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Dolby Laboratories Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.26 (As of Mar. 2020)
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Dolby Laboratories's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2020 was 0.26.

NYSE:DLB' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 0.28   Max: 1.64
Current: 0.38
0.23
1.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Dolby Laboratories was 1.64. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.28.

NYSE:DLB's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked higher than
58% of the 284 Companies
in the Media - Diversified industry.

( Industry Median: 0.43 vs. NYSE:DLB: 0.38 )

As of today (2020-07-13), the Dividend Yield % of Dolby Laboratories is 1.29%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Dolby Laboratories was 1.66%. The lowest was 0.22%. And the median was 1.02%.

Dolby Laboratories's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2020 was USD 0.22.

During the past 12 months, Dolby Laboratories's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Dolby Laboratories was 17.00% per year. The lowest was 16.60% per year. And the median was 16.80% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Dolby Laboratories Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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Dolby Laboratories Annual Data
Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19
Dividend Payout Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.23 0.27 0.28 1.64 0.31

Dolby Laboratories Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
Dividend Payout Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.27 0.50 0.44 0.47 0.26
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Dolby Laboratories Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

* The bar in red indicates where Dolby Laboratories's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.


Dolby Laboratories Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Dolby Laboratories's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Sep. 2019 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Sep. 2019 )
=0.76/ 2.44
=0.31

Dolby Laboratories's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2020 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2020 )
=0.22/ 0.86
=0.26

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

Dolby Laboratories  (NYSE:DLB) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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