Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 70.0% to 9.19% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 9.19% through Mar 2026, down 70.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.7% for FY2025, 13.0% down from the prior year.
Dolby Laboratories filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 9.19% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed hit 9.19% in Q1 2026 for Dolby Laboratories, up from 8.94% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.14% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 7.33% in Q4 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 8.98%, with a median of 8.94% recorded in 2025.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed tumbled -410bps in 2022 before it soared 292bps in 2023.
- Dolby Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.65% in 2022, then decreased by -15bps to 7.33% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 38bps to 10.1% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 8.94% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 9.19% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLB's Return on Capital Employed are 9.19% (Q1 2026), 8.94% (Q4 2025), and 9.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 47.48% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 16.88% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 9.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 9.19% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 8.94% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 9.97% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 9.90% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 10.10% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 9.84% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 7.85% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 8.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.14% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 8.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.18% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 8.13% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.58% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 12.28% |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 11.88% |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 11.18% |
| Dec 25, 2020 | 12.45% |
| Sep 25, 2020 | 8.27% |
| Jun 26, 2020 | 9.00% |
| Mar 27, 2020 | 9.19% |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 9.24% |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 10.25% |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 8.57% |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 6.87% |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 6.21% |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 7.39% |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 8.04% |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 12.62% |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 11.95% |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 10.95% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.47% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.17% |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 12.24% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.18% |
| Jul 1, 2016 | 11.95% |