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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

$8.47 -$8.57 (-50.29%)

NASDAQ · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC

Previous Close

$8.14

Day Range

$8.08$8.51

Year Range

$7.94$24.99

Market Cap

294.66M

AVG Volume

1.75M

Trailing/Forward PE

-3.31/-

PEG ratio

0.06

Dividend Yield

Next Earnings Date

2026-12-08

Primary Exchange

NASDAQ

Revenue (USD)

PLAY Revenue (USD) by year
Period	Revenue (USD)
2025	2.1B
2024	2.13B
2023	2.21B
2022	1.96B
2021	1.3B
2020	436.51M
2019	1.35B
2018	1.27B
2017	1.14B
2016	1.01B

Net Income (USD)

PLAY Net Income (USD) by year
Period	Net Income (USD)
2025	-48.7M
2024	58.3M
2023	126.9M
2022	137.15M
2021	108.64M
2020	-206.97M
2019	100.26M
2018	117.22M
2017	120.95M
2016	90.8M

Operating Income (USD)

PLAY Operating Income (USD) by year
Period	Operating Income (USD)
2025	105.2M
2024	231.7M
2023	306.6M
2022	262.52M
2021	187.18M
2020	-252.61M
2019	148.08M
2018	161M
2017	165.77M
2016	150.52M

EBITDA (USD)

PLAY EBITDA (USD) by year
Period	EBITDA (USD)
2025	357.2M
2024	433.2M
2023	488.3M
2022	422.45M
2021	318.92M
2020	-116.91M
2019	279.87M
2018	278.56M
2017	267.07M
2016	238.27M

Cash Flows (USD)

PLAY Cash Flows (USD) by year
Period	Cash Flows (USD)
2025	-100.6M
2024	-217.9M
2023	34M
2022	210.24M
2021	190.93M
2020	-132.24M
2019	60.85M
2018	121.33M
2017	44.77M
2016	50.75M

EPS (USD)

PLAY EPS (USD) by year
Period	EPS (USD)
2025	-1.42
2024	1.38
2023	2.81
2022	2.78
2021	2.2
2020	-4.81
2019	2.85
2018	2.93
2017	2.83
2016	2.1

Expenses (USD)

PLAY Expenses (USD) by year
Period	Expenses (USD)
2025	1.04B
2024	1.14B
2023	978.8M
2022	842.85M
2021	454.96M
2020	247.71M
2019	620.53M
2018	574.73M
2017	536.19M
2016	463.88M

Cash & Debt (USD)

PLAY Cash & Debt (USD) by year
Period	Cash & Debt (USD)
2025	16.6M
2024	6.9M
2023	37.3M
2022	181.6M
2021	25.91M
2020	11.89M
2019	24.66M
2018	21.59M
2017	18.8M
2016	20.08M

Debt ratios

PLAY Debt ratios by year
Period	Debt ratios
2025	1.85
2024	1.88
2023	2.59
2022	2.97
2021	2.27
2020	2.68
2019	1.78
2018	0.39

Margins

PLAY Margins by year
Period	Margins
2025	85.72%
2024	85.26%
2023	84.22%
2022	84.28%
2021	84.28%
2020	82.84%
2019	82.78%
2018	82.59%
2017	82.74%
2016	82.06%

Return on Capital

PLAY Return on Capital by year
Period	Return on Capital
2025	-53.4%
2024	39.99%
2023	50.52%
2022	33.41%
2021	39.44%
2020	-135.07%
2019	59.1%
2018	30.22%
2017	28.68%
2016	20.66%

Shares Outstanding

PLAY Shares Outstanding by year
Period	Shares Outstanding
2025	34.68M
2024	37.37M
2023	40.23M
2022	48.33M
2021	48.42M
2020	47.64M
2019	30.58M
2018	38.25M
2017	40.57M
2016	42.22M

Dividends (USD)

PLAY Dividends (USD) by year
Period	Dividends (USD)
2020	0.16
2019	0.46
2018	0.3

Employee Count

PLAY Employee Count by year
Period	Employee Count
2026	23.61K
2025	23.42K
2024	23.26K
2023	22.75K
2022	13.78K
2021	8.55K
2020	15.91K
2019	16.1K
2018	14.84K
2017	13.98K

