Companies / PLAY 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.
Ticker PLAY Exchange Nasdaq Sector Communication Services Industry Entertainment Market cap $272.18M 52-week range $6.26 - $22.10 Valuation Share price $7.81 (close of Nov 6, 2026) P/E (TTM) -3.05x Price to book 3.10x Price to free cash flow -17.01x Enterprise value $3.39B Book value per share $2.52 Price performance Period Change 1 day -4.17% 5 days -0.26% 1 month +13.85% 3 months -22.60% 6 months -27.42% Year to date -51.82% 1 year -40.97% 3 years -78.31% 5 years -80.67% 10 years -80.13% All time -54.80%
Short interest As of Oct 15, 2026 Short % of float 39.13% Shares short 10.63M Days to cover 5.83 Change since prior report +9.16% Source FINRA consolidated short interest Profitability and growth Return on invested capital 2.64% 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% Cash flow and balance sheet Free cash flow yield (TTM) -5.88% Current ratio 0.30x Net debt to EBITDA 9.64x Latest reported year Period end Feb 3, 2026 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 Interest expense $154.00M 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% - 2.64% 2025-02-04 85.26% 2.73% 39.99% 6.36% 2024-02-04 83.99% 5.75% 50.52% 8.54% 2023-01-29 83.55% 6.98% 33.40% 6.90% 2022-01-30 84.29% 8.34% 39.47% 8.29% 2021-01-31 82.84% -47.42% -135.10% -8.20% 2020-02-02 82.78% 7.40% 59.10% 5.81% 2019-02-03 82.59% 9.26% 30.22% 16.68% 2018-02-04 82.74% 10.61% 28.68% 16.54% 2017-01-29 82.06% 9.03% 20.66% 13.90%
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 Jan 9, 2020 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 Next earnings report Next confirmed report Dec 8, 2026 Consensus EPS estimate $-1.46 Past earnings dates Reported Fiscal period EPS estimate 2026-09-14 Jul 2026 $0.19 2026-06-15 Apr 2026 $0.37 2026-03-31 Jan 2026 $0.39 2025-12-09 Oct 2025 -$1.16 2025-09-15 Jul 2025 $0.88 2025-06-10 Apr 2025 $0.96 2025-04-07 Jan 2025 $0.64 2024-12-10 Oct 2024 -$0.42
Filings and sources Company website daveandbusters.com SEC filings 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR Earnings calendar All upcoming reports Similar companies Netflix Inc (NFLX) · Walt Disney Co (DIS) · Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) · Fox Corp (FOXA) · Liberty Media Corp (FWONK) · News Corp (NWSA) · Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) · Versant Media Group, Inc. (VSNT)
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