Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 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] (2009 - 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 | SK hynix | 24,576.54 Bn | 24,560.31 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 52.74% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,284.32 Bn | 9,899.31 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 4,083.27 Bn | 3,857.43 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,582.22 Bn | 1,508.26 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 844.94 Bn | 793.16 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.71% |
| 6 | Micron Technology | 820.10 Bn | 725.74 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 581.15 Bn | 536.84 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 308.67 Bn | 171.38 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 0.99% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 295.64 Bn | 261.08 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.09 Bn | 3.49 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();