Dolby Laboratories (DLB) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2025: 1.69x

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.69x as of June 2025. Operating cash flow of $349.37 Million exceeds net income of $206.84 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Dolby Laboratories cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.69x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$349.37 Million
USD

Net Income

$206.84 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2025
Most recent filing

Dolby Laboratories Cash Flow Quality Index (2003–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Dolby Laboratories across 23 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Dolby Laboratories (DLB) cash conversion ratio.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Dolby Laboratories (2003–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Dolby Laboratories.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 1.25x $327.25 Million $261.82 Million ▼ -15.0%
2023 1.47x $282.07 Million $191.74 Million ▼ -15.1%
2022 1.73x $318.58 Million $183.90 Million ▲ +23.0%
2021 1.41x $447.75 Million $317.82 Million ▼ -5.1%
2020 1.48x $343.85 Million $231.62 Million ▲ +15.8%
2019 1.28x $327.67 Million $255.50 Million ▼ -55.3%
2018 2.87x $352.20 Million $122.81 Million ▲ +56.5%
2017 1.83x $371.05 Million $202.43 Million ▼ -4.2%
2016 1.91x $356.84 Million $186.40 Million ▲ +12.1%
2015 1.71x $309.39 Million $181.20 Million ▼ -2.7%
2014 1.75x $361.55 Million $206.10 Million ▼ -1.3%
2014 1.78x $371.14 Million $208.72 Million ▲ +23.2%
2013 1.44x $274.66 Million $190.30 Million ▼ -1.8%
2012 1.47x $389.80 Million $265.13 Million ▲ +13.1%
2011 1.30x $403.69 Million $310.58 Million ▲ +12.3%
2010 1.16x $327.30 Million $282.83 Million ▲ +2.9%
2009 1.12x $273.23 Million $242.99 Million ▼ -15.2%
2008 1.33x $264.47 Million $199.46 Million ▲ +16.2%
2007 1.14x $162.97 Million $142.83 Million ▼ -22.9%
2006 1.48x $132.50 Million $89.55 Million ▼ -3.8%
2005 1.54x $80.42 Million $52.29 Million ▲ +30.8%
2004 1.18x $46.86 Million $39.84 Million ▼ -8.1%
2003 1.28x $39.64 Million $30.97 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.