DLB
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
- Technology
- US companies in Software - Application (15)
- NYSE · USD
- Mkt cap $5.9bn
$62.74
as of 27 Oct 2026, 10% below its 52-week high
Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 2.30%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 2.52%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 1.7×Pays 59% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 2.6×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- +10.4% a yearNo cut since FY2016
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated2 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.40
Compared with US companies in Software - Application (15)
- Trailing yield is higher than 12 of the 14 other US companies in Software - Application.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 4 of the 7 other US companies in Software - Application with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
88
HighCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
30
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
27
LowHow extended the valuation looks
Why Risk is 30
DLB against US companies in Software - Application (15)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (26 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of DLB’s past readings.
- P/E22.3×P0, good for this measure
- Yield2.68%P100, good for this measure
- FCF payout39.0%P90, poor for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA-1.67P77, poor for this measure
- DGR 5y+9.9%P36, neutral for this measure
- ROIC7.0%P19, poor for this measure
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