Last 47 quarters of trend data · Technology · Enterprise Software
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 27.09 | 44.58 | 14.65 | 29.87 | 35.49 | 38.57 | 21.25 | 28.03 | 30.99 | 49.52 | 20.74 | 31.22 | 220.17 | 123.06 | 21.79 | 21.51 | 58.17 | 45.40 | 54.92 | 30.92 | 55.04 |
| — | +15.6% | -31.0% | +6.6% | +14.5% | -22.1% | +2.5% | -10.2% | -85.9% | -59.8% | -4.8% | +45.2% | +278.5% | +171.1% | -60.3% | -30.4% | +5.7% | -5.6% | +63.3% | +68.7% | -11.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 4.55 | 4.14 | 3.50 | 4.57 | 5.71 | 5.68 | 5.27 | 5.34 | 5.99 | 6.65 | 5.56 | 6.65 | 6.66 | 6.83 | 5.53 | 5.11 | 5.76 | 6.20 | 6.07 | 7.03 | 8.47 |
| — | -27.1% | -33.5% | -14.3% | -4.7% | -14.5% | -5.3% | -19.7% | -10.1% | -2.7% | +0.7% | +30.2% | +15.6% | +10.1% | -9.0% | -27.3% | -31.9% | -32.0% | -24.4% | +10.7% | +37.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.40 | 1.95 | 2.11 | 2.44 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 3.02 | 3.03 | 2.94 | 3.14 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 3.26 | 3.42 | 3.53 | 2.99 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 3.12 | 3.74 | 3.71 |
| — | -29.0% | -30.0% | -19.6% | -9.3% | -12.6% | -9.4% | -14.8% | -10.0% | -8.3% | -5.6% | +19.0% | +14.5% | +17.1% | +13.1% | -20.2% | -23.1% | -26.7% | -21.3% | -2.8% | +35.4% | |
| P/FCF | 17.90 | 8.56 | 29.85 | 32.08 | 17.35 | 29.28 | 11.59 | 19.06 | 16.78 | 140.69 | 11.76 | 908.80 | 25.19 | 17.93 | 21.42 | 34.80 | 39.50 | 11.13 | 39.59 | 427.36 | 24.64 |
| — | -70.8% | +157.5% | +68.3% | +3.4% | -79.2% | -1.4% | -97.9% | -33.4% | +684.7% | -45.1% | +2511.4% | -36.2% | +61.1% | -45.9% | -91.9% | +60.3% | -32.6% | +8.1% | +1050.9% | +50.9% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.79 | 17.50 | 8.80 | 16.13 | 29.25 | 22.61 | 12.97 | 16.00 | 24.38 | 28.02 | 14.42 | 20.73 | 33.95 | 32.53 | 14.32 | 13.47 | 26.90 | 21.61 | 24.30 | 18.84 | 32.72 |
| — | -22.6% | -32.2% | +0.8% | +20.0% | -19.3% | -10.0% | -22.9% | -28.2% | -13.9% | +0.7% | +53.9% | +26.2% | +50.6% | -41.1% | -28.5% | -17.8% | -26.2% | +14.9% | +55.8% | +31.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 20.78 | 28.96 | 10.44 | 18.95 | 44.32 | 34.59 | 14.72 | 20.50 | 28.34 | 34.67 | 15.07 | 23.93 | 193.03 | 77.94 | 16.34 | 15.66 | 47.11 | 32.27 | 41.87 | 24.30 | 49.29 |
| — | -16.3% | -29.1% | -7.6% | +56.4% | -0.2% | -2.4% | -14.3% | -85.3% | -55.5% | -7.7% | +52.8% | +309.7% | +141.5% | -61.0% | -35.6% | -4.4% | -18.1% | +54.8% | +83.2% | +19.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 88.1% | 86.8% | 88.7% | 87.5% | 87.1% | 86.1% | 90.3% | 88.6% | 88.8% | 87.7% | 89.4% | 89.8% | 87.8% | 86.1% | 89.1% | 89.7% | 86.6% | 87.6% | 89.4% | 90.7% | 89.2% |
| — | +0.8% | -1.8% | -1.2% | -1.9% | -1.8% | +1.1% | -1.4% | +1.2% | +1.8% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +1.3% | -1.7% | -0.3% | -1.1% | -2.9% | -1.6% | -0.5% | -0.3% | +5.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 19.6% | 12.5% | 29.1% | 17.9% | 9.7% | 15.1% | 30.3% | 23.8% | 14.8% | 14.1% | 29.2% | 22.9% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 29.1% | 28.0% | 11.4% | 16.1% | 14.5% | 25.7% | 13.9% |
