Dolby Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of audio and imaging technologies. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and currently employs 2,080 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-02-17. The two primary components of its licensing business are Branded Technologies, which include Branded Audio Codecs, Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision, and Patents, which include Audio Patents and Imaging Patents. The firm's cinema imaging products include digital cinema servers used to load, store, decrypt, decode, watermark, and playback digital film files for presentation on digital cinema projectors and software used to encrypt, encode and package digital media files for distribution. Its cinema audio products include cinema processors, amplifiers and loudspeakers used to decode, render, and optimally play back digital cinema soundtracks, including those using Dolby Atmos. The company also offers various services to support theatrical and television production for cinema, broadcast, and home entertainment.
Dolby Laboratories Inc has an annual dividend of 1.3266 per share, with a yield of 2.6591%. The dividend is paid quarterly and the last ex-dividend date was May 12, 2026.
Dividend Yield
Annual Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date
2.6591%
$1.3266
May 12, 2026
Payout Frequency
Payout Ratio
Quarterly
54.13%
Dividend History
Ex-Dividend Date
Cash Amount
Record Date
Pay Date
May 12, 2026
$0.36
May 12, 2026
May 20, 2026
Feb 10, 2026
$0.36
Feb 10, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
Dec 2, 2025
$0.36
Dec 2, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
$0.33
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 20, 2025
May 13, 2025
$0.33
May 13, 2025
May 21, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
$0.33
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
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DLB Dividend Growth (YoY)
Follow-Up Questions
What is Dolby Laboratories Inc's current dividend paid and annual dividend?
The current dividend paid by Dolby Laboratories Inc is $0.36. The annual dividend for Dolby Laboratories Inc is $1.3266
What is Dolby Laboratories Inc's dividend payout ratio?
The dividend payout ratio for Dolby Laboratories Inc is 54.13%
What is the ex-dividend date for DLB?
The ex-dividend date for Dolby Laboratories Inc is May 12, 2026.
How often does Dolby Laboratories Inc pay dividends?
Quarterly. The last time Dolby Laboratories Inc paid dividend was on May 20, 2026