Dolby Laboratories General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | DLB

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Dolby Laboratories

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
287 M	270 M	258 M	275 M	224 M	220 M	205 M	197 M	172 M	169 M	182 M	431 M	162 M	149 M	138 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
431 M	138 M	223 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Dolby Laboratories

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
72.3 M	70.4 M	70.1 M	69.3 M	66.7 M	65.2 M	70 M	61.9 M	60 M	218 M	57.1 M	98.7 M	62.4 M	170 M	56.1 M	59.4 M	54.5 M	164 M	50.8 M	54.5 M	52.5 M	152 M	54.2 M	52.5 M	50.8 M	147 M	47.9 M	50.8 M	48.3 M	129 M	44.5 M	48.3 M	41.5 M	129 M	42.6 M	41.5 M	-	136 M	45.6 M	45.7 M	44.7 M	133 M	44.2 M	44.7 M	41.9 M	123 M	38.4 M	41.9 M	43.1 M	110 M	36.9 M	43.1 M	35.5 M	105 M	32.4 M	35.5 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
218 M	32.4 M	72.1 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Media entertainment industry

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Allied Esports Entertainment AESE	335 K	-	5.22 %	$ 55.1 M	USA
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РБК RBCM	152 M	-	-	-	Russia
Charter Communications CHTR	315 M	$ 210.72	2.11 %	$ 30.1 B	USA
Cinedigm Corp. CIDM	7.52 M	-	0.86 %	$ 55.4 M	USA
DISH Network Corporation DISH	2.52 B	-	1.94 %	$ 3.06 B	USA
Discovery, Inc. DISCA	2.72 B	-	5.9 %	$ 12.8 B	USA
Eros STX Global Corporation ESGC	144 M	-	22.18 %	$ 57.4 M	Britain
LiveXLive Media, Inc. LIVX	19.1 M	-	1.99 %	$ 241 M	USA
MSG Networks Inc. MSGN	101 M	-	-0.91 %	$ 808 M	USA
Dolphin Entertainment DLPN	6.57 M	$ 1.6	-1.09 %	$ 15.7 M	USA
ViacomCBS Inc. VIAC	5.39 B	-	5.11 %	$ 20.2 B	USA
ViacomCBS Inc. VIACA	5.32 B	-	4.82 %	$ 20.2 B	USA
Liquid Media Group Ltd. YVR	4.61 M	-	-18.88 %	$ 2.08 M	Canada
HUYA HUYA	327 M	$ 3.63	16.56 %	$ 840 M	USA
The Walt Disney Company DIS	16.5 B	$ 114.17	1.08 %	$ 206 B	USA
Genius Brands International GNUS	21.2 M	-	8.36 %	$ 104 M	USA
Comcast Corporation CMCSA	32.6 B	$ 28.28	1.34 %	$ 110 B	USA
Formula One Group FWONA	2.03 B	$ 84.04	-1.0 %	$ 7.65 B	USA
Cinemark Holdings CNK	1.4 B	$ 22.77	1.02 %	$ 2.73 B	USA
Scienjoy Holding Corporation SJ	65.2 M	$ 0.76	-6.16 %	$ 31.4 M	China
IMAX Corporation IMAX	133 M	$ 33.69	-1.27 %	$ 1.77 B	Canada
The Liberty Braves Group Series A BATRA	2.03 B	$ 43.05	1.18 %	$ 2.57 B	USA
Hemisphere Media Group HMTV	93.8 M	-	-	$ 290 M	USA
Liberty Global plc LBTYA	1.14 B	$ 10.72	-2.32 %	$ 3.93 B	Britain
The Marcus Corporation MCS	74.8 M	$ 15.33	1.62 %	$ 483 M	USA
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. MSGE	254 M	$ 54.8	1.61 %	$ 1.97 B	USA
Netflix NFLX	1.7 B	$ 90.45	-0.31 %	$ 38.8 B	USA
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. MSGS	266 M	$ 262.64	3.17 %	$ 6.33 B	USA
Liberty Broadband Corporation LBRDA	432 M	$ 48.9	2.13 %	$ 6.99 B	USA
Live Nation Entertainment LYV	3.56 B	$ 146.9	2.03 %	$ 33.6 B	USA
MediaCo Holding MDIA	4.34 M	$ 0.57	-5.0 %	$ 34.1 M	USA
Reading International RDI	20.2 M	$ 1.09	-	$ 24.4 M	USA
Roku ROKU	371 M	$ 109.52	-0.71 %	$ 15.8 B	USA
AMC Entertainment Holdings AMC	242 M	$ 1.47	-3.93 %	$ 246 M	USA
World Wrestling Entertainment WWE	161 M	-	-0.06 %	$ 7.49 B	USA
Warner Music Group Corp. WMG	1.86 B	$ 29.74	-0.17 %	$ 15.5 B	USA
WideOpenWest WOW	200 M	$ 5.2	-	$ 424 M	USA