Dolby vs Zeta Global
Dolby reported revenue of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Zeta Global's $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Dolby's revenue grew 5.9% in its latest year, and Zeta Global's grew 29.7%. Dolby had an operating margin of 19.6%, against 0.4% at Zeta Global. Free cash flow was $436 million at Dolby and $185 million at Zeta Global. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 26 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Dolby | Zeta Global | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 26, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Revenue growth | 5.9% | 29.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.0% | 28.8% |
| Gross margin | 88.1% | 60.6% |
| Operating margin | 19.6% | 0.4% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | −2.4% |
| Free cash flow | $436M | $185M |
| Free cash flow margin | 32.3% | 14.2% |
| Return on capital | 11.4% | 0.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −2.0x | −1.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $252M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.2% | 18.7% |
| Last close | $63.08 | $33.70 |
| P/E at the last close | 26.8× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $14.2 million | sold $400,402 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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
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Operating margin
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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 Zeta Global pages.