Dolby Laboratories annual capital expenditures (capex)
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Dolby Laboratories Capital Expenditures (CapEx) Growth & History (DLB)
Dolby Laboratories's capital expenditures (capex) was $36.3M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-09-26 | $36.3M | $6.3M | +21.13% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-27 | $30.0M | −$332,000 | −1.09% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-29 | $30.3M | −$17.6M | −36.70% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $47.9M | −$6.5M | −11.98% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-24 | $54.5M | −$11.9M | −17.93% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-25 | $66.3M | −$29.9M | −31.09% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-27 | $96.3M | $23.5M | +32.23% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-28 | $72.8M | −$26.8M | −26.91% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-29 | $99.6M | −$1.1M | −1.14% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $100.8M | −$56.8M | −36.03% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-25 | $157.5M | $82.2M | +109.02% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-26 | $75.4M | $48.7M | +182.14% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-27 | $26.7M | −$140.6M | −84.04% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-28 | $167.3M | $120.0M | +253.34% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $47.4M | $9.9M | +26.36% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-24 | $37.5M | $23.5M | +167.84% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-25 | $14.0M | $384,000 | +2.82% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-26 | $13.6M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | YoY change |
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| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-26 | $15.0M | $8.6M | +133.21% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-27 | $9.1M | $2.2M | +31.39% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-26 | $4.6M | −$2.2M | −31.73% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-26 | $16.2M | $8.9M | +120.14% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-27 | $6.4M | −$1.2M | −15.57% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-28 | $6.9M | −$2.0M | −22.64% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-27 | $6.8M | $680,000 | +11.15% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-27 | $7.4M | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-28 | $7.6M | $200,000 | +2.70% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-29 | $8.9M | $1.4M | +18.50% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-29 | $6.1M | −$1.1M | −15.49% |
| Q3 2023 · Jun 30 | 2023-06-30 | $7.4M | −$3.8M | −33.61% |
| Q2 2023 · Mar 31 | 2023-03-31 | $7.5M | −$4.1M | −35.14% |
| Q1 2023 · Dec 30 | 2022-12-30 | $7.2M | −$7.2M | −50.06% |
| Q3 2022 · Jul 1 | 2022-07-01 | $11.2M | −$2.6M | −18.69% |
| Q2 2022 · Apr 1 | 2022-04-01 | $11.6M | −$1.8M | −13.17% |
| Q1 2022 · Dec 31 | 2021-12-31 | $14.5M | −$1.1M | −6.92% |
| Q3 2021 · Jun 25 | 2021-06-25 | $13.7M | −$395,000 | −2.80% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-26 | $13.4M | −$5.0M | −27.38% |
| Q1 2021 · Dec 25 | 2020-12-25 | $15.5M | −$7.9M | −33.60% |
| Q3 2020 · Jun 26 | 2020-06-26 | $14.1M | −$9.5M | −40.11% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-27 | $18.4M | −$19.1M | −51.00% |
| Q1 2020 · Dec 27 | 2019-12-27 | $23.4M | $4.8M | +26.14% |
| Q3 2019 · Jun 28 | 2019-06-28 | $23.6M | $8.5M | +55.85% |
| Q2 2019 · Mar 29 | 2019-03-29 | $37.5M | $17.1M | +83.50% |
| Q1 2019 · Dec 28 | 2018-12-28 | $18.5M | −$736,000 | −3.82% |
| Q3 2018 · Jun 29 | 2018-06-29 | $15.1M | −$15.3M | −50.28% |
| Q2 2018 · Mar 30 | 2018-03-30 | $20.5M | −$8.2M | −28.60% |
| Q1 2018 · Dec 29 | 2017-12-29 | $19.3M | −$3.3M | −14.62% |
| Q3 2017 · Jun 30 | 2017-06-30 | $30.4M | $2.3M | +8.34% |
| Q2 2017 · Mar 31 | 2017-03-31 | $28.7M | $4.0M | +16.40% |
| Q1 2017 · Dec 30 | 2016-12-30 | $22.6M | −$1.8M | −7.35% |
| Q3 2016 · Jul 1 | 2016-07-01 | $28.1M | −$13.2M | −31.94% |
| Q2 2016 · Apr 1 | 2016-04-01 | $24.6M | −$32.2M | −56.68% |
| Q1 2016 · Jan 1 | 2016-01-01 | $24.4M | $2.7M | +12.50% |
| Q3 2015 · Jun 26 | 2015-06-26 | $41.3M | $22.0M | +114.45% |
| Q2 2015 · Mar 27 | 2015-03-27 | $56.8M | $47.9M | +538.15% |
| Q1 2015 · Dec 26 | 2014-12-26 | $21.7M | $12.7M | +141.56% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-26 | $38.2M | — | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-27 | $19.3M | $13.6M | +241.49% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-28 | $8.9M | $3.5M | +63.48% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-27 | $9.0M | $2.3M | +33.50% |
| Q3 2013 · Jun 28 | 2013-06-28 | $5.6M | −$14.1M | −71.49% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-29 | $5.4M | −$12.4M | −69.54% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-28 | $6.7M | −$5.8M | −46.55% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-28 | $117.1M | $100.1M | +587.83% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-29 | $19.8M | $9.0M | +83.39% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-30 | $17.9M | $8.0M | +80.56% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-30 | $12.6M | $2.9M | +30.27% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $17.0M | $4.4M | +35.14% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-07-01 | $10.8M | $4.0M | +58.15% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-04-01 | $9.9M | $2.5M | +33.04% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-31 | $9.6M | −$973,000 | −9.16% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-24 | $12.6M | — | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-25 | $6.8M | — | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-26 | $7.4M | — | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-25 | $10.6M | — | — |
Dolby Laboratories capital expenditures (capex) trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Dolby Laboratories's capital expenditures (capex) decreased from $66.3M to $36.3M, a change of −$30.0M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows $15.0M.
About the metric
What capital expenditures (CapEx) mean
Capital expenditures, commonly called CapEx, are cash investments in long-lived assets such as property, plants, equipment, infrastructure, and productive software. CapEx can support future growth or maintain existing operations, but it reduces current-period free cash flow.
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SEC-reported capital expenditures
TickerStat standardizes cash payments for property, plant, equipment, and other productive assets reported in company SEC filings. When a filer reports separate qualifying CapEx components instead of a total, those components are combined for the same fiscal period. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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