SuperworthDolby Laboratories profit margin DLB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 16.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 17.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −2.9 pts
- Peer median
- 24.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, Dolby Laboratories kept 16.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 17.7% and a gross margin of 87.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 23.1%.
The median for 10 asset managers of a similar size is 24.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.9% | 19.6% | 88.1% |
| FY2024 | 20.6% | 20.3% | 89.0% |
| FY2023 | 15.4% | 16.6% | 88.3% |
| FY2022 | 14.7% | 16.5% | 88.7% |
| FY2021 | 24.2% | 26.9% | 89.9% |
| FY2020 | 19.9% | 18.8% | 87.4% |
| FY2019 | 20.5% | 20.7% | 87.0% |
| FY2018 | 3.9% | 17.0% | 85.9% |
| FY2017 | 18.7% | 23.0% | 89.1% |
| FY2016 | 18.1% | 22.6% | 89.4% |
| FY2015 | 18.7% | 22.0% | 90.2% |
| FY2014 | 21.5% | 28.5% | 92.7% |
| FY2013 | 20.8% | 27.0% | 89.4% |
| FY2012 | 28.3% | 38.8% | 90.1% |
| FY2011 | 32.4% | 45.0% | 88.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 16.7% | −2.9 pts | 17.7% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 17.9% | −1.6 pts | 18.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 18.0% | −2.0 pts | 18.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 18.9% | −1.7 pts | 19.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 19.6% | +2.8 pts | 20.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 19.4% | +4.4 pts | 20.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 20.0% | +5.3 pts | 20.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 20.6% | +5.1 pts | 20.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 16.9% | −0.2 pts | 16.6% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 15.0% | −4.0 pts | 14.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 14.7% | −0.1 pts | 14.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 15.4% | +0.8 pts | 16.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Asset Management nearest Dolby Laboratories' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| DLBDolby Laboratories | 16.7% |
| VCTRVictory Capital | 29.6% |
| HASIHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital | 24.1% |
| HLNEHamilton Lane INC | 32.1% |
| MCMoelis | n/m |
| FHIFederated Hermes | 21.3% |
| LAZLazard | 6.9% |
| MORNMorningstar | 16.4% |
| IDCCInterDigital | 38.3% |
| HLIHoulihan Lokey | 16.1% |
| CNSCohen & Steers | 28.8% |
| Peer median | 24.1% |
Where Dolby Laboratories ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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