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The cash flow of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. over the past 10 years
Chart Dolby Laboratories, Inc.: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s operating cash flow was $472.2M and its capital expenditures $36.35M, leaving free cash flow of $435.85M. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $231.39M in fiscal 2019 to $435.85M in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2016, at $100.76M.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Sep 26, 2025 | $472.2M | $36.35M | $435.85M |
| 2024ended Sep 27, 2024 | $327.25M | $30.01M | $297.25M |
| 2023ended Sep 29, 2023 | $367.08M | $30.34M | $336.74M |
| 2022ended Sep 30, 2022 | $318.58M | $47.93M | $270.65M |
| 2021ended Sep 24, 2021 | $447.75M | $54.45M | $393.3M |
| 2020ended Sep 25, 2020 | $343.85M | $66.35M | $277.5M |
| 2019ended Sep 27, 2019 | $327.67M | $96.28M | $231.39M |
| 2018ended Sep 28, 2018 | $352.2M | $72.81M | $279.39M |
| 2017ended Sep 29, 2017 | $377.79M | $99.62M | $278.18M |
| 2016ended Sep 30, 2016 | $360.06M | $100.76M | $259.3M |
Fiscal years as Dolby Laboratories, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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