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

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Operating Income of $112.9 million for Q1 2026, up 81.7% on a QoQ basis from $62.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 4.81% year-over-year from $107.8 million in Q1 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories' Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $112.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income rose 4.81% year-over-year to $112.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $252.4 million (down 6.78% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $265.0 million, up 2.57% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $112.9 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, up from $62.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $112.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$3.5 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $60.6 million and a median of $47.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Income plunged 112.89% — and 2024, when it surged 1426.67%.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Operating Income stood at $94.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 29.62% to $66.2 million in 2023, then gained by 20.63% to $79.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 22.18% to $62.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 81.7% to $112.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Operating Income at $112.9 million in Q1 2026, $62.2 million in Q4 2025, and $29.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 659.90 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - 510.00 Mn
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - 639.00 Mn
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 464.28 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn -15.65 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 217.50 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 138.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 219.75 Mn
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.76 Bn 4.68 Bn 350.90 Mn 112.95 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 112.95 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 62.16 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 29.68 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 47.64 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 107.76 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 79.88 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 46.35 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 36.78 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 108.97 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 66.22 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 -3.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 109.22 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 94.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.11 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 45.57 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 43.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 90.58 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 40.37 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 56.09 Mn