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

Dolby Laboratories has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $63.7 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 3.15% year-over-year to $63.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $266.2 million (up 1.41% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $261.8 million, down 0.71% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $63.7 million, down from $69.1 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $70.4 million in Q3 2023, with the low at $61.7 million in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $66.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $66.6 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development increased 13.46% — and 2024, when it decreased 8.03%.
• Dolby Laboratories' Research & Development stood at $64.4 million in 2022, then grew by 4.01% to $67.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.59% to $66.6 million in 2024, then rose by 3.66% to $69.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 7.86% to $63.7 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $63.7 million (Q1 2026), $69.1 million (Q4 2025), and $67.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.