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Down 20% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
| The company | A $226M profit |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Jul 30 |
ReportReports Tue Nov 17, after the close. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 3 of its last 4 reports, +1.3% on average. Past reports ›
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.3% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
DLB is #1 of 3 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: DLB +0.6%, IDCC -12%.
Reports Tue Nov 17, after the close (in 7 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
DLB's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1.41B to $1.44B |
Sales grew 3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.44 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +9.2% | +13.6% | +17.6% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -6.4% | -10.4% | -10.4% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | -0.4% | +1.8% | +1.5% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $1.3B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 64.6, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
2 insiders sold $830K across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: DLB is under 0.1% of FTEC, under 0.1% of VGT, and under 0.1% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
Dolby Laboratories Inc. develops technologies that enhance audio and video capture, transmission, and playback, enabling high-quality experiences across movies, TV, music, sports, and more. The company designs and manufactures audio, imaging, accessibility, and related hardware and software mainly for cinema, including digital cinema servers and media encryption and packaging tools. It generates the majority of its revenue by licensing its technology, brand, and patents to device manufacturers and by selling cinema hardware and services. It operates as a single reportable segment, with revenue derived mainly from licensing and, to a lesser extent, from premium cinema technologies, across the United States and international markets.
“The entertainment industry is highly competitive, and we face aggressive competition in all areas of our business.”
DLB scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #1 of 3 in Patent Owners & Lessors by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 20% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
DLB scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #1 of 3 in Patent Owners & Lessors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind DLB's 9.
2 insiders sold $830K across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Ryan Nicholson, VP, CAO and Corp. Controller, who sold $77K on Aug 25. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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