Dropbox (DBX) Cash from Investing Activities (2017 - 2026)
Dropbox (DBX) recorded Cash from Investing Activities of $18.3 million in Q3 2026, up 2.8% from $17.8 million a year earlier but down 4.7% from the prior quarter.
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Dropbox (DBX) Cash from Investing Activities (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Dropbox's Cash from Investing Activities came in at $150.3 million as of Sep 30, 2026, down 16.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $111.9 million, down 74.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Cash from Investing Activities came in at $443.8 million in FY2024 (+12.3%), $395.2 million in FY2023, -$48.5 million in FY2022 and -$524.8 million in FY2021.
- Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities has ranged from -$105.1 million in Q4 2022 to $206.1 million in Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Investing Activities has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 21.8% over the last seven quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Investing Activities in the last five years was growth of 98.8% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 88.4% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $19.2 million (Q2 2026), $66.9 million (Q1 2026) and $45.9 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 95.04 Bn | 70.29 Bn | 6.00 Bn | -668.00 Mn |
| 2 | Autodesk | 55.26 Bn | 43.30 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 352.00 Mn |
| 3 | Atlassian | 37.81 Bn | 32.74 Bn | 1.51 Bn | -6.08 Mn |
| 4 | Twilio | 32.70 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 760.53 Mn | -30.06 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 29.17 Bn | -1.56 Bn | 985.50 Mn | -73.52 Mn |
| 6 | Figma | 10.36 Bn | 3.67 Bn | 314.44 Mn | 20.13 Mn |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.27 Bn | 2.69 Bn | 513.70 Mn | 18.30 Mn |
| 8 | RingCentral | 6.37 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 494.30 Mn | -23.13 Mn |
| 9 | Open Text | 6.00 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 905.53 Mn | -33.12 Mn |
| 10 | Box | 5.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 253.97 Mn | -14.03 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 66.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 113.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 153.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 63.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 113.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 206.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 200.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -105.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -51.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 101.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.30 Mn |
API Access
Dropbox Cash from Investing Activities API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=DBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "ticker": "DBX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=DBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();