Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) Operating Margin
- Operating margin · 12 months: Value 17.65%; Formula and calculation Operating income / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-26..
Operating margin
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-26; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin · 12 months | 17.65% | Operating income / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-26. $239.10M ÷ $1.35B × 100 ≈ 17.65% |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Operating income | 239.10M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Revenue | 1.35B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Cost of products and services | (m) | |
| Research and development | 265.94M USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Selling, general and administration | (m) |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Operating income (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Cost of products and services (USD) | Research and development (USD) | Selling, general and administration (USD) | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $239.10M | $1.35B | (m) | $265.94M | (m) | 17.65% |
| 2026-03-27 | $252.42M | $1.36B | (m) | $266.18M | (m) | 18.49% |
| 2025-12-26 | $247.24M | $1.34B | (m) | $264.23M | (m) | 18.47% |
| 2025-09-26 | $264.96M | $1.35B | (m) | $261.79M | (m) | 19.64% |
| 2025-06-27 | $281.64M | $1.35B | (m) | $262.96M | (m) | 20.91% |
| 2025-03-28 | $270.78M | $1.32B | (m) | $262.48M | (m) | 20.51% |
| 2024-12-27 | $271.99M | $1.32B | (m) | $263.27M | (m) | 20.68% |
| 2024-09-27 | $258.33M | $1.27B | (m) | $263.66M | (m) | 20.28% |
| 2024-06-28 | $208.48M | $1.26B | (m) | $265.45M | (m) | 16.55% |
| 2024-03-29 | $187.63M | $1.27B | (m) | $268.65M | (m) | 14.79% |
| 2023-12-29 | $187.89M | $1.28B | (m) | $274.11M | (m) | 14.67% |
| 2023-09-29 | $215.75M | $1.30B | (m) | $271.52M | (m) | 16.60% |
| 2023-06-30 | $246.35M | $1.29B | (m) | $263.17M | (m) | 19.14% |
| 2023-03-31 | $275.99M | $1.28B | (m) | $257.33M | (m) | 21.58% |
| 2022-12-30 | $210.11M | $1.24B | (m) | $256.80M | (m) | 16.98% |
| 2022-09-30 | $206.60M | $1.25B | (m) | $261.17M | (m) | 16.48% |
| 2022-07-01 | $219.86M | $1.26B | (m) | $261.07M | (m) | 17.44% |
| 2022-04-01 | $230.39M | $1.26B | (m) | $260.31M | (m) | 18.32% |
| 2021-12-31 | $270.22M | $1.24B | (m) | $258.69M | (m) | 21.74% |
| 2021-09-24 | $344.39M | $1.28B | (m) | $253.64M | (m) | 26.88% |
| 2021-06-25 | $334.09M | $1.27B | (m) | $253.40M | (m) | 26.36% |
| 2021-03-26 | $312.14M | $1.23B | (m) | $250.89M | (m) | 25.43% |
| 2020-12-25 | $334.90M | $1.26B | (m) | $245.17M | (m) | 26.58% |
| 2020-09-25 | $218.74M | $1.16B | (m) | $239.04M | (m) | 18.83% |
| 2020-06-26 | $239.89M | $1.19B | (m) | $237.51M | (m) | 20.17% |
| 2020-03-27 | $240.01M | $1.24B | (m) | $238.34M | (m) | 19.28% |
| 2019-12-27 | $237.00M | $1.23B | (m) | $236.87M | (m) | 19.25% |
| 2019-09-27 | $257.08M | $1.24B | (m) | $237.87M | (m) | 20.70% |
| 2019-06-28 | $334.90M | $1.30B | (m) | $238.18M | (m) | 25.75% |
| 2019-03-29 | $293.04M | $1.21B | (m) | $238.13M | (m) | 24.15% |
| 2018-12-28 | $274.72M | $1.17B | (m) | $239.00M | (m) | 23.38% |
| 2018-09-28 | $300.00M | $1.17B | (m) | $236.79M | (m) | 25.60% |
| 2018-06-29 | $286.69M | $1.15B | (m) | $234.12M | (m) | 24.96% |
| 2018-03-30 | $287.83M | $1.14B | (m) | $233.39M | (m) | 25.32% |
| 2017-12-29 | $264.81M | $1.10B | (m) | $232.24M | (m) | 24.01% |
| 2017-09-29 | $248.63M | $1.08B | (m) | $233.31M | (m) | 22.99% |
| 2017-06-30 | $254.37M | $1.07B | (m) | $234.70M | (m) | 23.72% |
| 2017-03-31 | $239.63M | $1.04B | (m) | $230.05M | (m) | 22.95% |
| 2016-12-30 | $258.67M | $1.05B | (m) | $223.80M | (m) | 24.61% |
| 2016-09-30 | $231.79M | $1.03B | (m) | $219.61M | (m) | 22.60% |
| 2016-07-01 | $238.85M | $1.03B | (m) | $211.01M | (m) | 23.29% |
| 2016-04-01 | $202.60M | $979.60M | (m) | $201.54M | (m) | 20.68% |
| 2016-01-01 | $198.88M | $977.21M | (m) | $206.06M | (m) | 20.35% |
| 2015-09-25 | $213.23M | $970.64M | (m) | $201.32M | (m) | 21.97% |
| 2015-06-26 | $235.38M | $964.85M | (m) | $197.78M | (m) | 24.40% |
| 2015-03-27 | $241.02M | $956.50M | (m) | $199.06M | (m) | 25.20% |
| 2014-12-26 | $267.33M | $963.14M | (m) | $187.26M | (m) | 27.76% |
| 2014-09-26 | $273.72M | $960.18M | (m) | $183.13M | (m) | 28.51% |
| 2014-06-27 | $272.52M | $949.87M | (m) | $177.49M | (m) | 28.69% |
| 2014-03-28 | $258.90M | $933.60M | (m) | $173.62M | (m) | 27.73% |
| 2013-12-27 | $238.16M | $904.35M | (m) | $170.77M | (m) | 26.33% |
| 2013-09-27 | $245.26M | $909.67M | (m) | $168.75M | (m) | 26.96% |
| 2013-09-24 | (m) | $909.67M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-28 | $259.69M | $912.03M | (m) | $165.26M | (m) | 28.47% |
| 2013-03-29 | $290.87M | $915.27M | (m) | $157.47M | (m) | 31.78% |
| 2012-12-28 | $327.73M | $928.69M | (m) | $149.75M | (m) | 35.29% |
| 2012-09-28 | $361.99M | $926.26M | (m) | $140.14M | (m) | 39.08% |
| 2012-06-29 | $402.62M | $945.28M | (m) | $135.29M | (m) | 42.59% |
| 2012-03-30 | $422.40M | $956.40M | (m) | $134.26M | (m) | 44.17% |
| 2011-12-30 | $421.82M | $946.17M | (m) | $128.42M | (m) | 44.58% |
| 2011-09-30 | $429.73M | $955.50M | (m) | $123.92M | (m) | 44.97% |
| 2011-07-01 | $414.77M | $939.54M | (m) | $120.23M | (m) | 44.15% |
| 2011-04-01 | $422.80M | $950.81M | (m) | $113.66M | (m) | 44.47% |
| 2010-12-31 | $434.41M | $944.21M | (m) | $110.50M | (m) | 46.01% |
| 2010-09-24 | $429.38M | $922.71M | (m) | $104.98M | (m) | 46.53% |
| 2010-06-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-09-25 | $363.67M | $719.50M | (m) | $81.54M | (m) | 50.54% |
| 2009-06-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-26 | $286.78M | $640.23M | (m) | $77.50M | (m) | 44.79% |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.