Dolby Laboratories DLB
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Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$9.8 million in Q2 2026, down 52.32% on a YoY basis from -$20.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 78.76% quarter-over-quarter from -$46.1 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$9.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 52.32% year-over-year to -$9.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$76.5 million (up 69.38% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$10.6 million, up 96.3% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$9.8 million in Q2 2026 per DLB's latest filing, from -$46.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $28.3 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$261.3 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$26.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$8.2 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities jumped 369.95% in 2023, then sank 1386.1% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at $28.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 97.76% to $633000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 1386.1% to -$8.1 million in 2024, then surged by 115.29% to $1.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 886.43% to -$9.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$9.8 million, -$46.1 million, and $1.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Cadence Design Systems 79.69 Bn 78.25 Bn 1.41 Bn 26.27 Mn
2 Synopsys 76.14 Bn 72.53 Bn 1.80 Bn -
3 Dolby Laboratories 6.08 Bn 5.42 Bn 264.68 Mn -9.79 Mn
4 Adeia 2.95 Bn 2.74 Bn - -11.96 Mn
5 Pdf Solutions 2.00 Bn 1.89 Bn 42.42 Mn -14.08 Mn
6 Ceva 816.28 Mn 816.28 Mn - 17.11 Mn
7 Immersion 245.13 Mn 334.92 Mn 84.86 Mn 5.41 Mn
8 Silvaco 226.01 Mn 213.01 Mn 15.16 Mn -14,000.00
9 Atomera 161.95 Mn 161.95 Mn 132,000.00 3.87 Mn
10 Network-1 Technologies 37.27 Mn 3.51 Mn - 1.81 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 26, 2026 -9.79 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 -46.09 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 1.25 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -21.91 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -6.43 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 25.90 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -8.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -261.31 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -7.74 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -17.87 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 633,000.00
Sep 29, 2023 -19.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 23.59 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 28.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -40.72 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 -8.16 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 -120.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -126.11 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 -14.96 Mn