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

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$46.1 million for Q1 2026, down 3801.77% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 277.98% year-over-year from $25.9 million in Q1 2025.

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

Dolby Laboratories' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$46.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 277.98% year-over-year to -$46.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$73.2 million (up 70.88% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$10.6 million, up 96.3% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$46.1 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, down from $1.2 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$26.9 million and a median of -$8.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 369.95% — and 2024, when it tumbled 1386.1%.
  • Dolby Laboratories' 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 slumped by 3801.77% to -$46.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Cash from Investing Activities at -$46.1 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 million in Q4 2025, and -$21.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Cintas 84.45 Bn 84.27 Bn 1.45 Bn -101.07 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 72.67 Bn 70.16 Bn - -
3 Relx 66.02 Bn 65.78 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 43.45 Bn 42.59 Bn - -367.00 Mn
5 Copart 27.73 Bn 24.37 Bn 732.88 Mn -925.15 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.76 Bn 16.90 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.72 Bn
7 Rb Global 21.46 Bn 21.26 Bn 927.90 Mn -78.80 Mn
8 UL Solutions 18.13 Bn 17.87 Bn 381.00 Mn -61.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.15 Bn 14.67 Bn 426.39 Mn -162.80 Mn
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.87 Bn 4.79 Bn 350.90 Mn -46.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 -46.09 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 -46.09 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 1.25 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 1.25 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -21.91 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -21.91 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -6.43 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -6.43 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 25.90 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 25.90 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -8.14 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -8.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -261.31 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -261.31 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -7.74 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -7.74 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -17.87 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -17.87 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 633,000.00
Dec 29, 2023 633,000.00