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Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of audio, imaging, accessibility, and other hardware and software solutions for television, broadcast, and live entertainment industries in the United States and internationally. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC, HE-AAC, and extended HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution; AVC, a digital video codec used in STBs, mobile devices, cameras, and broadcast television services and other products; and Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision include encoding technologies that artists use to create more compelling and immersive audio and video experiences. It also provides DD+, an advanced surround sound audio codec technology; Dolby AC-4, an audio codec that uses cutting edge compression; and HEVC, a digital video codec that compresses video. In addition, the company offers Dolby Cinemas, a premium large format cinemas that deliver a Dolby branded premium cinema offering with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and a Dolby theater design; Dolby.io, a SaaS product of immersive, interactive, and social experiences with real-time engagement for live events, especially sports; and digital cinema servers, cinema processors, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and audio and imaging hardware and software products for the cinema, television, broadcast, communication, and entertainment industries. Further, it provides various services to support theatrical and television production for cinema exhibition, broadcast, and home entertainment. It serves film studios, content creators, post-production facilities, and broadcasters. It has a collaboration with Cinemo and SmashLabs to implement immersive, music-led gaming in passenger vehicles. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Design Software Stocks Post Strong Q2 Earnings

Design software stocks delivered a strong second quarter, with the six companies tracked by this report collectively beating revenue consensus estimates by 1.4% and guiding next quarter's revenue 2.9% above expectations. Cadence Design Systems led the group with revenue of $1.58 billion, up 24.2% year over year, while Unity posted the biggest analyst estimate beat with revenue of $546.5 million, up 23.9%. PTC was the laggard, with revenue down 6.8% to $600 million and missing estimates by 1.3%. Procore Technologies and Dolby Laboratories also reported, with Procore revenue up 15.8% to $375.2 million and Dolby revenue down 3.3% to $305 million. Since reporting, the group's shares have risen 17.9% on average.
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Dolby Laboratories acquires FAU video compression portfolio with 250 patents

Dolby Laboratories has acquired a video-compression technology portfolio developed by Florida Atlantic University researchers in partnership with OP Solutions. The portfolio includes 683 intellectual property assets, among them 250 granted patents worldwide and 73 United States patents, with technology that contributed to the Versatile Video Coding standard known as H.266. Sixteen U.S. patents from the collaboration have been declared essential to the VVC standard and are licensed through the Access Advance VVC patent pool. The research was led by FAU professors Hari Kalva, Borko Furht, and Velibor Adzic, with Kalva and Furht named as inventors on all 250 granted patents. Dolby acquired the portfolio from OP Solutions, which held the patent rights following assignment from FAU.
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Dolby Labs Stock Soars 11.7% After Mixed Fiscal Q3 2026 Results

Dolby Laboratories stock surged 11.7% by mid-morning Friday after the company reported mixed financial results for its fiscal third quarter of 2026. Revenue came in at $305 million, missing the analyst consensus of $312 million, while non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.69 beat the $0.67 estimate. GAAP earnings were $0.30 per share, down 37% year over year. For the fourth quarter, Dolby guided for revenue between $362 million and $392 million and GAAP earnings of $0.78 to $0.93 per share, with full-year revenue expected to reach at least $1.4 billion.
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3 Software Stocks Walking a Fine Line

Three software stocks—Sprout Social, Paycom, and Dolby Laboratories—face headwinds as the software industry pulls back 13% over six months, contrasting with the S&P 500's 6.3% gain. Sprout Social saw average billings growth of 9.6% over the last year and estimated sales growth of 6.9% for the next 12 months, implying a slowdown, while persistent operating losses raise concerns. Paycom's average billings growth of 9% and estimated sales growth of 6.7% suggest decelerating demand, and its operating margin remained flat. Dolby Laboratories posted 2.1% annual sales growth over five years, below typical software companies, and its operating margin declined by 2 percentage points as costs rose faster than revenue.
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Design Software Stocks Fall Despite Q1 Revenue Beats

Design software stocks tracked by StockStory have fallen an average of 11.6% since their latest earnings reports, even though the group's revenues beat analysts' consensus estimates by 3% in the first quarter. Among the seven companies covered, Autodesk reported revenues of $1.93 billion, up 18.4% year on year and exceeding expectations by 2.2%, but its stock dropped 19.4% after it delivered the weakest full-year guidance update of the group. Adobe posted the best performance with revenues of $6.62 billion, up 12.7% and beating estimates by 2.6%, yet its shares declined 9.6%. Dolby Laboratories had the weakest quarter, with revenues of $395.6 million growing 7.1% and missing EPS guidance, leading to a 19.6% stock decline.
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