Book Value Per Share (USD)

PLAY Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
Period	Book Value Per Share (USD)
2025	2.63
2024	3.9
2023	6.24
2022	8.49
2021	5.69
2020	3.22
2019	5.55
2018	10.14
2017	10.39
2016	10.41

Total Assets (USD)

PLAY Total Assets (USD) by year
Period	Total Assets (USD)
2025	4.12B
2024	4.02B
2023	3.75B
2022	3.76B
2021	2.35B
2020	2.35B
2019	2.37B
2018	1.27B
2017	1.2B
2016	1.05B

PE Ratio

PLAY PE Ratio by year
Period	PE Ratio
Mar 26	1129.13
Mar 26	1475.58
Mar 26	1489.39
Mar 26	1607.95
Feb 26	1694.27
Feb 26	1773.69
Feb 26	1709.23
Feb 26	2217.98
Jan 26	2160.43
Jan 26	2364.15
Jan 26	2265.17
Jan 26	1991.23
Jan 26	1961.3
Dec 25	1880.73
Dec 25	1957.85
Dec 25	2285.89
Dec 25	61.64
Nov 25	62.24
Nov 25	50.25
Nov 25	50.36
Nov 25	49.86
Oct 25	52.28
Oct 25	62.14
Oct 25	64.06
Oct 25	60
Oct 25	67.01
Sep 25	68.51
Sep 25	69.79
Sep 25	21.26
Sep 25	21.34
Aug 25	23.09
Aug 25	22.79
Aug 25	23.01
Aug 25	21.49
Aug 25	25.28
Jul 25	29.54
Jul 25	26.94
Jul 25	29.04
Jul 25	31.08
Jun 25	27.39
Jun 25	29.48
Jun 25	27.14
Jun 25	15.29
May 25	14.08
May 25	13.16
May 25	13.85
May 25	12.73
May 25	12.36
Apr 25	12.51
Apr 25	12.81
Apr 25	10.96
Apr 25	7.74
Mar 25	8.67
Mar 25	9.13
Mar 25	8
Mar 25	8.87
Feb 25	9.6
Feb 25	10.86
Feb 25	11.17
Feb 25	11.77
Jan 25	12.21
Jan 25	12.64
Jan 25	11.06
Jan 25	13.02
Jan 25	13.96
Dec 24	13.39
Dec 24	12.59
Dec 24	12.63
Dec 24	12.98
Nov 24	13.85
Nov 24	12
Nov 24	13.39
Nov 24	13.83
Nov 24	13.59
Oct 24	13.17
Oct 24	12.9
Oct 24	11.69
Oct 24	12.64
Sep 24	11.84
Sep 24	11.38
Sep 24	11.46
Sep 24	12.64
Aug 24	12.87
Aug 24	13.46
Aug 24	13
Aug 24	13.04
Aug 24	13.75
Jul 24	14.81
Jul 24	15.94
Jul 24	16.56
Jul 24	15.55
Jun 24	16.35
Jun 24	16.83
Jun 24	17.97
Jun 24	15.5
May 24	16.2
May 24	15.79
May 24	16.74
May 24	17.04
May 24	16.75

