Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Capital Expenditures of $9.1 million for Q1 2026, up 95.81% on a QoQ basis from $4.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 31.39% year-over-year from $6.9 million in Q1 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories' Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 31.39% year-over-year to $9.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $36.4 million (up 26.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $36.3 million, up 21.13% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $9.1 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, up from $4.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $16.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $4.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $8.5 million and a median of $7.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures plunged 50.06% — and 2025, when it soared 120.14%.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Capital Expenditures stood at $7.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 15.49% to $6.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.15% to $6.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 31.73% to $4.6 million in 2025, then soared by 95.81% to $9.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Capital Expenditures at $9.1 million in Q1 2026, $4.6 million in Q4 2025, and $16.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 90.90 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -156.00 Mn
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 80.89 Mn
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 261.34 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 51.50 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 41.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 101.28 Mn
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.68 Bn 4.61 Bn 350.90 Mn 9.06 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 9.06 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 9.06 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 4.63 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 4.63 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 16.24 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 16.24 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 6.43 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 6.43 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 6.90 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 6.90 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 6.78 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 6.78 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 7.38 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 7.38 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 7.61 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 7.61 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 8.92 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 8.92 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 6.10 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 6.10 Mn