Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

NYSE:DLB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.7b

Dolby Laboratories Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Dolby Laboratories's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3.6%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 19.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.2% per year. Dolby Laboratories's return on equity is 10.5%, and it has net margins of 20%.

Key information

-3.6%

Earnings growth rate

-2.1%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth17.3%
Revenue growth rate1.2%
Return on equity10.5%
Net Margin20.0%
Last Earnings Update27 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Dolby Laboratories makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:DLB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
27 Dec 241,315263625263
27 Sep 241,274262605264
28 Jun 241,259212605265
29 Mar 241,269190614269
29 Dec 231,280188615274
29 Sep 231,300201613272
30 Jun 231,287219603263
31 Mar 231,279242591257
30 Dec 221,237183617257
30 Sep 221,254184634261
01 Jul 221,261201639261
01 Apr 221,258216632260
31 Dec 211,243255587259
24 Sep 211,281310557254
25 Jun 211,267293541253
26 Mar 211,228306526251
25 Dec 201,260318538245
25 Sep 201,162231556239
26 Jun 201,189248554238
27 Mar 201,245221570238
27 Dec 191,231206560237
27 Sep 191,242255549238
28 Jun 191,183238550238
29 Mar 191,096201541238
28 Dec 181,057193525239
28 Sep 181,05542507237
29 Jun 181,05637490234
30 Mar 181,147110480233
29 Dec 171,11595474232
29 Sep 171,080206468233
30 Jun 171,072204464235
31 Mar 171,044192463230
30 Dec 161,051208458224
30 Sep 161,026186464220
01 Jul 161,025208470211
01 Apr 16980180470202
01 Jan 16977171467206
25 Sep 15971181461201
26 Jun 15965181449198
27 Mar 15956185439199
26 Dec 14963203436187
26 Sep 14960206425183
27 Jun 14950206411177
28 Mar 14934196402174

Quality Earnings: DLB has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DLB's current net profit margins (20%) are higher than last year (14.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DLB's earnings have declined by 3.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DLB's earnings growth over the past year (39.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-3.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: DLB earnings growth over the past year (39.3%) exceeded the Software industry 24.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: DLB's Return on Equity (10.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 04:49
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/12/27
Annual Earnings2024/09/27

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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.