Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Dolby Laboratories' Free Cash Flow came in at $152.47 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), up 148.9% from $61.26 million a year earlier and up 82.7% from the prior quarter.
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, Dolby Laboratories reported Free Cash Flow of $392.67 million, down 10.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), it came in at $435.85 million, up 46.6% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $297.25 million in FY2024 (-11.7%), $336.74 million in FY2023 (+24.4%), $270.65 million in FY2022 (-31.2%) and $393.3 million in FY2021 (+41.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 62.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 348.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 95.3%).
- Business Quant data shows DLB's Free Cash Flow at $83.44 million (Q2 2026), $50.17 million (Q1 2026) and $106.59 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 21.40 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | - |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 13.67 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 17.56 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.55 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 152.47 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Dolby Laboratories Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "DLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();