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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

0.05

Dividend Yield

Next Earnings Date

2026-12-08

Primary Exchange

NASDAQ

Revenue (USD) · TTM

PLAY Revenue (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	Revenue (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	2.09B
25 Q4	2.1B
25 Q3	2.11B
25 Q2	2.11B
25 Q1	2.11B
24 Q4	2.13B
24 Q3	2.2B
24 Q2	2.21B
24 Q1	2.2B
23 Q4	2.21B

Net Income (USD) · TTM

PLAY Net Income (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	Net Income (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	-64.7M
25 Q4	-48.7M
25 Q3	300K
25 Q2	9.7M
25 Q1	38.6M
24 Q4	58.3M
24 Q3	85.1M
24 Q2	112.6M
24 Q1	98.2M
23 Q4	126.9M

Operating Income (USD) · TTM

PLAY Operating Income (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	Operating Income (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	90.1M
25 Q4	105.2M
25 Q3	165.1M
25 Q2	188.1M
25 Q1	215.5M
24 Q4	231.7M
24 Q3	271M
24 Q2	278.1M
24 Q1	270.7M
23 Q4	306.6M

EBITDA (USD) · TTM

PLAY EBITDA (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	EBITDA (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	357.9M
25 Q4	357.2M
25 Q3	391.1M
25 Q2	388.9M
25 Q1	412M
24 Q4	433.2M
24 Q3	463.4M
24 Q2	492.1M
24 Q1	464.7M
23 Q4	488.3M

Cash Flows (USD) · TTM

PLAY Cash Flows (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	Cash Flows (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	-33.3M
25 Q4	-100.6M
25 Q3	-195.6M
25 Q2	-313.4M
25 Q1	-272.5M
24 Q4	-217.9M
24 Q3	-182.3M
24 Q2	-46.9M
24 Q1	-11.4M
23 Q4	34M

EPS (USD) · TTM

PLAY EPS (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	EPS (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	-1.88
25 Q4	-1.42
25 Q3	-0.04
25 Q2	0.34
25 Q1	1.01
24 Q4	1.38
24 Q3	2.02
24 Q2	2.74
24 Q1	2.35
23 Q4	2.81

Expenses (USD) · TTM

PLAY Expenses (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	Expenses (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	863.1M
25 Q4	1.04B
25 Q3	1.12B
25 Q2	1.16B
25 Q1	1.18B
24 Q4	1.14B
24 Q3	1.14B
24 Q2	1.08B
24 Q1	1.05B
23 Q4	978.8M

Shares Outstanding (USD) · TTM

PLAY Shares Outstanding (USD) · TTM by quarter
Period	Shares Outstanding (USD) · TTM
26 Q1	-17.4M
25 Q4	6M
25 Q3	94.2M
25 Q2	126.6M
25 Q1	182.4M
24 Q4	169M
24 Q3	80.6M
24 Q2	151.9M
24 Q1	173.8M
23 Q4	287.1M

Dividends (USD)

PLAY Dividends (USD) by quarter
Period	Dividends (USD)
Jan 20	0.16
Oct 19	0.16
Jun 19	0.15
Mar 19	0.15
Dec 18	0.15
Sep 18	0.15

Employee Count

PLAY Employee Count by quarter
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

PE Ratio

PLAY PE Ratio by quarter
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 quarter
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 quarter
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 quarter
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 quarter
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 quarter
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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