Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Change in Inventory of -$3.0 million for Q1 2026, down 238.34% on a QoQ basis from -$879000.0 in Q4 2025, and down 219.2% year-over-year from $2.5 million in Q1 2025.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dolby Laboratories' Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$3.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 219.2% year-over-year to -$3.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$13.0 million (down 223.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$8.0 million, down 402.15% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was -$3.0 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, down from -$879000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $10.8 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$5.2 million in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $820470.6 and a median of -$879000.0 in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Inventory soared 2388.35% — and 2026, when it sank 219.2%.
- Dolby Laboratories' Change in Inventory stood at $501000.0 in 2022, then soared by 1755.69% to $9.3 million in 2023, then sank by 114.41% to -$1.3 million in 2024, then surged by 34.4% to -$879000.0 in 2025, then slumped by 238.34% to -$3.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLB's Change in Inventory at -$3.0 million in Q1 2026, -$879000.0 in Q4 2025, and -$4.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.69 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 | - | - |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 7.86 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 39.01 Mn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 4.68 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 350.90 Mn | -2.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |