Dolby Laboratories annual gross margin
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Dolby Laboratories Gross Margin Growth & History (DLB)
Dolby Laboratories's gross margin was 88.13% for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Gross margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| 2025 | 2025-09-26 | 88.13% | −0.84 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-09-27 | 88.97% | +0.71 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-09-29 | 88.26% | −0.46 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 88.73% | −1.13 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-09-24 | 89.85% | +2.46 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-09-25 | 87.39% | +0.35 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-09-27 | 87.04% | −0.86 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-09-28 | 87.90% | −1.12 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-09-29 | 89.03% | −0.35 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 89.38% | −0.86 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-09-25 | 90.23% | −2.46 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-09-26 | 92.69% | +3.32 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-09-27 | 89.37% | −0.77 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-09-28 | 90.14% | +1.70 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 88.43% | +2.72 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-09-24 | 85.71% | −5.28 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-09-25 | 91.00% | +1.58 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-09-26 | 89.41% | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Gross margin | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-26 | 86.78% | +0.73 pp |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-27 | 88.69% | −1.61 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-26 | 87.54% | −1.04 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-26 | 87.13% | −1.72 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-27 | 86.06% | −1.60 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-28 | 90.30% | +0.94 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-27 | 88.58% | −1.26 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-27 | 88.85% | +1.08 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-28 | 87.65% | +1.57 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-29 | 89.36% | +0.28 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-29 | 89.84% | +0.13 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-29 | 87.76% | +1.13 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 86.09% | −1.50 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 89.08% | −0.30 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-30 | 89.71% | −0.98 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 86.64% | −2.59 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-07-01 | 87.58% | −1.38 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-04-01 | 89.38% | −0.49 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-31 | 90.70% | −0.25 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-24 | 89.23% | +4.89 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-25 | 88.97% | +1.07 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-26 | 89.87% | +0.34 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-25 | 90.94% | +3.73 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-25 | 84.34% | −0.28 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-26 | 87.90% | +1.03 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-27 | 89.53% | +0.34 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-27 | 87.22% | −0.01 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-27 | 84.62% | −2.39 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-28 | 86.86% | +2.87 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-29 | 89.19% | −0.46 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-28 | 87.22% | −2.46 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-28 | 87.01% | −0.91 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-29 | 83.99% | −5.50 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-30 | 89.65% | −0.27 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-29 | 89.69% | +0.94 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-29 | 87.92% | +0.89 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 89.49% | −1.64 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 89.91% | −1.20 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-30 | 88.75% | +1.11 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 87.03% | −2.07 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-07-01 | 91.13% | +1.87 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-04-01 | 91.12% | +0.36 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-01-01 | 87.64% | −4.07 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-25 | 89.10% | −5.43 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-26 | 89.26% | −2.29 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-27 | 90.75% | −2.96 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-26 | 91.71% | +0.96 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-26 | 94.53% | +5.37 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-27 | 91.55% | +3.31 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-28 | 93.72% | +3.05 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-27 | 90.75% | +1.58 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-27 | 89.16% | +1.11 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-28 | 88.25% | −1.75 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-29 | 90.66% | −0.36 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-28 | 89.18% | −2.11 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-28 | 88.04% | −1.44 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-29 | 90.00% | +2.76 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-30 | 91.02% | +2.40 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-30 | 91.28% | +3.29 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 89.48% | +1.04 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-07-01 | 87.25% | +4.64 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-04-01 | 88.62% | +0.79 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-31 | 87.99% | +4.17 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-24 | 88.44% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-25 | 82.60% | −5.86 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-26 | 87.83% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-25 | 83.82% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-06-26 | 88.47% | — |
Dolby Laboratories gross margin trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Dolby Laboratories's gross margin increased from 87.39% to 88.13%, a change of +0.74 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows 86.78%.
About the metric
What gross margin means
Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.
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How gross margin is calculated
TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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