Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 19.64%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-26..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 9.59%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-26..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-26; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 19.64% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-26. $265.94M ÷ $1.35B × 100 ≈ 19.64% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 9.59% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-26. $129.94M ÷ $1.35B × 100 ≈ 9.59% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 265.94M USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 1.35B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 129.94M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 239.10M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
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 | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $265.94M | $1.35B | $129.94M | $239.10M | (m) | 19.64% | 9.59% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-27 | $266.18M | $1.36B | $129.70M | $252.42M | (m) | 19.50% | 9.50% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-26 | $264.23M | $1.34B | $129.66M | $247.24M | (m) | 19.74% | 9.68% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-26 | $261.79M | $1.35B | $128.51M | $264.96M | (m) | 19.40% | 9.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-27 | $262.96M | $1.35B | $127.14M | $281.64M | (m) | 19.52% | 9.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-28 | $262.48M | $1.32B | $125.75M | $270.78M | (m) | 19.88% | 9.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-27 | $263.27M | $1.32B | $124.00M | $271.99M | (m) | 20.02% | 9.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-27 | $263.66M | $1.27B | $119.83M | $258.33M | (m) | 20.70% | 9.41% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-28 | $265.45M | $1.26B | $118.34M | $208.48M | (m) | 21.08% | 9.40% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-29 | $268.65M | $1.27B | $118.23M | $187.63M | (m) | 21.17% | 9.32% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-12-29 | $274.11M | $1.28B | $119.14M | $187.89M | (m) | 21.41% | 9.30% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-09-29 | $271.52M | $1.30B | $118.49M | $215.75M | (m) | 20.89% | 9.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-06-30 | $263.17M | $1.29B | $117.25M | $246.35M | $300.00K | 20.44% | 9.11% | 821.18× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | $257.33M | $1.28B | $115.64M | $275.99M | $270.00K | 20.13% | 9.04% | 1022.17× | Reported |
| 2022-12-30 | $256.80M | $1.24B | $113.51M | $210.11M | $391.00K | 20.76% | 9.18% | 537.37× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | $261.17M | $1.25B | $114.92M | $206.60M | $394.00K | 20.83% | 9.17% | 524.38× | Reported |
| 2022-07-01 | $261.07M | $1.26B | $112.10M | $219.86M | $374.00K | 20.71% | 8.89% | 587.87× | Reported |
| 2022-04-01 | $260.31M | $1.26B | $109.33M | $230.39M | $398.00K | 20.69% | 8.69% | 578.86× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | $258.69M | $1.24B | $106.04M | $270.22M | $478.00K | 20.81% | 8.53% | 565.32× | Reported |
| 2021-09-24 | $253.64M | $1.28B | $99.70M | $344.39M | $479.00K | 19.80% | 7.78% | 718.98× | Reported |
| 2021-06-25 | $253.40M | $1.27B | $97.34M | $334.09M | $415.00K | 19.99% | 7.68% | 805.04× | Reported |
| 2021-03-26 | $250.89M | $1.23B | $93.79M | $312.14M | $341.00K | 20.44% | 7.64% | 915.37× | Reported |
| 2020-12-25 | $245.17M | $1.26B | $90.33M | $334.90M | $199.00K | 19.46% | 7.17% | 1682.91× | Reported |
| 2020-09-25 | $239.04M | $1.16B | $86.63M | $218.74M | $186.00K | 20.58% | 7.46% | 1176.03× | Reported |
| 2020-06-26 | $237.51M | $1.19B | $81.85M | $239.89M | $195.00K | 19.97% | 6.88% | 1230.23× | Reported |
| 2020-03-27 | $238.34M | $1.24B | $79.43M | $240.01M | $190.00K | 19.15% | 6.38% | 1263.22× | Reported |
| 2019-12-27 | $236.87M | $1.23B | $77.71M | $237.00M | $197.00K | 19.24% | 6.31% | 1203.03× | Reported |
| 2019-09-27 | $237.87M | $1.24B | $76.58M | $257.08M | $170.00K | 19.16% | 6.17% | 1512.22× | Reported |
