Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) posted Free Cash Flow of $83.4 million for Q1 2026, up 66.32% on a QoQ basis from $50.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 50.33% year-over-year from $168.0 million in Q1 2025.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dolby Laboratories' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $83.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 50.33% year-over-year to $83.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $301.5 million (down 22.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $435.8 million, up 46.63% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $83.4 million for Q1 2026 at Dolby Laboratories, up from $50.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $172.5 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $2.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $85.7 million and a median of $83.4 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 95.3% — and 2024, when it jumped 4229.0%.
  • Dolby Laboratories' Free Cash Flow stood at $49.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 95.3% to $2.3 million in 2023, then soared by 4229.0% to $100.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 49.83% to $50.2 million in 2025, then soared by 66.32% to $83.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLB's Free Cash Flow at $83.4 million in Q1 2026, $50.2 million in Q4 2025, and $106.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 530.57 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 - 661.00 Mn
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 503.31 Mn
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn -550.16 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 172.60 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 178.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 298.98 Mn
10 Dolby Laboratories 4.68 Bn 4.61 Bn 350.90 Mn 83.44 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 83.44 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 83.44 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 50.17 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 50.17 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 106.59 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 106.59 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 61.26 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 61.26 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 168.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 168.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 100.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 100.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 108.79 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 108.79 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 13.65 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 13.65 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 172.49 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 172.49 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 2.31 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 2.31 Mn