Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.19% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 70.0% year-over-year to 9.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.19% (down 70.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.7%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.19%, up from 8.94% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.14% in Q1 2023, with the low at 7.33% in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.98% across 5 years, with a median of 8.94% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 410 bps — and 2023, when it surged 292 bps.
• Dolby Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.65% in 2022, then dropped by 15 bps to 7.33% in 2023, then soared by 38 bps to 10.1% in 2024, then decreased by 12 bps to 8.94% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 9.19% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.19% (Q1 2026), 8.94% (Q4 2025), and 9.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.