Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Share-based Compensation of $30.96 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), up 0.8% from $30.73 million a year earlier and up 0.8% from the prior quarter.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 26, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Dolby Laboratories was $129.94 million, up 2.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), it was $128.51 million, up 7.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has increased for eight consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Dolby Laboratories' Share-based Compensation was $119.83 million in FY2024 (+1.1%), $118.49 million in FY2023 (+3.1%), $114.93 million in FY2022 (+15.3%) and $99.7 million in FY2021 (+15.1%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has run from a low of $24.14 million in fiscal Q4 2021 to a high of $37.21 million in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 4.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with growth of 24.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a decline of 4.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior fiscal quarters was $30.71 million (Q2 2026), $37.21 million (Q1 2026) and $31.05 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,235.65 Bn | 5,009.82 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,206.84 Bn | 1,831.70 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 3.89 Mn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,595.23 Bn | 1,521.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,011.16 Bn | 916.79 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 874.75 Bn | 831.50 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 503.00 Mn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 634.65 Bn | 590.34 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 469.01 Bn | 338.14 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 686.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 331.52 Bn | 308.31 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 103.99 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 321.88 Bn | 287.32 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 169.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.87 Bn | 3.26 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 30.96 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 30.96 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 30.71 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 37.21 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 31.05 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 30.73 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 30.66 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 36.07 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 29.68 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 29.34 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 28.92 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 31.89 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 28.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.83 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 31.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.96 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 27.61 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 27.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.66 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 24.14 Mn |
Dolby Laboratories Share-based Compensation API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();