Free Cash Flow Yield

PLAY Free Cash Flow Yield by year
Period	Free Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26	-11.34%
Sep 26	-11.8%
Sep 26	-11.02%
Aug 26	-10.22%
Aug 26	-9.37%
Aug 26	-9.43%
Aug 26	-9.36%
Jul 26	-8.86%
Jul 26	-9.73%
Jul 26	-9.43%
Jul 26	-9.19%
Jul 26	-8.7%
Jun 26	-8.13%
Jun 26	-8.04%
Jun 26	-22.43%
Jun 26	-25.9%
May 26	-21.7%
May 26	-24.69%
May 26	-28.69%
May 26	-28.14%
May 26	-24.94%
Apr 26	-23.53%
Apr 26	-20.31%
Apr 26	-22.52%
Apr 26	-23.49%
Mar 26	-57.74%
Mar 26	-44.19%
Mar 26	-43.78%
Mar 26	-40.55%
Feb 26	-38.48%
Feb 26	-36.76%
Feb 26	-38.15%
Feb 26	-29.4%
Jan 26	-30.18%
Jan 26	-27.58%
Jan 26	-28.78%
Jan 26	-32.74%
Jan 26	-33.24%
Dec 25	-34.67%
Dec 25	-33.3%
Dec 25	-28.52%
Dec 25	-52.42%
Nov 25	-51.91%
Nov 25	-64.3%
Nov 25	-64.16%
Nov 25	-64.8%
Oct 25	-61.8%
Oct 25	-52%
Oct 25	-50.44%
Oct 25	-53.85%
Oct 25	-48.21%
Sep 25	-47.16%
Sep 25	-46.3%
Sep 25	-33.2%
Sep 25	-33.07%
Aug 25	-30.57%
Aug 25	-30.97%
Aug 25	-30.68%
Aug 25	-32.85%
Aug 25	-27.93%
Jul 25	-23.9%
Jul 25	-26.21%
Jul 25	-24.31%
Jul 25	-22.72%
Jun 25	-25.78%
Jun 25	-23.95%
Jun 25	-26.01%
Jun 25	-24.44%
May 25	-26.55%
May 25	-28.4%
May 25	-26.98%
May 25	-29.36%
May 25	-30.23%
Apr 25	-29.89%
Apr 25	-29.18%
Apr 25	-34.1%
Apr 25	-27.68%
Mar 25	-24.7%
Mar 25	-23.46%
Mar 25	-26.79%
Mar 25	-24.15%
Feb 25	-22.31%
Feb 25	-19.72%
Feb 25	-19.17%
Feb 25	-18.19%
Jan 25	-17.55%
Jan 25	-16.95%
Jan 25	-19.37%
Jan 25	-16.45%
Jan 25	-15.35%
Dec 24	-16%
Dec 24	-17.01%
Dec 24	-16.96%
Dec 24	-3.21%
Nov 24	-3.01%
Nov 24	-3.47%
Nov 24	-3.11%
Nov 24	-3.01%
Nov 24	-3.07%
Oct 24	-3.16%

Price to Sales

PLAY Price to Sales by year
Period	Price to Sales
Sep 26	0.14
Sep 26	0.13
Sep 26	0.14
Aug 26	0.16
Aug 26	0.17
Aug 26	0.17
Aug 26	0.17
Jul 26	0.18
Jul 26	0.16
Jul 26	0.17
Jul 26	0.17
Jul 26	0.18
Jun 26	0.2
Jun 26	0.2
Jun 26	0.21
Jun 26	0.18
May 26	0.22
May 26	0.19
May 26	0.17
May 26	0.17
May 26	0.19
Apr 26	0.2
Apr 26	0.24
Apr 26	0.21
Apr 26	0.2
Mar 26	0.16
Mar 26	0.21
Mar 26	0.21
Mar 26	0.23
Feb 26	0.24
Feb 26	0.25
Feb 26	0.24
Feb 26	0.32
Jan 26	0.31
Jan 26	0.34
Jan 26	0.32
Jan 26	0.28
Jan 26	0.28
Dec 25	0.27
Dec 25	0.28
Dec 25	0.33
Dec 25	0.28
Nov 25	0.29
Nov 25	0.23
Nov 25	0.23
Nov 25	0.23
Oct 25	0.24
Oct 25	0.29
Oct 25	0.29
Oct 25	0.28
Oct 25	0.31
Sep 25	0.31
Sep 25	0.32
Sep 25	0.39
Sep 25	0.39
Aug 25	0.42
Aug 25	0.42
Aug 25	0.42
Aug 25	0.39
Aug 25	0.46
Jul 25	0.54
Jul 25	0.49
Jul 25	0.53
Jul 25	0.57
Jun 25	0.5
Jun 25	0.54
Jun 25	0.5
Jun 25	0.42
May 25	0.38
May 25	0.36
May 25	0.38
May 25	0.35
May 25	0.34
Apr 25	0.34
Apr 25	0.35
Apr 25	0.3
Apr 25	0.3
Mar 25	0.34
Mar 25	0.35
Mar 25	0.31
Mar 25	0.34
Feb 25	0.37
Feb 25	0.42
Feb 25	0.43
Feb 25	0.46
Jan 25	0.47
Jan 25	0.49
Jan 25	0.43
Jan 25	0.5
Jan 25	0.54
Dec 24	0.52
Dec 24	0.49
Dec 24	0.49
Dec 24	0.66
Nov 24	0.71
Nov 24	0.61
Nov 24	0.68
Nov 24	0.7
Nov 24	0.69
Oct 24	0.67

