Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $14.6 million in Q2 2026, up 62.22% YoY from $9.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 39.78% on a QoQ basis from $24.2 million in Q1 2026.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $14.6 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 62.22% year-over-year to $14.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $48.8 million (down 12.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $47.0 million, down 2.43% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions fell to $14.6 million in Q2 2026, from $24.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $28.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$8.0 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $12.2 million and a median of $11.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions jumped 362.68% — and 2025, when it slumped 1027.81%.
- Tracing DLB's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $20.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 35.23% to $13.3 million in 2023, then surged by 35.34% to $18.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.44% to $17.9 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.53% to $14.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $14.6 million (Q2 2026), $24.2 million (Q1 2026), and $17.9 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 137.44 Mn |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 100.70 Mn |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.93 Mn |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 42.40 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 37.90 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 84.00 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 14.60 Mn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 4.53 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 14.60 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 24.20 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 17.92 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -7.99 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 8.97 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 28.02 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 17.98 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 868,000.00 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 10.50 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 23.50 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 13.25 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -891,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.40 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 20.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.22 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 9.80 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.43 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | -1.17 Mn |