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Dolby Laboratories' revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $1.3 billion, up 5.92% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −3.34%
- EPS
- −37.5%
- Free cash flow
- +157.4%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Operating margin
Dolby Laboratories's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 17.7%, down 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (19.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.5% (fiscal 2022) to 26.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 3.53% and above the Industrials sector median of 5.12%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.6% | (0.64) |
| FY2024 | 20.3% | 3.68 |
| FY2023 | 16.6% | 0.12 |
| FY2022 | 16.5% | (10.40) |
| FY2021 | 26.9% | 8.05 |
| FY2020 | 18.8% | (1.87) |
| FY2019 | 20.7% | 3.30 |
| FY2018 | 17.4% | (5.48) |
| FY2017 | 22.9% | 0.28 |
| FY2016 | 22.6% | 0.63 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 11.3% | (17.30) |
| Mar 2026 | 28.6% | 10.62 |
| Dec 2025 | 17.9% | 8.26 |
| Sep 2025 | 9.67% | (5.43) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| DLB Dolby Laboratories | 17.7% |
| AZZ AZZ Inc. compare | 16.5% |
| MMS Maximus, Inc. compare | 11.0% |
| FA First Advantage Corporation compare | 10.7% |
| CBZ CBIZ, Inc. compare | 7.96% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 5.39% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.22% |
| ABM ABM Industries Incorporated compare | 3.51% |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 3.53% |
| Industrials sector median | 5.12% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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