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Earnings Per Share
12 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc. by the number of weighted-average shares of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding during the period. Through application of the treasury stock method, diluted EPS is computed in the same manner, except that the number of weighted-average
shares outstanding is increased by the number of potentially dilutive shares from employee incentive plans during the period.
Basic and diluted EPS are computed independently for each fiscal quarter and year-to-date period, which involves the use of different weighted-average share count figures relating to quarterly and annual periods. As a result, and after factoring the effect of rounding to the nearest cent per share, the sum of all four quarter-to-date EPS figures may not equal year-to-date EPS.
Potentially dilutive shares represent the hypothetical number of incremental shares issuable under the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options (both vested and unvested) and vesting of outstanding RSUs. The calculation of dilutive shares outstanding excludes securities that would have an antidilutive effect on EPS.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 26,
2025
September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.$255,018 $261,825 $200,656 
 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic95,868 95,544 95,771 
Potential common shares from options to purchase common stock358 586 763 
Potential common shares from restricted stock units1,213 1,158 1,139 
Potential common shares from employee stock purchase plan40 37 60 
Weighted-average shares outstanding—diluted97,479 97,325 97,733 
Net income per share attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.:
Basic$2.66 $2.74 $2.10 
Diluted$2.62 $2.69 $2.05 
Antidilutive awards excluded from calculation:
Stock options1,448 1,152 930 
Restricted stock units10 
Employee stock purchase plan