Growth Metrics

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $241.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 2.11% year-over-year to $241.3 million, compared with a TTM value of $929.0 million through Dec 2025, up 3.92%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $924.0 million, up 5.62% over the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $241.3 million for Q4 2025 at Dolby Laboratories, up from $237.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $258.5 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $199.1 million in Q2 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $224.7 million, with a median of $224.2 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses rose 25.25% in 2022, then decreased 13.17% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $228.3 million in 2021, then fell by 9.62% to $206.4 million in 2022, then grew by 5.29% to $217.3 million in 2023, then rose by 8.77% to $236.3 million in 2024, then grew by 2.11% to $241.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for DLB at $241.3 million in Q4 2025, $237.8 million in Q3 2025, and $223.9 million in Q2 2025.