Dolby Laboratories Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Dolby Laboratories' CEO is Kevin Yeaman, appointed in Mar 2009, has a tenure of 15.92 years. total yearly compensation is $9.68M, comprised of 9.8% salary and 90.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $9.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.3 years and 12 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Yeaman

Chief executive officer

US$9.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.8%
CEO tenure15.9yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure8.3yrs
Board average tenure12yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Feb 01
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

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

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Yeaman's remuneration changed compared to Dolby Laboratories's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 27 2024n/an/a

US$263m

Sep 27 2024US$10mUS$946k

US$262m

Jun 28 2024n/an/a

US$212m

Mar 29 2024n/an/a

US$190m

Dec 29 2023n/an/a

US$188m

Sep 29 2023US$10mUS$929k

US$201m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$219m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$242m

Dec 30 2022n/an/a

US$183m

Sep 30 2022US$9mUS$919k

US$184m

Jul 01 2022n/an/a

US$201m

Apr 01 2022n/an/a

US$216m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$255m

Sep 24 2021US$10mUS$872k

US$310m

Jun 25 2021n/an/a

US$293m

Mar 26 2021n/an/a

US$306m

Dec 25 2020n/an/a

US$318m

Sep 25 2020US$8mUS$847k

US$231m

Jun 26 2020n/an/a

US$248m

Mar 27 2020n/an/a

US$221m

Dec 27 2019n/an/a

US$206m

Sep 27 2019US$7mUS$818k

US$255m

Jun 28 2019n/an/a

US$238m

Mar 29 2019n/an/a

US$201m

Dec 28 2018n/an/a

US$193m

Sep 28 2018US$8mUS$783k

US$42m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD9.68M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.88M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Kevin Yeaman (58 yo)

15.9yrs

Tenure

US$9,678,964

Compensation

Mr. Kevin J. Yeaman has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. since March 28, 2009 and serves as its Director since March 28, 2009. Mr. Yeaman served as the Chief Finan...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Yeaman
President15.9yrsUS$9.68m0.12%
$ 9.7m
Robert Park
Senior VP & CFO3.3yrsUS$3.35m0.024%
$ 1.9m
Andy Sherman
Executive VP14.1yrsUS$3.76m0.018%
$ 1.4m
John Couling
Senior Vice President of Entertainment8.3yrsUS$3.85m0.076%
$ 6.2m
Shriram Revankar
Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Group2.8yrsUS$3.63m0.022%
$ 1.8m
Ryan Nicholson
VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer9.6yrsno data0.014%
$ 1.1m
Edwin Marin
Senior VP & Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Peter Goldmacher
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Todd Pendleton
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer6.6yrsUS$3.19m0.011%
$ 914.8k
Linda Rogers
Senior VP & Chief People Officer8.1yrsno datano data
Ioan Allen
Senior Vice Presidentno datano datano data
Giles Baker
Senior Vice President of Cloud Media Solutions8.3yrsUS$3.36mno data

8.3yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DLB's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Yeaman
President15.9yrsUS$9.68m0.12%
$ 9.7m
Peter Gotcher
Independent Chairman21.7yrsUS$371.14k0.036%
$ 2.9m
Avadis Tevanian
Independent Director16yrsUS$319.93k0.059%
$ 4.8m
Simon Segars
Independent Director10yrsUS$307.60k0.039%
$ 3.1m
Tony Prophet
Independent Director3.2yrsUS$302.04k0.0066%
$ 533.1k
Anjali Sud
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$291.14k0.0063%
$ 513.6k
David Dolby
Director14yrsUS$286.14k0.086%
$ 7.0m
Emily Rollins
Independent Director4yrsUS$311.14k0.0037%
$ 298.7k

12.0yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DLB's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 22:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/12/27
Annual Earnings2024/09/27

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

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Analyst Sources

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is covered by 23 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
James GossBarrington Research Associates, Inc.