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Compared to Estimates, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Dolby Laboratories (DLB - Free Report) reported $315.55 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.3%. EPS of $0.78 for the same period compares to $0.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $303.67 million, representing a surprise of +3.91%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +8.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.72.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Dolby Laboratories performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenue- Licensing: $289.91 million versus $281.01 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.6% change.
  • Revenue- Products and services: $25.64 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $22.66 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18%.
  • Revenue- Licensing- Market- PC: $33.59 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $28.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.7%.
  • Revenue- Licensing- Market- Other: $60.66 million compared to the $65.55 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.3% year over year.
  • Revenue- Licensing- Market- CE: $28.07 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $30.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1%.
  • Revenue- Licensing- Market- Broadcast: $111.29 million versus $100.27 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.6% change.
  • Revenue- Licensing- Market- Mobile: $56.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $60.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.8%.
  • Gross Margin- Licensing: $268.19 million compared to the $263.61 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Gross margin- Products and services: $3.35 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.11 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Dolby Laboratories here>>>

Shares of Dolby Laboratories have returned -0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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