Growth Metrics

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 85.72% to $65.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $240.0 million through Mar 2026, up 128.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $125.0 million for FY2025, 21.88% down from the prior year.

Dolby Laboratories filings provide 18 years of Shares Repurchased readings, the most recent being $65.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased hit $65.0 million in Q1 2026 for Dolby Laboratories, down from $70.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $220.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $15.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $64.4 million, with a median of $49.4 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Shares Repurchased skyrocketed 387.32% in 2022 before it plummeted 88.64% in 2023.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Shares Repurchased stood at $49.4 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 61.91% to $80.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 81.25% to $15.0 million in 2024, then soared by 366.7% to $70.0 million in 2025, then fell by 7.15% to $65.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLB's Shares Repurchased are $65.0 million (Q1 2026), $70.0 million (Q4 2025), and $35.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 31.56 Mn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn -
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 549.93 Mn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn -
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 25.06 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn -
10 Dolby Laboratories 5.15 Bn 4.56 Bn 350.90 Mn 65.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 65.00 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 65.00 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 70.01 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 70.01 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 35.00 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 35.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 70.01 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 70.01 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 35.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 35.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 15.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 15.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 20.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 20.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 35.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 35.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 25.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 25.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 80.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 80.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 25.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 49.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 49.86 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 49.41 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 49.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 220.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 220.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 190.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 190.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 84.91 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 84.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 35.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 35.57 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 96.10 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 96.10 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 38.99 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 38.99 Mn
Mar 26, 2021 70.79 Mn
Mar 26, 2021 70.79 Mn
Dec 25, 2020 39.99 Mn
Dec 25, 2020 39.99 Mn
Sep 25, 2020 44.99 Mn
Sep 25, 2020 44.99 Mn
Jun 26, 2020 27.08 Mn
Jun 26, 2020 27.08 Mn
Mar 27, 2020 71.67 Mn
Mar 27, 2020 71.67 Mn
Dec 27, 2019 30.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2019 30.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2019 54.01 Mn
Sep 27, 2019 54.01 Mn
Jun 28, 2019 88.65 Mn
Jun 28, 2019 88.65 Mn
Mar 29, 2019 85.35 Mn
Mar 29, 2019 85.35 Mn
Dec 28, 2018 112.55 Mn
Dec 28, 2018 112.55 Mn
Sep 28, 2018 59.99 Mn
Sep 28, 2018 59.99 Mn
Jun 29, 2018 55.48 Mn
Jun 29, 2018 55.48 Mn
Mar 30, 2018 5.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2018 5.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2017 29.99 Mn
Dec 29, 2017 29.99 Mn
Sep 29, 2017 25.01 Mn
Sep 29, 2017 25.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 24.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 24.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 25.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2016 25.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2016 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 16.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2016 8.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2016 8.00 Mn