EV/EBITDA

PLAY EV/EBITDA by year
Period	EV/EBITDA
Sep 26	9.56
Sep 26	9.53
Sep 26	9.58
Aug 26	9.65
Aug 26	9.73
Aug 26	9.73
Aug 26	9.73
Jul 26	9.79
Jul 26	9.7
Jul 26	9.73
Jul 26	9.75
Jul 26	9.81
Jun 26	9.88
Jun 26	9.9
Jun 26	10.07
Jun 26	9.9
May 26	10.11
May 26	9.96
May 26	9.8
May 26	9.82
May 26	9.94
Apr 26	10.01
Apr 26	10.2
Apr 26	10.06
Apr 26	10.01
Mar 26	9
Mar 26	9.27
Mar 26	9.28
Mar 26	9.37
Feb 26	9.44
Feb 26	9.5
Feb 26	9.45
Feb 26	9.84
Jan 26	9.79
Jan 26	9.95
Jan 26	9.87
Jan 26	9.66
Jan 26	9.64
Dec 25	9.58
Dec 25	9.64
Dec 25	9.89
Dec 25	9.67
Nov 25	9.69
Nov 25	9.39
Nov 25	9.39
Nov 25	9.38
Oct 25	9.44
Oct 25	9.69
Oct 25	9.73
Oct 25	9.63
Oct 25	9.81
Sep 25	9.84
Sep 25	9.88
Sep 25	9.76
Sep 25	9.77
Aug 25	9.93
Aug 25	9.9
Aug 25	9.92
Aug 25	9.78
Aug 25	10.14
Jul 25	10.53
Jul 25	10.29
Jul 25	10.49
Jul 25	10.68
Jun 25	10.33
Jun 25	10.53
Jun 25	10.31
Jun 25	9.29
May 25	9.12
May 25	9
May 25	9.09
May 25	8.94
May 25	8.89
Apr 25	8.91
Apr 25	8.95
Apr 25	8.71
Apr 25	8.13
Mar 25	8.3
Mar 25	8.39
Mar 25	8.18
Mar 25	8.34
Feb 25	8.47
Feb 25	8.71
Feb 25	8.76
Feb 25	8.87
Jan 25	8.95
Jan 25	9.03
Jan 25	8.74
Jan 25	9.1
Jan 25	9.27
Dec 24	9.17
Dec 24	9.02
Dec 24	9.03
Dec 24	8.95
Nov 24	9.15
Nov 24	8.72
Nov 24	9.04
Nov 24	9.14
Nov 24	9.09
Oct 24	8.99

