Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $85.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development fell 1.27% year-over-year to $85.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $363.3 million (up 1.46% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $360.7 million, up 7.85% from the prior year.
• Research & Development slipped to $85.1 million in Q2 2026 per DLB's latest filing, from $96.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $96.2 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $77.5 million in Q2 2024.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $88.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $88.8 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development fell 15.4% in 2022, then advanced 19.49% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $82.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.9% to $79.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 19.49% to $94.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.02% to $91.6 million in 2025, then fell by 7.08% to $85.1 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $85.1 million, $96.2 million, and $91.6 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.