Dolby Laboratories (DLB) dividend history

Industrials · Specialty Business Services · Market cap $5.5B

Dolby Laboratories paid $127M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.30 per share.

Dividends per share shrank 8.9% a year over 12 years, rising in each of the last 4 years.

That took 29% of free cash flow and 50% of net income.

At today's price the trailing yield is 2.44%.

Dividends by fiscal year

Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Dolby Laboratories's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).

Fiscal yearPer shareGrowthTotal paid% of free cash flow% of net income
2025$1.30 +10.3%$127M 29%50%
2024$1.18 +11.3%$115M 39%44%
2023$1.06 +7.8%$103M 31%52%
2022$0.98 +15.1%$100M 37%54%
2021$0.85 -0.9%$89M 23%29%
2020$0.86 +16.1%$89M 32%38%
2019$0.74 +19.8%$77M 33%30%
2018$0.62 +11.9%$66M 24%158%
2017$0.55 +16.9%$57M 21%28%
2016$0.47 +19.6%$48M 19%26%
2015$0.39 —$41M 27%23%
2014— —— ——
2013$3.97 —$408M 163%216%
2012— —— ——
2011— —— ——

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Questions

Does Dolby Laboratories pay a dividend?

Dolby Laboratories paid $127M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.30 per share.

How fast has Dolby Laboratories's dividend grown?

Dividends per share shrank 8.9% a year over 12 years, rising in each of the last 4 years.

From Dolby Laboratories's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.