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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s operations generated $472m of cash; it spent $36.3m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $436m. It returned $127m in dividends and $125m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations273327404390277362309360378352328344448319367327472438
Depreciation and amortisation293544445353698584818591968883768893
Stock-based pay222944486466676765717787100115118120129130
Capital spending1437471672775158101100739666544830303645
Free cash flow259290356223250286152259278279231278393271337297436393
Free cash flow after stock pay23726131317518522185192213208155191294156218177307263
Dividends paid——00408041485766778989100103115127134
Share buybacks—2411922688256107101100150341174246530149160125235

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.