Price/Operating Cashflow

PLAY Price/Operating Cashflow by year
Period	Price/Operating Cashflow
Sep 26	0.95
Sep 26	0.91
Sep 26	0.98
Aug 26	1.06
Aug 26	1.15
Aug 26	1.14
Aug 26	1.15
Jul 26	1.22
Jul 26	1.11
Jul 26	1.14
Jul 26	1.17
Jul 26	1.24
Jun 26	1.33
Jun 26	1.34
Jun 26	1.54
Jun 26	1.34
May 26	1.59
May 26	1.4
May 26	1.21
May 26	1.23
May 26	1.39
Apr 26	1.47
Apr 26	1.7
Apr 26	1.54
Apr 26	1.47
Mar 26	1.14
Mar 26	1.49
Mar 26	1.51
Mar 26	1.63
Feb 26	1.71
Feb 26	1.79
Feb 26	1.73
Feb 26	2.24
Jan 26	2.18
Jan 26	2.39
Jan 26	2.29
Jan 26	2.01
Jan 26	1.98
Dec 25	1.9
Dec 25	1.98
Dec 25	2.31
Dec 25	2.58
Nov 25	2.61
Nov 25	2.11
Nov 25	2.11
Nov 25	2.09
Oct 25	2.19
Oct 25	2.6
Oct 25	2.68
Oct 25	2.51
Oct 25	2.81
Sep 25	2.87
Sep 25	2.92
Sep 25	2.74
Sep 25	2.75
Aug 25	2.98
Aug 25	2.94
Aug 25	2.97
Aug 25	2.77
Aug 25	3.26
Jul 25	3.81
Jul 25	3.47
Jul 25	3.74
Jul 25	4.01
Jun 25	3.53
Jun 25	3.8
Jun 25	3.5
Jun 25	2.86
May 25	2.63
May 25	2.46
May 25	2.59
May 25	2.38
May 25	2.31
Apr 25	2.33
Apr 25	2.39
Apr 25	2.05
Apr 25	2.19
Mar 25	2.46
Mar 25	2.59
Mar 25	2.26
Mar 25	2.51
Feb 25	2.72
Feb 25	3.08
Feb 25	3.16
Feb 25	3.33
Jan 25	3.46
Jan 25	3.58
Jan 25	3.13
Jan 25	3.69
Jan 25	3.95
Dec 24	3.79
Dec 24	3.56
Dec 24	3.58
Dec 24	3.86
Nov 24	4.12
Nov 24	3.57
Nov 24	3.98
Nov 24	4.11
Nov 24	4.04
Oct 24	3.92

Price to Book

PLAY Price to Book by year
Period	Price to Book
Sep 26	2.95
Sep 26	2.83
Sep 26	3.03
Aug 26	3.27
Aug 26	3.57
Aug 26	3.55
Aug 26	3.57
Jul 26	3.77
Jul 26	3.43
Jul 26	3.55
Jul 26	3.64
Jul 26	3.84
Jun 26	4.11
Jun 26	4.16
Jun 26	4.92
Jun 26	4.26
May 26	5.08
May 26	4.47
May 26	3.84
May 26	3.92
May 26	4.42
Apr 26	4.69
Apr 26	5.43
Apr 26	4.9
Apr 26	4.7
Mar 26	2.59
Mar 26	3.38
Mar 26	3.42
Mar 26	3.69
Feb 26	3.89
Feb 26	4.07
Feb 26	3.92
Feb 26	5.09
Jan 26	4.96
Jan 26	5.42
Jan 26	5.2
Jan 26	4.57
Jan 26	4.5
Dec 25	4.31
Dec 25	4.49
Dec 25	5.24
Dec 25	3.6
Nov 25	3.63
Nov 25	2.93
Nov 25	2.94
Nov 25	2.91
Oct 25	3.05
Oct 25	3.63
Oct 25	3.74
Oct 25	3.5
Oct 25	3.91
Sep 25	4
Sep 25	4.07
Sep 25	5.59
Sep 25	5.61
Aug 25	6.07
Aug 25	5.99
Aug 25	6.05
Aug 25	5.65
Aug 25	6.65
Jul 25	7.77
Jul 25	7.08
Jul 25	7.63
Jul 25	8.17
Jun 25	7.2
Jun 25	7.75
Jun 25	7.14
Jun 25	6.12
May 25	5.63
May 25	5.26
May 25	5.54
May 25	5.09
May 25	4.94
Apr 25	5
Apr 25	5.12
Apr 25	4.38
Apr 25	2.91
Mar 25	3.26
Mar 25	3.43
Mar 25	3
Mar 25	3.33
Feb 25	3.61
Feb 25	4.08
Feb 25	4.2
Feb 25	4.42
Jan 25	4.58
Jan 25	4.75
Jan 25	4.15
Jan 25	4.89
Jan 25	5.24
Dec 24	5.03
Dec 24	4.73
Dec 24	4.74
Dec 24	5.14
Nov 24	5.48
Nov 24	4.75
Nov 24	5.3
Nov 24	5.48
Nov 24	5.38
Oct 24	5.21

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Dave & Buster's Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) (“Dave & Buster's” or “the Company”), an owner, operator, and franchisor of entertainment and dining venues, today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended August 4, 2026.