Dolby vs Guidewire Software
Guidewire Software reported revenue of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2026, about the same as Dolby's $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Dolby's revenue grew 5.9% in its latest year, and Guidewire Software's grew 22.7%. Dolby had an operating margin of 19.6%, against 10.2% at Guidewire Software. Free cash flow was $436 million at Dolby and $378 million at Guidewire Software. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 26 and July 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Dolby | Guidewire Software | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 26, 2025 | FY2026, Jul 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $1.3B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growth | 5.9% | 22.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.0% | 14.7% |
| Gross margin | 88.1% | 64.2% |
| Operating margin | 19.6% | 10.2% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow | $436M | $378M |
| Free cash flow margin | 32.3% | 25.6% |
| Return on capital | 11.4% | 12.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −2.0x | −0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $252M | $606M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.2% | −0.6% |
| Last close | $63.08 | $183.96 |
| P/E at the last close | 26.8× | 112.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $14.2 million | sold $48.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Dolby and Guidewire Software pages.