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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | San Francisco, United States | NYSE
58.36 USD +0.29 (0.499%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:58 a.m. EDT

Dolby presents a classic value trap scenario where the math looks attractive but the trend warns of caution. The stock trades at a compelling forward P/E of roughly 13x, yet the business is currently contracting with revenue down 3.3% and earnings plummeting 37.5%. This disconnect explains why the market has punished the stock recently, resulting in two consecutive years of negative annual returns. While the balance sheet remains fortress-like with minimal debt and strong cash flow, the lack of growth momentum prevents a 'buy' rating. The dividend yield of 2.47% is healthy and sustainable given the 60% payout ratio, offering a nice floor for income investors, but it is not enough to offset the fundamental stagnation. For the short term, the stock is essentially flat; the statistical models show no directional edge, and options flow confirms a defensive posture rather than a breakout setup. Investors should wait for a clear reversal in the growth trajectory before adding significant weight.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.168582
AutoTheta0.177598
MSTL0.186567
AutoARIMA0.193103

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 2.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.005
Excess Kurtosis 0.28
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 1.83
Revenue per Share 14.236
Market Cap 5,466,510,848
Trailing P/E 24.83
Forward P/E 12.74
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 16.70%
Website https://www.dolby.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes below the current price (50 and 55), while call interest is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money (60 and 65). The disparity in open interest suggests a hedging bias rather than a speculative bet on a sharp rally, though some bullish sentiment exists for the March 2027 expiry.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 2.31% 1.83% 1.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-11 0.36 0.586701
2026-05-12 0.36 0.650054
2026-02-10 0.36 0.527937
2025-12-02 0.36 0.542905
2025-08-12 0.33 0.455927
2025-05-13 0.33 0.425367
2025-02-11 0.33 0.395162
2024-12-03 0.33 0.414417
2024-08-19 0.30 0.417072
2024-05-13 0.30 0.364875
2024-02-12 0.30 0.375704
2023-11-27 0.30 0.345781
2023-08-11 0.27 0.352067
2023-05-15 0.27 0.320209
2023-02-13 0.27 0.323780
2022-11-29 0.27 0.374065
2022-08-22 0.25 0.327097
2022-05-16 0.25 0.333289
2022-02-15 0.25 0.323373
2021-11-29 0.25 0.291715
2021-08-10 0.22 0.229191
2021-05-14 0.22 0.230535
2021-02-08 0.22 0.239052
2020-11-23 0.22 0.251084
2020-08-14 0.22 0.315638
2020-05-15 0.22 0.410065
2020-02-07 0.22 0.310734
2019-11-25 0.22 0.317460
2019-08-09 0.19 0.321272
2019-05-13 0.19 0.300490
2019-02-11 0.19 0.302403
2018-11-02 0.19 0.275962
2018-08-03 0.16 0.247181
2018-05-04 0.16 0.261909
2018-02-02 0.16 0.252485
2017-11-03 0.16 0.271278
2017-08-03 0.14 0.272321
2017-05-04 0.14 0.271845
2017-02-02 0.14 0.291971
2016-11-03 0.14 0.299465
2016-08-04 0.12 0.245148
2016-05-05 0.12 0.266312
2016-02-04 0.12 0.323102
2015-10-29 0.12 0.344927
2015-07-30 0.10 0.285959
2015-04-30 0.10 0.248386
2015-01-29 0.10 0.256082
2014-10-30 0.10 0.241546
2012-12-19 4.00 12.816405
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.47
exDividendDate 2026-08-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02479766
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-08-11
dividendDate 2026-08-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.15174419
Address1 1,275 Market Street
All Time High 104.74
All Time Low 14.5
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 684,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 923,056
Average Volume 923,056
Average Volume10Days 684,610
Beta 0.776
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 27.589
City San Francisco
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 58.36
Current Ratio 3.185
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 59.365
Day Low 58.14
Debt To Equity 1.83
Display Name Dolby Laboratories
Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Dividend Yield 2.47
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,794,952,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,794,952,800
Earnings Growth -0.375
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.379
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,945,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,945,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,945,600
Ebitda 354,672,000
Ebitda Margins 0.26188
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.683
Enterprise To Revenue 3.583
Enterprise Value 4,853,082,624
Eps Current Year 4.3225
Eps Forward 4.58
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.35
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 415 645 4000
Fifty Day Average 60.7816
Fifty Day Average Change -2.4216003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03984101
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -15.174418
