401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$631M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,200
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$526,242
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$631M in assets, 1,200 participants

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $631M in total assets and 1,200 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,716 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $631M for 1,200 participants (~$526,242/participant), up 17.1% in 2023.

#2,716
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+17.1%
assets growth YoY
6.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$631,489,934 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,200 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$105M in the plan year 2022 filing to $92M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $539M in the plan year 2022 filing to $631M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,262 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,200 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 942377558 · Dolby Laboratories, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan · $631M · 1,200 · 98th

  • EOY $631M
  • 5500 1,200
  • ASSETS 98th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Manpowergroup 401(k) Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #2716

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Savings PlanWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Ka…$633MDavis Polk Partners/Staff Savings PlanDavis Polk Partners/Staff Sa…$632MDolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement PlanDolby Laboratories, Inc. Ret…$631MManpowergroup 401(k) Savings PlanManpowergroup 401(k) Savings…$631MBrown-Forman Corporation Savings PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Sav…$631M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$539M
Net Assets (End of Year)$631M
Net Income$92M
Employer EIN942377558
Plan Effective Date1981-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dolby Laboratories, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dolby Laboratories, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$703M 30.4141783107717% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M 202220232024 $539M $703M ▲ +30.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,262 $539M
2023 1 1,200 $631M
2024 1 1,081 $703M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.631489934 · Participants: 1200Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Manpowergroup 401(k) Savings Plan in WI ($631M); by covered participants it is Nexus Retirement Plan in MN (1,200 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($631M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,200 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 17.1% during 2023, from $539M to $631M. Reported net income was $92M.
How have Dolby Laboratories, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.4%, from $539M to $703M.
Where does Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Manpowergroup 401(k) Savings Plan in WI ($631M, 77,756 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nexus Retirement Plan in MN (1,200 participants, $48M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 942377558.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.