DLB
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
DLB
58.89USD
-0.29%
Oct 05, 2026
Price
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Price Action
Constructive pullback in an uptrend
Longer-term context reads damaged structure, with a near-term setup of distribution pressure.
EntryReset + recovery
The stock is still rebuilding below its long-term weekly base, and the recent reset toward the daily SMA200 aligned with support at the weekly EMA21. Daily structure is recovering above the fast averages, improving the current entry location.
Key Financials
- Market Cap
- $5.6B
- Avg Volume (60D)
- 950.7K
- Revenue Growth YoY
- +5.9%
- Gross Margin
- +87.6%
- Operating Margin
- +17.7%
- Free Cash Flow Yield
- +7.0%
- Distance from 200DMA
- -0.5%
- Next Earnings
- 2026-11-17
- P/E
- 25.0x
60 sessions
FY2025 vs FY2024
Trailing twelve months
Trailing twelve months
Market metrics as of Oct 2, 2026
Financial results for the period ended Jun 26, 2026
Filed balance-sheet data as of Jun 26, 2026
Fundamentals & Valuation
The available comparisons disagreed; the intrinsic comparison is the more reliable method for this business and the others are published as dissent.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has a Cheap valuation stance because current market expectations look undemanding relative to the cash the business actually produces. It trades at a 7.0% free-cash-flow yield, which the underlying economics comfortably support.
Company Research
Thesis
Licensing-focused audiovisual technology enabler and standards/IP monetizer. The story is still emerging, so the exposure is real but early.
Opportunity
Limited opportunity
Streaming services, broadcasters, consumer-device makers and automakers are adopting premium audiovisual formats and more efficient media codecs to differentiate experiences, improve delivery efficiency and support higher-quality live and on-demand content.
Key risk
Declining revenue growth.
Narrative & Theme
Licensing-focused audiovisual technology enabler and standards/IP monetizer
Premium Digital Entertainment and Live-Event Streaming
Part of Immersive Audio, HDR, and Next-Generation Media Codecs, with moderate fit.
DLB has a genuine but niche orphan-theme fit: it monetizes adoption of premium audio, HDR imaging and codec technologies across devices, streaming/broadcast workflows, cinemas and increasingly automotive infotainment.
Narrative HeatCooling3.8 / 10
Theme HeatNeutral5.8 / 10
This is the company’s own research reading. The canonical heat measurement for this story has not run.
Business & Markets
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
What they do
Dolby Laboratories designs and licenses audio, imaging, and related hardware and software technologies used in television, broadcast, and live entertainment industries globally.
How it earns
The company primarily generates revenue through licensing its proprietary audio and video technologies to device manufacturers and content creators.
Products & services
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Vision
AAC audio codec
HE-AAC audio codec
AVC video codec
Customers & end markets
Consumer electronics manufacturers
Broadcast and streaming service providers
Market position
Dolby is a recognized leader in premium audio and imaging technology licensing.
Demand drivers
Medium cyclicality
Demand is influenced by consumer electronics cycles and content production trends.