Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) reported Tax Rate of 20.22% for Q1 2026, down 309.0% on a YoY basis from 9.67% in Q1 2025, and down 19.13% quarter-over-quarter from 25.0% in Q4 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 20.22% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 309.0% year-over-year to 20.22%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.93% (down 321.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.48%, up 7.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 20.22%, down from 25.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 30.95% in Q2 2023, with the low at 19.22% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 14.74% across 5 years, with a median of 19.3% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 1299 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 2066 bps.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Tax Rate stood at 20.54% in 2022, then fell by 20 bps to 16.39% in 2023, then grew by 27 bps to 20.9% in 2024, then grew by 20 bps to 25.0% in 2025, then declined by 19 bps to 20.22% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 20.22% (Q1 2026), 25.0% (Q4 2025), and 19.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 20.55%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.06%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 21.71%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 24.81%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.27%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 25.72%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 30.77%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 20.22%
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 25.08%

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 20.22%
Mar 27, 2026 20.22%
Dec 26, 2025 25.00%
Dec 26, 2025 25.00%
Sep 26, 2025 -19.22%
Sep 26, 2025 -19.22%
Jun 27, 2025 16.16%
Jun 27, 2025 16.16%
Mar 28, 2025 23.30%
Mar 28, 2025 23.30%
Dec 27, 2024 20.90%
Dec 27, 2024 20.90%
Sep 27, 2024 1.44%
Sep 27, 2024 1.44%
Jun 28, 2024 20.93%
Jun 28, 2024 20.93%
Mar 29, 2024 19.30%
Mar 29, 2024 19.30%
Dec 29, 2023 16.39%
Dec 29, 2023 16.39%