Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.58% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), down 1.39 percentage points from 9.97% a year earlier and down 0.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), Dolby Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.70%, down 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Dolby Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.83% in FY2024 (+0.89 pp), 8.94% in FY2023 (+1.06 pp), 7.89% in FY2022 (-4.89 pp) and 12.78% in FY2021 (+4.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 4.00 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a drop of 4.10 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.19% (Q2 2026), 8.94% (Q1 2026) and 9.55% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,563.73 Bn | 5,337.89 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,381.64 Bn | 2,007.35 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.47% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,640.54 Bn | 1,566.58 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,238.95 Bn | 1,177.72 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 60.25% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,004.87 Bn | 961.62 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 697.02 Bn | 652.86 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 605.16 Bn | 489.89 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 425.56 Bn | 402.36 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 420.05 Bn | 385.49 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.56 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 8.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 8.58% |
| 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% |
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Dolby Laboratories Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();