Dolby and NFM Debut First-Ever Dolby Home Experience Redefining How Consumers Discover Home Entertainment

Rhea-AI Summary

Dolby (NYSE:DLB) and NFM launched the first-ever Dolby Home Experience retail hub at Nebraska Furniture Mart The Colony, with a two-day grand opening on Dec. 6–7, 2025. The immersive space features hands-on demos of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, Dolby-trained experts, and displays of TVs, soundbars, and devices from leading brands to let shoppers "try-before-you-buy." The launch includes interactive demos, exclusive offers, giveaways, and guided experiences designed to show how Dolby technologies enhance movies, music, sports, and games in a home-like setting.

This initiative reflects Dolby's strategy to create experience-led retail moments to help consumers make informed home entertainment decisions.

News Market Reaction

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-0.03% News Effect

On the day this news was published, DLB declined 0.03%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Key Figures

Q4 2025 revenue: $307M FY25 revenue: $1.35B FY25 GAAP net income: $255M +5 more

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Q4 2025 revenue $307M Dolby fiscal Q4 2025 total revenue

FY25 revenue $1.35B Dolby fiscal year 2025 total revenue

FY25 GAAP net income $255M Dolby fiscal year 2025 GAAP net income

FY25 non-GAAP EPS $4.24 Dolby fiscal year 2025 non-GAAP diluted EPS

FY26 revenue guidance $1.390B–$1.440B Dolby fiscal 2026 total revenue outlook

FY26 non-GAAP EPS guide $4.19–$4.34 Dolby fiscal 2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance

Quarterly dividend $0.36 Per-share cash dividend payable Dec 10, 2025

Operating cash flow $472M Cash flow from operations in FY25

Market Reality Check

Price: $66.57 Vol: Volume 411,130 is below t...

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Volume Volume 411,130 is below the 20-day average of 677,999, suggesting limited pre-news activity. low

Technical Price at 67.64 is trading below the 200-day moving average of 73.37, reflecting a subdued longer-term trend.

Peers on Argus

Peers in Specialty Business Services mostly showed modest gains (e.g., ABM up 2....

Peers in Specialty Business Services mostly showed modest gains (e.g., ABM up 2.21%, AMTM up 1.55%, MMS up 1.15%), with UNF down 1.55%. With no peers in the momentum scanner, DLB’s move appears more stock-specific.

Common Catalyst One peer, ABM, had an earnings-date headline, but there is no broad sector news theme matching Dolby’s experiential retail announcement.

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Dec 03 (Positive)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Dec 03	Experiential retail launch	Positive	-0.0%	Launch of immersive Dolby Home Experience retail hub with grand opening event.
Nov 19	Sports partnership news	Positive	+0.1%	Super Bowl LX week partnership showcasing Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos experiences.
Nov 18	Earnings results	Positive	+0.6%	Q4 and FY25 results with solid revenue, earnings, dividend, and FY26 guidance.
Oct 08	Earnings call notice	Neutral	-1.3%	Announcement of date and access details for Q4 and FY25 earnings call.
Sep 03	Content partnership	Positive	+0.4%	Theatrical re-release of “IT” in Dolby Cinema ahead of related HBO series debut.

Pattern Detected

Recent partnership and event news for Dolby generally aligned with small positive price reactions, while the current experiential retail launch saw a slightly negative reaction, indicating occasional divergence even on upbeat announcements.

Recent Company History

Over the past six months, Dolby highlighted several brand and financial milestones. A Super Bowl LX partnership on Nov 19, 2025 and a cinema collaboration for “IT” on Sep 24, 2025 both aligned with modest positive moves. Fiscal 2025 results on Nov 18, 2025 featured $1.35B revenue, strong non-GAAP earnings, a $0.36 dividend, and buybacks, which the market also greeted positively. By contrast, the Dec. 6–7 Dolby Home Experience launch produced a slightly negative reaction, showing that not all strategic brand expansions move the stock similarly.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement highlights Dolby’s push into experience-led retail via the first Dolby Home Experi...

