Growth Metrics

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 56.12% to -$12.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$12.3 million through Mar 2026, up 56.12% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.6 billion for FY2025, 13833.15% up from the prior year.

Dolby Laboratories filings provide 18 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being -$12.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings hit -$12.3 million in Q1 2026 for Dolby Laboratories, down from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.6 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$51.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $590.3 million, with a median of -$27.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings crashed 504.65% in 2022 before it soared 13833.15% in 2025.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Retained Earnings stood at -$31.9 million in 2022, then soared by 32.77% to -$21.4 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 11969.58% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 2.4% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 100.47% to -$12.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLB's Retained Earnings are -$12.3 million (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 973.68
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 6.38 Bn
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 12.74 Bn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 8.63 Bn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -195.25 Mn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn -65.00 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 586.26 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 35.00 Mn
10 Dolby Laboratories 5.15 Bn 4.56 Bn 350.90 Mn -12.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 -12.28 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 2.60 Bn
Sep 26, 2025 2.63 Bn
Jun 27, 2025 2.62 Bn
Mar 28, 2025 -27.98 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 2.54 Bn
Sep 27, 2024 -19.19 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -30.17 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -29.07 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -21.43 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 -36.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -31.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -27.43 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 -31.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -51.64 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 -30.43 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 -15.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -11.52 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 -10.03 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 -5.03 Mn
Mar 26, 2021 -4.04 Mn
Dec 25, 2020 -608,000.00
Sep 25, 2020 -10.59 Mn
Jun 26, 2020 -17.12 Mn
Mar 27, 2020 -31.62 Mn
Dec 27, 2019 -18.06 Mn
Sep 27, 2019 -20.63 Mn
Jun 28, 2019 -14.50 Mn
Mar 29, 2019 -14.68 Mn
Dec 28, 2018 -18.64 Mn
Sep 28, 2018 -15.83 Mn
Jun 29, 2018 -13.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2018 -5.62 Mn
Dec 29, 2017 -8.12 Mn
Sep 29, 2017 -7.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -11.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -14.71 Mn
Dec 30, 2016 -19.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -10.20 Mn
Jul 1, 2016 -10.21 Mn