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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY R2KR3K

Communication Services · Entertainment · United States
https://daveandbusters.com
Company Profile ↓
$8.72
-66.81% 1Y
Mkt Cap$303.36M
P/E-4.59
P/B3.59
52W High$26.27
52W Low$8.45
Book Value$2.86
EPS (TTM)$-1.90

Company Overview

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 10.0% CAGR over the past five years.

Recent Developments

  • Feb 2026 Revenue of $2.10B (-1.4% YoY); net profit $-48.70M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -1.5%, earnings -74.2%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 10.0%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:10.01%
1 Year:-1.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-
1 Year:-74.20%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-66.81%
6 Months:-37.58%
3 Months:-22.14%
1 Month:-13.58%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 2% of range
$8.45 $26.27
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)39.45 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-13.58%
3M-22.14%
6M-37.58%
1Y-66.81%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 10.0% over 5 years.

CONS

  • Trading 66.8% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-4.59
Industry PE
19.18
Forward P/E
-15.89
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$2.86
Price to Book
3.59
P/S
0.17
EV/EBITDA
9.93
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
10.01%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
-1.50%
Earnings (YoY)
-74.20%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
2.34%
ROE
-52.52%
ROA
1.61%
Profit Margin
-3.09%
Op Margin
8.87%
Gross Margin
39.31%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.16
EPS (TTM)
$-1.90

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
0.15
Current Ratio
0.29
Debt
$3.56B
Total Assets
$4.14B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
4.38%
Chg in Prom Hold
1.31%
FII / Inst Holding
121.11%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.07%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$303.36M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
EBITDA
$392.90M
Free Cash Flow
$-59.51M
Operating Cash Flow
$308.80M
Shares Outstanding
34.79M
Gross Margin
39.31%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. R2KR3K 8.72 -4.59 $303.36M 0.00% 2.34% -52.52% 10.01% -
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 338.46 16.98 $1.99T 0.25% 26.20% 48.68% 17.96% 21.53%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 616.77 23.23 $1.36T 0.36% 25.69% 29.85% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 78.25 24.61 $325.83B 0.00% 29.87% 49.54% 22.30% 32.79%
5 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K 50.35 13.11 $209.19B 6.02% 8.56% 15.84% 2.33% 6.90%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 183.36 19.18 $196.69B 2.27% 9.39% 17.99% 22.63% 28.77%
7 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K 105.31 21.71 $181.84B 1.43% 10.74% 8.01% 6.96% 4.12%
8 T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K 25.68 8.45 $175.97B 4.68% 6.59% 18.34% 0.31% 3.44%
9 SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH 542.43 29.58 $111.53B 0.00% 24.61% 44.48% 13.59% -
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2015Aug 2015Nov 2015Jan 2016May 2016Jul 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017Oct 2017Feb 2018May 2018Aug 2018Nov 2018Feb 2019May 2019Aug 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 2020Aug 2020Nov 2020Jan 2021May 2021Aug 2021Oct 2021May 2022Jul 2022Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023May 2024Aug 2024Nov 2024May 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025May 2026
Revenue ---------280.75M249.98M-332.19M319.19M282.14M-363.58M344.60M299.35M-159.81M50.83M109.05M-265.34M377.64M317.98M451.10M468.40M481.20M597.30M542.10M466.90M588.10M557.10M453.00M567.70M557.40M448.20M559.20M
Operating Income 35.75M26.77M9.46M-51.17M36.00M18.67M-64.23M39.16M19.93M-58.60M45.93M15.47M-57.75M46.21M6.50M--61.41M-81.11M-56.04M-37.00M79.17M24.47M98.70M56.50M30.10M121.40M77.10M18.60M85.50M84.50M6.30M63.20M53.00M-16.20M46.90M
Net Income 19.54M12.57M4.55M22.95M31.16M21.51M10.76M27.37M42.80M30.36M12.16M35.64M42.15M33.78M11.86M29.44M42.44M32.36M482.00K24.98M-43.54M-58.60M-48.04M-56.78M---------41.40M40.30M-32.70M21.70M11.40M-42.10M5.70M
Diluted EPS 0.460.290.110.530.720.500.250.630.980.710.290.851.040.840.300.751.130.900.020.80-1.37-1.24-1.01-1.190.401.070.211.350.590.041.450.60-0.120.990.99-0.840.620.32-1.220.16

