Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Tax Rate of 33.33% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), up 17.12 percentage points from 16.21% a year earlier and up 13.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 26, 2026, Tax Rate at Dolby Laboratories was 17.62%, up 0.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), it came in at 15.48%, up 0.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +12.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Dolby Laboratories' Tax Rate was 15.41% in FY2024 (-3.95 pp), 19.36% in FY2023 (+4.78 pp), 14.58% in FY2022 (+4.23 pp) and 10.35% in FY2021 (+6.97 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.57 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with a gain of 17.12 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2021, with a drop of 24.55 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior fiscal quarters was 20.25% (Q2 2026), 25.03% (Q1 2026) and -19.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 16.53% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 14.32% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 14.99% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.88% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | - |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 10.87% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 12.69% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.55 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 33.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 33.33% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 20.25% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 25.03% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 16.21% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 23.30% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 20.92% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.44% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20.95% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 19.33% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 16.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.25% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 20.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 19.84% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.50% |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 7.78% |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 10.57% |
| Dec 25, 2020 | 14.55% |
Dolby Laboratories Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();