Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

NYSE:DLB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.7b

Dolby Laboratories Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Dolby Laboratories is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10.5% and 5.2% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 8.6% per annum.

Key information

10.5%

Earnings growth rate

8.6%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth16.9%
Revenue growth rate5.2%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated30 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 05
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Recent updates

Are Investors Undervaluing Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) By 38%?

Jan 26
Are Investors Undervaluing Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) By 38%?

Should You Investigate Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) At US$78.28?

Dec 26
Should You Investigate Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) At US$78.28?

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Dec 10
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Dolby Laboratories: Picture Improved, But Still A Bit Too Expensive

Nov 22

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 28
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Is There Now An Opportunity In Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB)?

Sep 22
Is There Now An Opportunity In Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB)?

Dolby Laboratories: Need To See Improvements In Sales Before Committing Capital

Aug 22

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Aug 13
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Jul 26
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories: A Sound Player, Trading At A Too-Rich Valuation

Jun 10

Should You Think About Buying Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Now?

Jun 07
Should You Think About Buying Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Now?

Dolby Laboratories Remains A Hold

May 14

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 05
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

May 02
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Investors Will Want Dolby Laboratories' (NYSE:DLB) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Apr 16
Investors Will Want Dolby Laboratories' (NYSE:DLB) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Shares Could Be 26% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 17
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) Shares Could Be 26% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dolby Laboratories Sees Flat Revenue Ahead (Downgrade)

Mar 01

Dolby Laboratories' (NYSE:DLB) Earnings Offer More Than Meets The Eye

Feb 09
Dolby Laboratories' (NYSE:DLB) Earnings Offer More Than Meets The Eye

What Is Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Share Price Doing?

Jan 31
What Is Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s (NYSE:DLB) Share Price Doing?

Dolby Laboratories: On A Positive Hold As Shareholder Rewards Continue

Dec 06

Dolby Laboratories: High P/E Is Not Justified, A Hold For Now

Sep 13

Dolby Laboratories Sees Return To Growth Ahead

Jun 22

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:DLB - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
9/30/20271,5243385335611
9/30/20261,4302854805083
9/30/20251,3562454214493
12/27/20241,315263395426N/A
9/27/20241,274262297327N/A
6/28/20241,259212265296N/A
3/29/20241,269190365396N/A
12/29/20231,280188290319N/A
9/29/20231,300201337367N/A
6/30/20231,287219301333N/A
3/31/20231,279242348385N/A
12/30/20221,237183303343N/A
9/30/20221,254184259319N/A
7/1/20221,261201316377N/A
4/1/20221,258216314377N/A
12/31/20211,243255332397N/A
9/24/20211,281310393448N/A
6/25/20211,267293398451N/A
3/26/20211,228306359413N/A
12/25/20201,260318334395N/A
9/25/20201,162231275344N/A
6/26/20201,189248287362N/A
3/27/20201,245221234319N/A
12/27/20191,231206195302N/A
9/27/20191,242255214328N/A
6/28/20191,183238194309N/A
3/29/20191,096201253360N/A
12/28/20181,057193307392N/A
9/28/20181,05542N/A352N/A
6/29/20181,05637N/A321N/A
3/30/20181,147110N/A317N/A
12/29/20171,11595N/A324N/A
9/29/20171,080206N/A378N/A
6/30/20171,072204N/A370N/A
3/31/20171,044192N/A359N/A
12/30/20161,051208N/A360N/A
9/30/20161,026186N/A360N/A
7/1/20161,025208N/A367N/A
4/1/2016980180N/A288N/A
1/1/2016977171N/A373N/A
9/25/2015971181N/A309N/A
6/26/2015965181N/A316N/A
3/27/2015956185N/A360N/A
12/26/2014963203N/A288N/A
9/26/2014960206N/A362N/A
6/27/2014950206N/A339N/A
3/28/2014934196N/A332N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: DLB's forecast earnings growth (10.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: DLB's earnings (10.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15% per year).

High Growth Earnings: DLB's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: DLB's revenue (5.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: DLB's revenue (5.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if DLB's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

Discover growth companies

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 22:41
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/12/27
Annual Earnings2024/09/27

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John BrightAvondale Partners
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.