Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) Payout Ratio was 0.59 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), up 26.9% from 0.47 a year earlier and up 9.6% from the prior quarter.
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Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), Payout Ratio at Dolby Laboratories was 0.50, up 13.4% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.44 in FY2024 (-15.1%), 0.52 in FY2023 (-5.2%), 0.54 in FY2022 (+89.1%) and 0.29 in FY2021 (-24.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 1.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 89.1%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 24.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.54 (Q2 2026), 0.54 (Q1 2026) and 0.50 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,515.53 Bn | 5,289.69 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,348.76 Bn | 1,974.46 Bn | 27.22 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,668.85 Bn | 1,594.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,189.94 Bn | 1,128.71 Bn | 35.06 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 992.04 Bn | 948.79 Bn | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 682.73 Bn | 638.57 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 585.14 Bn | 469.87 Bn | 6.51 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 393.49 Bn | 370.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 386.29 Bn | 351.73 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.48 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 264.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.59 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 0.29 |
API Access
Dolby Laboratories Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "DLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();