Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 33.33% in Q2 2026, up 1712.0% YoY from 1.84% in Q2 2025, and up 64.56% on a QoQ basis from 20.25% in Q1 2026.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 33.33% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 1712.0% year-over-year to 33.33% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 17.62% (up 24.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.48%, up 7.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate rose to 33.33% in Q2 2026, from 20.25% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 33.33% in Q2 2026 to a low of 19.22% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 15.79% and a median of 19.58% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Tax Rate slumped 2066 bps — and 2026, when it surged 1712 bps.
- Tracing DLB's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 20.54% in 2022, then retreated by 20 bps to 16.45% in 2023, then advanced by 27 bps to 20.92% in 2024, then gained by 20 bps to 25.03% in 2025, then soared by 33 bps to 33.33% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 33.33% (Q2 2026), 20.25% (Q1 2026), and 25.03% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 21.20% |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 20.06% |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.72% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 22.80% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 27.92% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 24.85% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 33.33% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 18.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 33.33% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 33.33% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 33.33% |
| 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% |