Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $238.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.31% year-over-year to $238.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $941.0 million (up 4.2% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $924.0 million, up 5.62% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $238.0 million, down from $241.3 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $258.5 million in Q3 2023, with the low at $206.4 million in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $228.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $225.6 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses increased 25.25% — and 2024, when it dropped 13.17%.
• Dolby Laboratories' Operating Expenses stood at $206.4 million in 2022, then increased by 5.29% to $217.3 million in 2023, then grew by 8.77% to $236.3 million in 2024, then increased by 2.11% to $241.3 million in 2025, then fell by 1.4% to $238.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $238.0 million (Q1 2026), $241.3 million (Q4 2025), and $237.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.