Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Share-based Compensation of $30.7 million for Q1 2026, down 17.48% on a QoQ basis from $37.2 million in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from $30.7 million in Q1 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $30.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation changed 0.14% year-over-year to $30.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $129.7 million (up 3.14% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $128.5 million, up 7.25% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $30.7 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, down from $37.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $37.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $27.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $30.4 million and a median of $29.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 13.46% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 4.34% in 2022.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Share-based Compensation stood at $31.2 million in 2022, then rose by 2.09% to $31.9 million in 2023, then rose by 13.09% to $36.1 million in 2024, then rose by 3.16% to $37.2 million in 2025, then retreated by 17.48% to $30.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Share-based Compensation at $30.7 million in Q1 2026, $37.2 million in Q4 2025, and $31.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 34.25 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 9.46 Mn
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 21.49 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 15.60 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 18.48 Mn
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.68 Bn 4.61 Bn 350.90 Mn 30.71 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 30.71 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 30.71 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 37.21 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 37.21 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 31.05 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 31.05 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 30.73 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 30.73 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 30.66 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 30.66 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 36.07 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 36.07 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 29.68 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 29.68 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 29.34 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 29.34 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 28.92 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 28.92 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 31.89 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 31.89 Mn