What does payments for deferred consideration mean?

This captures cash payments made to settle obligations for acquisitions that were deferred to future periods. It represents the realization of liabilities incurred during past business combinations. Tracking this is important for understanding the long-term cash obligations resulting from historical M&A activity.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. DLB Payments for Deferred Consideration

Payments for Deferred Consideration at other companies

StoneX Group Inc.SNEX

$200K-80.0%

SynapticsSYNA

$800K—

SnowflakeSNOW

$2.25M+502%

Procore TechnologiesPCOR

$300K—

StoneX Group Inc.SNEX

$200K-80.0%

WEXWEX

$19.18M-18.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$395.6M+7.1%

Gross profit$350.9M+5.1%

Operating income$112.9M+4.8%

Net income$94.9M+3.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.99+5.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$673.8M-10.2%

Total debt$49.7M+22.9%

Total equity$2.6B+1.7%

Total assets$3.2B+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$92.5M-47.1%

CapEx$9.1M+31.4%

Free cash flow$83.4M-50.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.95B-25.9%

Enterprise value$4.33B-27.3%

P/E20.3×-5.7×

P/S3.6×-1.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin87.4%-1.5pp

Operating margin18.5%-2.0pp

Net margin17.9%-1.6pp

FCF margin22.1%-7.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.4%-0.9pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept dlb:PaymentsforDeferredConsideration.

The official record: Dolby Laboratories, Inc.’s 10-K, filed November 18, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s payments for deferred consideration?: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) reported payments for deferred consideration of $0 in Q3 2025.
What does payments for deferred consideration mean?: This captures cash payments made to settle obligations for acquisitions that were deferred to future periods. It represents the realization of liabilities incurred during past business combinations. Tracking this is important for understanding the long-term cash obligations resulting from historical M&A activity.