Analysis

This announcement highlights Dolby’s push into experience-led retail via the first Dolby Home Experience, connecting Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos directly with consumers in a home-like setting. In context, it extends a series of brand-building partnerships and follows FY25 results featuring $1.35B revenue, solid non-GAAP earnings, and FY26 guidance. Investors may watch how traffic, partner adoption, and licensing trends evolve around such physical experiential hubs.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

Shoppers in DFW are invited to the Dec. 6–7 grand opening to be among the first to experience the new immersive retail hub, complete with exclusive offers and prizes

SAN FRANCISCO and THE COLONY, Texas, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Dolby Laboratories, a leader in immersive entertainment experiences, and NFM (Nebraska Furniture Mart) announced the launch of the first-ever Dolby Home Experience, at NFM's The Colony location on Saturday, Dec. 6.  Designed to meet the needs of today's modern consumer, the Dolby Home Experience is an immersive retail destination where shoppers can see, hear, and feel how Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos® transform their favorite movies, music, sports, and games. The space marks a new chapter in experience-led retail, showcasing how Dolby and partners like NFM are making premium entertainment more accessible, understandable, and inspiring for everyday households.

Built as a dynamic, interactive environment, the Dolby Home Experience moves beyond traditional retail to offer a true "try-before-you-buy" journey. Guests can explore the ultra-vivid picture of Dolby Vision and the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos in a setting that feels like home guided by Dolby-trained experts and surrounded by the latest TVs, soundbars, and devices from leading brands. From inspiration to hands-on demos, the space helps consumers understand the value of a better entertainment experience, no technical expertise required.

"The Dolby Home Experience at NFM represents a new era of experience-driven retail," said Ketrina Dunagan, Head of Americas Marketing at Dolby. "This launch reflects how Dolby is meeting today's consumer through experiences that show, not tell, the difference our technologies make. Together with NFM, we're bringing the power of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos to life in a way that's simple, accessible, and built for how people shop today."

"We are giving our Dallas-Fort Worth customers a new way to explore home entertainment," said Robert Kincheloe, Store Director at NFM. "The Dolby Home Experience transforms our store into an interactive destination where shoppers can try out the latest products, get hands-on guidance from experts, and see how premium entertainment technology fits into their everyday lives."

To bring the Dolby Home Experience to life for the community, Dolby and NFM will host a two-day grand launch event from Saturday, Dec. 6 to Sunday, Dec. 7, with interactive demos, exclusive offers, giveaways, and hands-on opportunities to explore Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. For more information about the grand launch event, please visit the Dolby Home Experience webpage.

This retail expansion underscores Dolby's continued leadership in home entertainment innovation. This initiative is part of Dolby's broader strategy to meet consumers where they make their entertainment decisions, through hands on, experience-led retail moments. Today, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are available across TVs, streaming devices, soundbars, and speaker systems, from the world's leading manufacturers and are supported across your favorite streaming platforms.  Whether it is the latest blockbuster, a hit streaming series, your favorite songs, or a highly anticipated sports game, the Dolby Home Experience shows how Dolby brings the immersive entertainment you love in theaters, on mobile, and in the car, right into your home.

About Dolby:

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) is a world leader in immersive entertainment. From movies and TV, to music, sports, gaming, and beyond, Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences for billions of people worldwide across all their favorite devices. We partner with artists, storytellers, and the brands you love to transform entertainment and digital experiences through groundbreaking innovations like Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, Dolby Cinema, and Dolby OptiView.

About NFM:

Nebraska Furniture Mart, as originally named, was founded by Rose Blumkin in 1937 in the basement of her husband's pawn shop in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1983, investor Warren Buffett purchased a majority interest in NFM and made it part of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Today, NFM is one of the nation's largest home furnishings retailers, selling furniture, flooring, appliances and electronics. NFM currently has locations in Omaha, Nebraska, Des Moines, Iowa, Kansas City, Kansas and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas with a planned fifth location in Cedar Park, Texas a suburb of Austin. For more information on NFM, visit www.nfm.com. 

Dolby Media Contact:

Andrea Villarreal
andrea.villarreal@dolby.com

NFM Media Contact:

Andy Shefsky
andy.shefsky@nfm.com 

 

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SOURCE Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

FAQ

When is the Dolby Home Experience grand opening at NFM The Colony (DLB)?

The grand opening runs Dec. 6–7, 2025 at NFM The Colony in Dallas-Fort Worth.

What will shoppers experience at the Dolby Home Experience (DLB) at NFM?

Shoppers can see, hear, and feel Dolby Vision picture and Dolby Atmos sound through hands-on demos, expert guidance, and product displays.

Will Dolby-trained staff be available at the Dolby Home Experience (DLB)?

Yes; the space is staffed by Dolby-trained experts to guide demos and explain technology in a home-like setting.

Does the Dolby Home Experience (DLB) include special offers or giveaways during the launch?

Yes; the two-day launch features interactive demos, exclusive offers, and giveaways for attendees.

Which products and platforms showcase Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos at the Dolby Home Experience (DLB)?

The experience displays the latest TVs, soundbars, and streaming devices from leading manufacturers and demonstrates content across popular streaming platforms.