| — | -16.9% | -4.0% | -24.8% | -34.6% | +6.7% | +3.7% | +4.0% | +58.5% | +29.4% | +0.5% | -18.2% | -18.1% | -32.0% | +100.3% | +8.9% | -18.2% | -18.0% | -44.8% | -37.6% | +25.8% | |
| Net Margin | 18.9% | 9.4% | 24.0% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 14.6% | 24.8% | 19.0% | 19.2% | 13.3% | 26.8% | 21.2% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 25.5% | 23.7% | 10.0% | 13.7% | 11.0% | 22.8% | 15.5% |
| — | -35.8% | -3.4% | -19.0% | -16.4% | +9.7% | -7.4% | -10.5% | +507.8% | +142.2% | +5.4% | -10.4% | -68.3% | -59.8% | +131.8% | +4.2% | -35.7% | -28.2% | -54.0% | -34.4% | +56.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 10.0% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.7% |
| — | -38.2% | +0.8% | -24.8% | -20.8% | +12.6% | -11.7% | -4.2% | +514.4% | +127.4% | -1.0% | -19.0% | -67.2% | -55.7% | +194.2% | +14.6% | -30.2% | -25.3% | -52.6% | -43.5% | +53.5% | |
| ROA | 8.0% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.4% |
| — | -37.7% | +2.5% | -23.0% | -20.0% | +12.2% | -12.2% | -4.5% | +526.9% | +127.7% | -4.5% | -22.4% | -69.0% | -57.6% | +187.8% | +13.3% | -30.1% | -24.4% | -51.5% | -42.7% | +53.7% | |
| ROIC | 10.1% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.0% |
| — | -24.1% | -3.7% | -28.1% | -38.3% | +3.1% | -7.4% | -0.4% | +46.4% | +23.7% | -1.0% | -21.2% | -12.2% | -28.5% | +124.4% | -5.3% | -29.9% | -26.4% | -47.6% | -45.9% | +40.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| — | +22.3% | +20.8% | -11.6% | -21.8% | -24.0% | -26.5% | -11.7% | -11.5% | -6.3% | +4.8% | -3.3% | -5.7% | -11.8% | -16.8% | -19.5% | -18.3% | -18.3% | -17.2% | -17.5% | -16.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.11 | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.58 | 1.11 |
| — | +38.0% | +18.1% | +13.3% | +5.9% | -30.1% | -27.3% | -20.4% | -31.4% | -11.7% | +14.1% | +24.1% | +5.0% | +10.8% | -57.9% | -29.2% | -15.6% | -17.6% | +21.2% | +31.7% | -21.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.17 | 3.19 | 2.98 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.44 | 3.04 | 2.91 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 3.50 | 3.68 | 3.52 | 3.47 | 4.66 | 4.65 | 4.72 | 5.27 | 5.77 | 5.98 | 5.58 |
| — | -7.5% | -1.8% | +9.1% | +10.9% | -16.9% | -13.3% | -21.0% | -18.9% | +19.3% | -24.8% | -20.7% | -25.4% | -34.1% | -19.3% | -22.4% | -15.3% | -8.1% | +1.8% | +9.8% | -3.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.10 | 3.11 | 2.91 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.36 | 2.96 | 2.84 | 2.78 | 4.04 | 3.42 | 3.59 | 3.44 | 3.40 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 4.64 | 5.19 | 5.71 | 5.94 | 5.54 |
| — | -7.4% | -1.6% | +9.4% | +11.7% | -17.0% | -13.5% | -20.9% | -19.2% | +19.1% | -25.0% | -21.3% | -25.9% | -34.5% | -20.2% | -23.3% | -16.3% | -9.0% | +1.7% | +10.2% | -2.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | 18.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s current P/E is 27.1x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 31.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s current operating margin is 19.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.