Dolby Laboratories DLB
NYSE DLB
$64.50 +1.88 (+2.99%)
As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Dolby Laboratories' (DLB) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $152.5 million in Q2 2026, up 148.88% on a YoY basis from $61.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 82.72% quarter-over-quarter from $83.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $152.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 148.88% year-over-year to $152.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $392.7 million (down 10.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $435.8 million, up 46.63% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew to $152.5 million in Q2 2026 per DLB's latest filing, from $83.4 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.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $89.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $90.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow sank 95.3% in 2023, then surged 4229.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, 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 203.9% to $152.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $152.5 million, $83.4 million, and $50.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cadence Design Systems 79.50 Bn 78.06 Bn 1.41 Bn 582.30 Mn
2 Synopsys 76.13 Bn 72.52 Bn 1.80 Bn -
3 Dolby Laboratories 6.07 Bn 5.40 Bn 264.68 Mn 152.47 Mn
4 Adeia 2.93 Bn 2.73 Bn - 54.07 Mn
5 Pdf Solutions 1.94 Bn 1.82 Bn 42.42 Mn 3.86 Mn
6 Ceva 814.68 Mn 814.68 Mn - 5.19 Mn
7 Immersion 240.60 Mn 60.14 Mn 84.86 Mn 79.43 Mn
8 Silvaco 221.88 Mn 208.88 Mn 15.16 Mn -5.26 Mn
9 Atomera 160.58 Mn 160.58 Mn 132,000.00 -3.91 Mn
10 Network-1 Technologies 37.45 Mn 3.70 Mn - -932,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 26, 2026 152.47 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 83.44 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 50.17 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 106.59 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 61.26 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 168.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 100.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 108.79 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 13.65 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 172.49 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 2.31 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 76.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 113.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 97.02 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 49.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 40.60 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 161.44 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 51.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.21 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 97.94 Mn