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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | San Francisco, United States | NYSE
61.50 USD -0.91 (-1.458%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 61.50

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT

Dolby presents a classic case of a resilient business trapped in a cyclical downturn. The fundamentals tell a story of a company with a fortress balance sheet—minimal debt relative to cash and a healthy payout ratio—but the growth engine has stalled, with revenue contracting and earnings collapsing. This disconnect creates a compelling long-term value case, as the market is pricing in permanent damage rather than a temporary cycle. However, the short-term outlook remains murky; the stock is technically lagging its moving averages, and the statistical models offer no clear directional edge. The options market reinforces this hesitation, with traders buying deep protection against a fall rather than betting on a rally. While the dividend provides a nice floor, the lack of earnings momentum suggests patience is required before a true recovery trade emerges.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.066875
AutoETS0.070700
AutoARIMA0.070702
MSTL0.072498

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 5.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.18
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 5,760,630,784
Trailing P/E 26.51
Forward P/E 13.38
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 16.70%
Website https://www.dolby.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume concentrated at strikes significantly below the current price (45 and 50), suggesting a fear of a sharp drop or a 'crash' scenario. Conversely, call activity is sparse and mostly centered near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction despite the stock being up recently.


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
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 2.31
exDividendDate 2026-08-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.023073226
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-08-11
dividendDate 2026-08-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13439667
Address1 1,275 Market Street
All Time High 104.74
All Time Low 14.5
Ask 62.14
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 907,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 927,148
Average Volume 927,148
Average Volume10Days 907,350
Beta 0.796
Bid 56.08
Bid Size 300
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 61.5
Current Ratio 3.185
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 62.655
Day Low 60.23
Debt To Equity 1.83
Display Name Dolby Laboratories
Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 2.31
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,445,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,445,200
Earnings Growth -0.375
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.379
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
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 14.513
Enterprise To Revenue 3.8
Enterprise Value 5,147,203,072
Eps Current Year 4.32667
Eps Forward 4.59667
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 415 645 4000
Fifty Day Average 55.4942
Fifty Day Average Change 6.0057983
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.10822389
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.439667
Fifty Two Week High 73.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.279999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16644076
Fifty Two Week Low 48.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.240002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.27434734
Fifty Two Week Range 48.26 - 73.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,108,650,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.47
Float Shares 58,758,435
Forward Eps 4.59667
Forward P E 13.379251
Free Cashflow 331,846,016
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,051
Fullday Change -0.91
Fullday Change Percent -1.4581
Fullday Price 61.5
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.87612
Gross Profits 1,186,578,048
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01434
Held Percent Institutions 1.06545
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 1
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 5,760,630,784
Market State CLOSED
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 5,845,869,495
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 62.09
Operating Cashflow 437,598,016
Operating Margins 0.12548
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.6
Peg Ratio 1.29
Phone 415 558 0200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 61.5
Post Market Time 1,787,961,376
Previous Close 62.41
Price Eps Current Year 14.214164
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.2291493
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.2534127
Profit Margins 0.16700001
Quick Ratio 2.791
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.91
Regular Market Change Percent -1.4581
Regular Market Day High 62.655
Regular Market Day Low 60.23
Regular Market Day Range 60.23 - 62.655
Regular Market Open 62.09
Regular Market Previous Close 62.41
Regular Market Price 61.5
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,712,217
Return On Assets 0.05152
Return On Equity 0.08758
Revenue Growth -0.033
Revenue Per Share 14.236
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 59,416,894
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0629
Shares Short 5,888,989
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,755,162
Short Name Dolby Laboratories
Short Percent Of Float 0.13319999
Short Ratio 6.32
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 0.023073226
Trailing Eps 2.32
Trailing P E 26.508621
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 60.5315
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.96849823
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.015999904
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,712,217
Website https://www.dolby.com
Zip 94,103-1410