Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 11.25% in Q2 2026, down 385.0% YoY from 3.95% in Q2 2025, and down 60.59% on a QoQ basis from 28.55% in Q1 2026.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.25% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 385.0% year-over-year to 11.25% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 17.65% (down 326.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.64%, down 64.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 11.25% in Q2 2026, from 28.55% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 29.89% in Q1 2024 to a low of 1.2% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 17.37% and a median of 15.47% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 1307 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 1641 bps.
- Tracing DLB's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 28.09% in 2022, then dropped by 25 bps to 20.98% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 22.38% in 2024, then declined by 20 bps to 17.93% in 2025, then sank by 37 bps to 11.25% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 11.25% (Q2 2026), 28.55% (Q1 2026), and 17.93% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 23.17% |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 17.07% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 11.25% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 3.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 11.25% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 28.55% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 17.93% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 9.67% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 15.10% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 29.16% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 22.38% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 15.21% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 12.74% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 29.89% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 20.98% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -1.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.06% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 28.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.74% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 15.73% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.76% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 14.16% |