Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. Its venues offer a menu of entrées and appetizers, as well as a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company also provides food, drinks, and entertainment, including bowling, laser tag, arcade games, and virtual reality. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.
- Symbol
- PLAY
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Market cap
- $248.13M
- 52 week range
- 6.45 - 22.1
Valuation
- Share price
- $6.81 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- -2.78x
- Price to book
- 2.82x
- Price to free cash flow
- -15.51x
- Enterprise value
- $3.37B
- Book value per share
- $2.52
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | +0.29% |
| 5 days | -0.73% |
| 1 month | -33.56% |
| 3 months | -39.57% |
| 6 months | -42.34% |
| Year to date | -57.99% |
| 1 year | -64.86% |
| 3 years | -80.83% |
| 5 years | -81.04% |
| 10 years | -83.35% |
| All time | -60.59% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- -53.40%
- Return on invested capital
- 2.66%
- Return on assets
- -1.18%
- Return on capital employed
- 2.34%
- Gross margin
- 85.72%
- Net margin
- -2.32%
- EBITDA margin
- 17.38%
- Revenue growth
- -1.40%
- Net income growth
- -183.53%
- Free cash flow growth
- 53.83%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- -6.45%
- Current ratio
- 0.30x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 9.64x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-02-03
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $2.10B
- Cost of revenue
- $300.30M
- Gross profit
- $1.80B
- EBITDA
- $365.50M
- Net income
- $-48.70M
- Earnings per share
- $-1.40
- Shares outstanding
- 34.67M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2026-02-03 | $2.10B | $1.80B | $-48.70M | $-1.40 |
| 2025-02-04 | $2.13B | $1.82B | $58.30M | $1.49 |
| 2024-02-04 | $2.21B | $1.85B | $126.90M | $2.94 |
| 2023-01-29 | $1.96B | $1.64B | $137.10M | $2.83 |
| 2022-01-30 | $1.30B | $1.10B | $108.70M | $2.26 |
| 2021-01-31 | $436.51M | $361.61M | $-206.97M | $-4.75 |
| 2020-02-02 | $1.35B | $1.12B | $100.26M | $3.00 |
| 2019-02-03 | $1.27B | $1.05B | $117.22M | $3.00 |
| 2018-02-04 | $1.14B | $943.12M | $120.95M | $2.93 |
| 2017-01-29 | $1.01B | $824.86M | $90.80M | $2.16 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2026-02-03 | 85.72% | -2.32% | -53.40% | 2.66% |
| 2025-02-04 | 85.26% | 2.73% | 39.99% | 6.37% |
| 2024-02-04 | 83.99% | 5.75% | 50.52% | 8.64% |
| 2023-01-29 | 83.55% | 6.98% | 33.40% | 7.31% |
| 2022-01-30 | 84.29% | 8.34% | 39.47% | 8.39% |
| 2021-01-31 | 82.84% | -47.42% | -135.10% | -8.24% |
| 2020-02-02 | 82.78% | 7.40% | 59.10% | 5.88% |
| 2019-02-03 | 82.59% | 9.26% | 30.22% | 17.16% |
| 2018-02-04 | 82.74% | 10.61% | 28.68% | 16.95% |
| 2017-01-29 | 82.06% | 9.03% | 20.66% | 14.31% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|
| 2026-02-03 | $16.60M | $1.51B |
| 2025-02-04 | $6.90M | $1.48B |
| 2024-02-04 | $37.30M | $1.28B |
| 2023-01-29 | $181.60M | $1.22B |
| 2022-01-30 | $25.91M | $431.39M |
| 2021-01-31 | $11.89M | $596.39M |
| 2020-02-02 | $24.66M | $632.69M |
| 2019-02-03 | $21.59M | $378.47M |
| 2018-02-04 | $18.80M | $351.25M |
| 2017-01-29 | $20.08M | $256.63M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2026-02-03 | $-100.60M | $19.60M |
| 2025-02-04 | $-217.90M | $4.60M |
| 2024-02-04 | $34.00M | $16.00M |
| 2023-01-29 | $210.20M | $20.00M |
| 2022-01-30 | $191.00M | $12.50M |
| 2021-01-31 | $-132.24M | $6.99M |
| 2020-02-02 | $60.85M | $6.86M |
| 2019-02-03 | $121.33M | $7.42M |
| 2018-02-04 | $44.77M | $8.92M |
| 2017-01-29 | $50.75M | $5.83M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2020-01-09
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2020-01-09 | $0.16 |
| 2019-10-10 | $0.16 |
| 2019-06-24 | $0.15 |
| 2019-03-25 | $0.15 |
| 2018-12-24 | $0.15 |
| 2018-09-24 | $0.15 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Jul/2026 | $0.19 |
| 2026-06-15 | - | - |
| 2026-03-31 | - | - |
| 2025-12-09 | - | - |
| 2025-09-15 | - | - |
| 2025-06-10 | - | - |
| 2025-04-07 | - | - |
| 2024-12-10 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- daveandbusters.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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