Dolby

American company specializing in audio noise reduction and audio encoding/compression
Organization business Q261288
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 18 annual filings
Revenue
$1.35B
▲ 5.9% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$255.02M
▼ 2.6% YoY FY2025
Assets
$3.19B
▼ 1.1% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$2.62
▼ 2.6% YoY FY2025
$0.00$371.01M$742.02M$1.11B$1.48B FY2008: $640.23M · NI $199.46M (31.2% margin)FY2009: $719.50M · NI $242.99M (33.8% margin)FY2010: $922.71M · NI $283.45M (30.7% margin)FY2011: $961.07M · NI $309.27M (32.2% margin)FY2012: $933.01M · NI $264.30M (28.3% margin)FY2013: $909.67M · NI $189.27M (20.8% margin)FY2014: $960.18M · NI $206.10M (21.5% margin)FY2015: $970.64M · NI $181.39M (18.7% margin)FY2016: $1.03B · NI $185.86M (18.1% margin)FY2017: $1.08B · NI $206.48M (19.1% margin)FY2018: $1.05B · NI $41.75M (4.0% margin)FY2019: $1.24B · NI $255.15M (20.5% margin)FY2020: $1.16B · NI $231.36M (19.9% margin)FY2021: $1.28B · NI $310.23M (24.2% margin)FY2022: $1.25B · NI $184.09M (14.7% margin)FY2023: $1.30B · NI $200.66M (15.4% margin)FY2024: $1.27B · NI $261.82M (20.6% margin)FY2025: $1.35B · NI $255.02M (18.9% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-09-26 · accession 0001308547-25-000007

Dolby

Summary

Dolby is a business[1]. Dolby ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dolby is in the country of United States[3].
  • Dolby's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Dolby's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Dolby's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Dolby's founder is recorded as Ray Dolby[7].
  • Dolby's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[8].
  • Dolby's child organization or unit is recorded as Dolby (Netherlands)[9].
  • Dolby's Commons category is recorded as Dolby Laboratories, Inc.[10].
  • Dolby's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[11].
  • Dolby's industry is recorded as audio signal processing[12].
  • January 1, 1965 marks the founding of Dolby[13].
  • Dolby's official website is recorded as https://www.dolby.com/[14].
  • Dolby's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dolby Laboratories[15].
  • Dolby's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1667'}[16].
  • Dolby's topic has template is recorded as Template:Dolby Laboratories[17].
  • Dolby's legal form is recorded as California general stock corporation[18].
  • Dolby's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[19].
  • Dolby's owner of is recorded as Dolby Cinema[20].
  • Dolby's MAC Address Block Large ID is recorded as 00D046[21].
  • Dolby's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52745'}[22].
  • Dolby's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+47815'}[23].
  • Dolby's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63277'}[24].
  • Dolby's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+70175'}[25].
  • Dolby's P14750 is recorded as D380-33EF-12CE-7891-AF63[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300X04FB2QPCJ5J24[27]

  • Registered legal name: Dolby Laboratories, INC.[28]

  • Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[29]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[30]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ[31]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[32]

  • LEI registration status: LAPSED[33]

  • LEI first registered: 2013-04-15[34]

  • LEI last updated: 2023-08-04[35]

  • LEI next renewal: 2014-04-15[36]

  • Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[37]

  • Registration authority: RA000602[38]

  • Authority entity ID: 3829698[39]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[40]

Body

Founding

Dolby's founder is recorded as Ray Dolby[7]. January 1, 1965 marks the founding of Dolby[13].

Operations

Dolby's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[8]. Dolby's child organization or unit is recorded as Dolby (Netherlands)[9].

Industry

Dolby's industry is recorded as audio signal processing[12].

Ownership

Dolby's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dolby include Dolby Atmos[41], a sound format[42], founded in 2012[43].

Why It Matters

Dolby ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,414 views/month).[2] Dolby has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Dolby is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Dolby is credited with the discovery of Dolby Atmos[46], a sound format[47], founded in 2012[48]; Dolby Surround[49]; Dolby Digital EX[50], a sound format[51]; and Dolby Surround Pro Logic II[52], a sound format[53]. Entities named for Dolby include Dolby Atmos[41], a sound format[42], founded in 2012[43].

FAQs

What did Dolby discover?

Dolby is credited as discoverer of Dolby Atmos[46], Dolby Surround[49], Dolby Digital EX[50], and Dolby Surround Pro Logic II[52].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → California general stock corporation, Delaware corporation
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1454]]: [[Q117112914]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q130264295]] → [[Q117112914]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q130264295"
  2. 9d ago · ~2026-51642-29 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → DTS booth 1, AES 124th.jpg
    Logo image → Dolby logo 2019.svg, Dolby.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: DTS booth 1, AES 124th.jpg"
  3. 9d ago · ~2026-51642-29 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Dolby logo 2019.svg, Dolby.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: MPA R RATING (block).svg"
  4. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 35176298
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 35176298, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/35176298 in United States"
  5. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D380-33EF-12CE-7891-AF63
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: D380-33EF-12CE-7891-AF63, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  6. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.dolby.com/
    Owner of → Dolby Cinema
    Country → —
    Employees → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: dolby, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932030|dolby (#289932030)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
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