Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has reported Payout Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 1.16 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio rose 71.31% year-over-year to 1.16; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.59 (up 23.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.49, up 13.86% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio climbed to 1.16 in Q2 2026 per DLB's latest filing, from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 2.6 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.27 in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.74 across 5 years, with a median of 0.64 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio jumped 198.21% in 2023, then tumbled 79.44% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then climbed by 29.84% to 0.42 in 2023, then rose by 9.65% to 0.46 in 2024, then jumped by 37.98% to 0.64 in 2025, then soared by 81.93% to 1.16 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.16, 0.36, and 0.64 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.