Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.25% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), down 3.85 percentage points from 15.10% a year earlier and down 17.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, Dolby Laboratories reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.65%, down 3.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), it was 19.64%, down 0.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +0.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 20.28% in FY2024 (+3.68 pp), 16.60% in FY2023 (+0.12 pp), 16.48% in FY2022 (-10.40 pp) and 26.88% in FY2021 (+8.05 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -1.20% (fiscal Q4 2023) to 29.89% (fiscal Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.62 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 16.41 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 16.50 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DLB's Return on Sales [ROS] at 28.55% (Q2 2026), 17.93% (Q1 2026) and 9.67% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.55 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 11.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 11.25% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 28.55% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 17.93% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 9.67% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 15.10% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 29.16% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 22.38% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 15.21% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 12.74% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 29.89% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 20.98% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -1.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.06% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 28.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.74% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 15.73% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.76% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 14.16% |
Dolby Laboratories Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();