Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) reported Change in Inventory of -$3.0 million for Q1 2026, down 219.2% on a YoY basis from $2.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 238.34% quarter-over-quarter from -$879000.0 in Q4 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories has reported Change in Inventory for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$3.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 219.2% year-over-year to -$3.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$13.0 million (down 223.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$8.0 million, down 402.15% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$3.0 million, down from -$879000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $10.8 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$5.2 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $820470.6 across 5 years, with a median of -$879000.0 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Inventory soared 2388.35% — and 2026, when it slumped 219.2%.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Change in Inventory stood at $501000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 1755.69% to $9.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 114.41% to -$1.3 million in 2024, then soared by 34.4% to -$879000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 238.34% to -$3.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$3.0 million (Q1 2026), -$879000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$4.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 2.69 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 7.86 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn -
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn -
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 39.01 Mn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn -
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn -2.97 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 4.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 -2.97 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 -2.97 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 -879,000.00
Dec 26, 2025 -879,000.00
Sep 26, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -5.18 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -5.18 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 2.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 2.50 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -1.34 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -1.34 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -1.96 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -1.96 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -3.22 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -3.22 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -1.46 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -1.46 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 9.30 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 9.30 Mn