Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Tax Rate of 20.22% for Q1 2026, down 19.22% on a QoQ basis from 25.03% in Q4 2025, and down 309.0% year-over-year from 9.67% in Q1 2025.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories' Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.22% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 309.0% year-over-year to 20.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.94% (down 320.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.48%, up 7.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 20.22% for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, down from 25.03% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 30.95% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 19.17% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 14.73% and a median of 19.3% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate surged 1310 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 2062 bps.
- Dolby Laboratories' Tax Rate stood at 20.54% in 2022, then decreased by 20 bps to 16.39% in 2023, then rose by 27 bps to 20.9% in 2024, then advanced by 20 bps to 25.03% in 2025, then declined by 19 bps to 20.22% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLB's Tax Rate at 20.22% in Q1 2026, 25.03% in Q4 2025, and 19.17% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 82.43 Bn | 82.25 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 20.55 |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 71.81 Bn | 69.31 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Relx | 63.28 Bn | 63.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 40.35 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - | -19.56 |
| 5 | Copart | 26.32 Bn | 22.97 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 20.06 |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.09 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 5.27 |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.79 Bn | 20.60 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 21.71 |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.26 Bn | 17.01 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 24.81 |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.08 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 25.72 |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 4.76 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 20.22 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 20.22% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 20.22% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 20.22% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 25.03% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 25.03% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 25.03% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -19.17% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -19.17% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -19.17% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 16.16% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 16.16% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 16.16% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 23.30% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 23.30% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 23.30% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 20.90% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 20.90% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 20.90% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.45% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.45% |