DLB vs IDCC
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Interdigital, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DLB | IDCC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.3B | $834.0M |
| Net income | $255.0M | $406.6M |
| Gross margin | 88.1% | — |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 48.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.0% | 41.5% |
| Diluted EPS | — | $11.80 |
| Dividend / share | $1.32 | $2.60 |
| Payout ratio | 49.6% | 14.9% |
| Free cash flow | $435.9M | $528.6M |
| Equity | $2.6B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / equity | — | −0.24× |
| Current ratio | 3.17× | 1.84× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.0% | 18.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 2.0% | 55.4% |
DLB bills 1.6× the revenue of IDCC, and IDCC keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (48.8% against 18.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DLB | IDCC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $834.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.3B | $868.5M |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | $549.6M |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $457.8M |
| FY2021 | $1.3B | $425.4M |
| FY2020 | $1.2B | $359.0M |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $318.9M |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $307.4M |
| FY2017 | $1.1B | $532.9M |
| FY2016 | $1.0B | $665.9M |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DLB | IDCC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $255.0M | $406.6M |
| FY2024 | $261.8M | $358.6M |
| FY2023 | $200.7M | $214.1M |
| FY2022 | $184.1M | $93.7M |
| FY2021 | $310.2M | $55.3M |
| FY2020 | $231.4M | $44.8M |
| FY2019 | $255.2M | $20.9M |
| FY2018 | $41.7M | $65.0M |
| FY2017 | $206.5M | $176.2M |
| FY2016 | $185.9M | $309.0M |
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