54% (Q1 2026) and 87.13% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 25,315.76 Bn | 25,299.34 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 83.20% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,307.80 Bn | 10,042.23 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Nvidia | 4,179.08 Bn | 3,953.24 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,586.53 Bn | 1,512.57 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.82 Bn | 824.04 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 53.90% |
| 6 | Micron Technology | 828.06 Bn | 733.70 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 86.76% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 596.24 Bn | 551.71 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Intel | 312.07 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 42.97% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 301.25 Bn | 266.69 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 50.31% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.03 Bn | 3.42 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 86.78% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 86.78% |
| 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% |
Dolby Laboratories Gross Margin API
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const data = await res.json();