Fifty Two Week High 69.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -11.589996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16568974
Fifty Two Week Low 48.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.100002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2092831
Fifty Two Week Range 48.26 - 69.95
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,108,650,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.49
Float Shares 58,759,372
Forward Eps 4.58
Forward P E 12.742358
Free Cashflow 331,846,016
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,051
Fullday Change 0.29000092
Fullday Change Percent 0.49939886
Fullday Price 59.49
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.87612
Gross Profits 1,186,578,048
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.018660001
Held Percent Institutions 1.06875
Implied Shares Outstanding 93,668,795
Industry Specialty Business Services
Industry Disp Specialty Business Services
Industry Key specialty-business-services
Ir Website http://investor.dolby.com/stockquote.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Last Dividend Value 0.36
Last Fiscal Year End 1,758,844,800
Long Business Summary Dolby Laboratories, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of audio, imaging, accessibility, and other hardware and software solutions for television, broadcast, and live entertainment industries in the United States and internationally. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC, HE-AAC, and extended HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution; AVC, a digital video codec used in STBs, mobile devices, cameras, and broadcast television services and other products; and Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision include encoding technologies that artists use to create more compelling and immersive audio and video experiences. It also provides DD+, an advanced surround sound audio codec technology; Dolby AC-4, an audio codec that uses cutting edge compression; and HEVC, a digital video codec that compresses video. In addition, the company offers Dolby Cinemas, a premium large format cinemas that deliver a Dolby branded premium cinema offering with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and a Dolby theater design; Dolby.io, a SaaS product of immersive, interactive, and social experiences with real-time engagement for live events, especially sports; and digital cinema servers, cinema processors, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and audio and imaging hardware and software products for the cinema, television, broadcast, communication, and entertainment industries. Further, it provides various services to support theatrical and television production for cinema exhibition, broadcast, and home entertainment. It serves film studios, content creators, post-production facilities, and broadcasters. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Long Name Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,466,510,848
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1560395
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,432,000
Net Income To Common 226,176,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,380,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,435,600,173
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 58.21
Operating Cashflow 437,598,016
Operating Margins 0.12548
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.6
Peg Ratio 1.29
Phone 415 558 0200
Pre Market Change 1.1300011
Pre Market Change Percent 1.9362595
Pre Market Price 59.49
Pre Market Time 1,791,977,208
Previous Close 58.07
Price Eps Current Year 13.501446
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1153357
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.036247
Profit Margins 0.16700001
Quick Ratio 2.791
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.290001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.499399
Regular Market Day High 59.365
Regular Market Day Low 58.14
Regular Market Day Range 58.14 - 59.365
Regular Market Open 58.21
Regular Market Previous Close 58.07
Regular Market Price 58.36
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,603
Regular Market Volume 504,088
Return On Assets 0.05152
Return On Equity 0.08758
Revenue Growth -0.033
Revenue Per Share 14.236
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 59,416,894
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0634
Shares Short 5,938,004
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,532,041
Short Name Dolby Laboratories
Short Percent Of Float 0.13430001
Short Ratio 6.11
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol DLB
Target High Price 90.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 79.0
Target Median Price 85.0
Total Cash 670,046,016
Total Cash Per Share 7.153
Total Debt 47,450,000
Total Revenue 1,354,354,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02479766
Trailing Eps 2.35
Trailing P E 24.834044
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 59.44005
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0800476
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01817037
Type Disp Equity
Volume 504,088
Website https://www.dolby.com
Zip 94,103-1410