R&D expense · 2011–2025

Dolby Laboratories R&D expense

$262M−0.7% · FY2025

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) reported $262M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −0.7% year on year.

$124M2011$140M2012$169M2013$183M2014$201M2015$220M2016$233M2017$237M2018$238M2019$239M2020$254M2021$261M2022$272M2023$264M2024$262M2025
Dolby Laboratories — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-09-26$262M−0.7%Open →
FY20242024-09-27$264M−2.9%Open →
FY20232023-09-29$272M+4.0%Open →
FY20222022-09-30$261M+3.0%Open →
FY20212021-09-24$254M+6.1%Open →
FY20202020-09-25$239M+0.5%Open →
FY20192019-09-27$238M+0.5%Open →
FY20182018-09-28$237M+1.5%Open →
FY20172017-09-29$233M+6.2%Open →
FY20162016-09-30$220M+9.1%Open →
FY20152015-09-25$201M+9.9%Open →
FY20142014-09-26$183M+8.5%Open →
FY20132013-09-27$169M+20.4%Open →
FY20122012-09-28$140M+13.1%Open →
FY20112011-09-30$124M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +5.5%

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