| 2019-06-28 | $238.18M | $1.30B | $77.35M | $334.90M | $153.00K | 18.31% | 5.95% | 2188.92× | Reported |
| 2019-03-29 | $238.13M | $1.21B | $75.59M | $293.04M | $211.00K | 19.63% | 6.23% | 1388.83× | Reported |
| 2018-12-28 | $239.00M | $1.17B | $74.05M | $274.72M | $208.00K | 20.34% | 6.30% | 1320.75× | Reported |
| 2018-09-28 | $236.79M | $1.17B | $71.25M | $300.00M | $198.00K | 20.21% | 6.08% | 1515.14× | Reported |
| 2018-06-29 | $234.12M | $1.15B | $69.88M | $286.69M | $184.00K | 20.38% | 6.08% | 1558.08× | Reported |
| 2018-03-30 | $233.39M | $1.14B | $68.52M | $287.83M | $128.00K | 20.53% | 6.03% | 2248.64× | Reported |
| 2017-12-29 | $232.24M | $1.10B | $66.81M | $264.81M | $136.00K | 21.06% | 6.06% | 1947.10× | Reported |
| 2017-09-29 | $233.31M | $1.08B | $65.34M | $248.63M | $127.00K | 21.57% | 6.04% | 1957.73× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | $234.70M | $1.07B | $64.45M | $254.37M | $131.00K | 21.89% | 6.01% | 1941.73× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | $230.05M | $1.04B | $64.72M | $239.63M | $126.00K | 22.03% | 6.20% | 1901.83× | Reported |
| 2016-12-30 | $223.80M | $1.05B | $64.82M | $258.67M | $122.00K | 21.29% | 6.17% | 2120.28× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | $219.61M | $1.03B | $66.98M | $231.79M | $125.00K | 21.41% | 6.53% | 1854.36× | Reported |
| 2016-07-01 | $211.01M | $1.03B | $67.72M | $238.85M | $156.00K | 20.58% | 6.60% | 1531.07× | Reported |
| 2016-04-01 | $201.54M | $979.60M | $68.03M | $202.60M | $199.00K | 20.57% | 6.94% | 1018.08× | Reported |
| 2016-01-01 | $206.06M | $977.21M | $68.61M | $198.88M | $197.00K | 21.09% | 7.02% | 1009.53× | Reported |
| 2015-09-25 | $201.32M | $970.64M | $67.07M | $213.23M | $183.00K | 20.74% | 6.91% | 1165.18× | Reported |
| 2015-06-26 | $197.78M | $964.85M | $67.73M | $235.38M | $-524.00K | 20.50% | 7.02% | (m) | Reported |
| 2015-03-27 | $199.06M | $956.50M | $67.38M | $241.02M | $-342.00K | 20.81% | 7.04% | (m) | Reported |
| 2014-12-26 | $187.26M | $963.14M | $68.47M | $267.33M | $-280.00K | 19.44% | 7.11% | (m) | Reported |
| 2014-09-26 | $183.13M | $960.18M | $65.68M | $273.72M | $-183.00K | 19.07% | 6.84% | (m) | Reported |
| 2014-06-27 | $177.49M | $949.87M | $63.17M | $272.52M | $527.00K | 18.69% | 6.65% | 517.12× | Reported |
| 2014-03-28 | $173.62M | $933.60M | $64.49M | $258.90M | $353.00K | 18.60% | 6.91% | 733.42× | Reported |
| 2013-12-27 | $170.77M | $904.35M | $61.68M | $238.16M | $662.00K | 18.88% | 6.82% | 359.76× | Reported |
| 2013-09-27 | $168.75M | $909.67M | $64.33M | $245.26M | $575.00K | 18.55% | 7.07% | 426.54× | Reported |
| 2013-06-28 | $165.26M | $912.03M | $63.27M | $259.69M | $643.00K | 18.12% | 6.94% | 403.87× | Reported |
| 2013-03-29 | $157.47M | $915.27M | $56.73M | $290.87M | $592.00K | 17.20% | 6.20% | 491.33× | Reported |
| 2012-12-28 | $149.75M | $928.69M | $53.85M | $327.73M | $195.00K | 16.13% | 5.80% | 1680.67× | Reported |
| 2012-09-28 | $140.14M | $926.26M | $47.58M | $361.99M | $196.00K | 15.13% | 5.14% | 1846.90× | Reported |
| 2012-06-29 | $135.29M | $945.28M | $44.99M | $402.62M | $-648.00K | 14.31% | 4.76% | (m) | Reported |
| 2012-03-30 | $134.26M | $956.40M | $45.17M | $422.40M | $-1.36M | 14.04% | 4.72% | (m) | Reported |
| 2011-12-30 | $128.42M | $946.17M | $43.84M | $421.82M | $-1.28M | 13.57% | 4.63% | (m) | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | $123.92M | $955.50M | $43.66M | $429.73M | $-1.03M | 12.97% | 4.57% | (m) | Reported |
| 2011-07-01 | $120.23M | $939.54M | $39.77M | $414.77M | $-208.00K | 12.80% | 4.23% | (m) | Reported |
| 2011-04-01 | $113.66M | $950.81M | $37.10M | $422.80M | $874.00K | 11.95% | 3.90% | 483.76× | Reported |
| 2010-12-31 | $110.50M | $944.21M | $33.35M | $434.41M | $901.00K | 11.70% | 3.53% | 482.14× | Reported |
| 2010-09-24 | $104.98M | $922.71M | $27.69M | $429.38M | $703.00K | 11.38% | 3.00% | 610.78× | Reported |
| 2010-06-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-09-25 | $81.54M | $719.50M | $21.76M | $363.67M | $935.00K | 11.33% | 3.02% | 388.95× | Reported |
| 2009-06-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-26 | $77.50M | $640.23M | $22.33M | $286.78M | $2.13M | 12.11% | 3.49% | 134.89× | Reported |
(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.