Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, down 0.73% YoY from $2.6 billion in Q2 2025, and down 1.19% on a QoQ basis from $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 0.73% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.6 billion (down 0.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.6 billion, up 5.56% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings retreated to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$51.6 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings slumped 504.65% — and 2024, when it soared 11969.58%.
- Tracing DLB's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$31.9 million in 2022, then surged by 32.77% to -$21.4 million in 2023, then soared by 11969.58% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then gained by 2.4% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.21% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $2.6 billion (Q2 2026), $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 13.07 Bn |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 7.65 Bn |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.41 Bn |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 1.40 Bn |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 652.31 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 934.00 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 2.60 Bn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 2.11 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 2.60 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 2.63 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | -10.78 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -12.52 Mn |
| 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 | 2.46 Bn |
| 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 |