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DLB Industrials Specialty Business Services
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) Return on invested capital
Dolby Laboratories's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.06%, down 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.01%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.46% (fiscal 2024) to 16.2% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 0.65% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.81%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.01% | 0.55 |
| FY2024 | 8.46% | (1.07) |
| FY2023 | 9.53% | 0.52 |
| FY2022 | 9.01% | (7.15) |
| FY2021 | 16.2% | 5.74 |
| FY2020 | 10.4% | (1.15) |
| FY2019 | 11.6% | 2.52 |
| FY2018 | 9.05% | (3.19) |
| FY2017 | 12.2% | 1.41 |
| FY2016 | 10.8% | (0.84) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| MMS Maximus, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| AZZ AZZ Inc. compare | 9.55% |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories | 8.06% |
| ABM ABM Industries Incorporated compare | 5.82% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.57% |
| CBZ CBIZ, Inc. compare | 4.20% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 4.17% |
| FA First Advantage Corporation compare | 3.59% |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 0.65% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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