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026
Revenue 608.07M635.58M746.75M866.98M1.01B1.14B1.27B1.35B436.51M1.30B1.96B2.21B2.13B2.10B
Operating Income 43.71M51.04M73.86M110.04M150.52M165.77M161.00M148.08M-252.61M187.20M262.50M306.60M220.40M86.10M
Net Income 8.78M2.17M7.64M59.62M90.80M120.95M117.22M100.26M-206.97M108.70M137.10M126.90M58.30M-48.70M
Diluted EPS 0.260.060.211.392.102.842.932.94-4.752.212.792.881.46-1.40

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026
Total Assets --861.76M950.32M1.00B1.05B1.20B1.27B2.37B2.35B2.35B3.76B3.75B4.02B4.12B
Total Equity 137.51M147.41M150.45M258.70M346.34M439.45M421.65M387.84M169.65M153.20M275.40M410.50M251.20M145.80M91.20M
Cash & Equivalents 33.68M36.12M38.08M70.88M25.50M20.08M18.80M21.59M24.66M11.89M25.91M181.60M37.30M6.90M16.60M
Long Term Debt --484.18M429.02M329.92M256.63M351.25M378.47M632.69M596.39M431.39M1.22B1.28B1.48B1.51B
Current Liabilities --113.04M125.77M156.65M177.80M207.82M244.39M290.87M271.64M311.51M438.00M435.60M433.90M434.60M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026
Operating Cash Flow ----231.33M264.67M337.62M288.95M-49.22M283.20M444.40M364.20M312.30M290.80M
Investing Cash Flow -----159.49M-216.62M-203.81M-227.29M-81.96M-91.50M-1.05B-329.10M-529.80M-386.90M
Financing Cash Flow -----77.26M-49.34M-131.02M-58.59M118.42M-177.70M762.90M-179.40M187.10M105.80M
Capital Expenditure -78.69M-105.89M-129.69M-162.89M-180.58M-219.90M-216.29M-228.09M-83.02M-92.20M-234.20M-330.20M-530.20M-391.40M
Free Cash Flow ----50.75M44.77M121.33M60.85M-132.24M191.00M210.20M34.00M-217.90M-100.60M
Share Buybacks ----28.82M151.91M149.12M297.32M0025.00M300.00M171.90M23.90M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026
Gross Margin % --------------
Operating Margin % 7.2%8.0%9.9%12.7%15.0%14.5%12.7%10.9%-57.9%14.4%13.4%13.9%10.3%4.1%
Net Margin % 1.4%0.3%1.0%6.9%9.0%10.6%9.3%7.4%-47.4%8.3%7.0%5.8%2.7%-2.3%
ROE % 6.0%1.4%3.0%17.2%20.7%28.7%30.2%59.1%-135.1%39.5%33.4%50.5%40.0%-53.4%
ROCE % -6.8%9.0%13.0%17.2%16.8%15.6%7.1%-12.1%9.2%7.9%9.2%6.2%2.3%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
4.38%
Institutions
121.11%
Public Float
126.66%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Hill Path Capital, LP 20.46% 7.12M $66.92M
2 Blackrock Inc. 9.26% 3.22M $30.28M
3 Nomura Holdings Inc. 6.93% 2.41M $22.67M
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 6.16% 2.14M $20.16M
5 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 5.18% 1.80M $16.95M
6 Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund 4.19% 1.46M $13.69M
7 Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP 3.90% 1.36M $12.75M
8 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.35% 1.16M $10.94M
9 SG Americas Securities, LLC 3.23% 1.12M $10.55M
10 Morgan Stanley 3.01% 1.05M $9.85M

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PLAY — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) trades at $8.72 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $8.45 to $26.27.

What is the market capitalisation of PLAY?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) has a market capitalisation of $303.36M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of PLAY?

PLAY trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -4.59. The industry average P/E is 19.18. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.59.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of PLAY?

PLAY has a return on equity (ROE) of -52.52%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 2.34%.

Is PLAY a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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