PLAY vs LUCK vs PUSA Stock Comparison

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Lucky Strike Entertainment and Powerus Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.91 -48.7% 1M -75.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lucky Strike Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lucky Strike Entertainment 7, Powerus 1, Dave & Buster's Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLAYLUCKPUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $279.18M $557.46M $93.98M LUCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x -12.0x -19.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +3.7% +6.1% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.3% -3.7% -154.2% LUCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 9.0% — LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 6.5x — PLAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -46.3% -75.6% LUCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr -15.3%/yr — LUCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 54.5% 114.5% LUCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 43/100 24/100 LUCK

Percentile Scorecard

PLAYLUCKPUSA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPLAYLUCKPUSA
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 58 #19 of 44 12 #39 of 44
Growth 7 #40 of 43 12 #38 of 43 0 #43 of 43
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 48 #22 of 41 8 #38 of 41
Financial Health 11 #42 of 47 9 #43 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 89 #4 of 29 0 #29 of 29
Overall 32 43 24
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPLAYLUCKPUSASPY
1 month +14.5%-15.9%-48.7% -0.2%
3 months -27.0%-37.1%-33.2% +3.9%
6 months -33.9%-39.8%-51.4% +8.2%
Year to date -53.2%-48.2%-39.4% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%-46.3%-75.6% +12.3%
3 years -78.1%-57.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -39.8%-24.9%— +23.3%
5 years -79.6%-56.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.3%-15.3%— +10.9%
10 years -81.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -15.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLAYLUCKPUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%54.5%114.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%59.0%116.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.581.061.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.85-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-76.0%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-53.7%-75.6% -1.2%
52-week high $21.17$9.49$7.82 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$4.11$1.87 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePLAYLUCKPUSA
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.0x -12.9xmedian 17.0x -19.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 29.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x -8.3xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 11.2x -61.3xmedian 11.2x -40.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x -1.5xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.56 0.28median 0.56 —median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPLAYLUCKPUSA
Revenue $2.08B $1.25B $3.21M
Gross profit $1.78B $844.13M –
Operating income $36.20M $136.79M -$6.56M
Net income -$88.60M -$35.78M -$4.95M
Free cash flow -$16.00M -$9.78M -$2.38M
EPS (diluted) $-2.55 $-0.34 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $16.00M – $22.20M
Total debt $1.51B $1.78B –
Shares (diluted) 34.81M 136.63M 49.86M
Enterprise value $213.38M $557.46M -$44.42M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKPUSA
P/E -3.0x -12.9x -19.2x
P/FCF -16.5x -61.3x -40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 5.8x -59.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 29.6x
P/B 3.0x -1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -2.9x -1.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 8.7x -8.3x
EV/EBIT 48.5x 17.4x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.9x 16.3x
EV/FCF -109.7x -243.4x -22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 22.9x -32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKPUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 3.7% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 2.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 35.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.3% -0.3% -922.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,013% -257.0% -960.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -34.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,022% -154.5% -195.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% -46.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -41.4% -149.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -21.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% -127.1% -139.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% -28.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKPUSA
Gross margin 85.4% 67.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.9% 22.0% -196.5%
Operating margin 1.7% 11.0% -204.1%
Pretax margin -5.6% -3.2% -159.4%
Net margin -4.3% -3.7% -154.2%
FCF margin -0.8% -0.8% -74.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 8.3% -49.8%
Return on equity -94.5% – -11.2%
Return on assets -2.1% -1.1% -10.9%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 1.0% 4.5% -14.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x -2.9x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.0% 106.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKPUSA
Debt / assets 36.6% 55.2% –
Debt / equity 17.2x -4.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 6.5x –
Debt / FCF -94.2x -182.1x –
Liabilities / assets 97.9% 112.3% 3.0%
Equity / assets 2.1% -12.3% 97.0%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x 52.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 52.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 52.0x
Altman Z-score 0.69 0.44 39.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKPUSA
Dividend yield – 5.5% –
Net buyback yield – 5.9% -39.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 11.4% -39.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPLAYLUCKPUSA
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.62FY2026 $-0.06FY2027 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $1.22BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +14.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLAYLUCKPUSA
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.3% 4.8%
Institutions holding 171 55 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.8% +209.7%
Institutions buying 92 24 27
Institutions selling 56 20 1
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.20 27.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PLAYLUCKPUSA
PLAY 1.00 0.23 -0.01
LUCK 0.23 1.00 -0.02
PUSA -0.01 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLAY, LUCK and PUSA?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $279.18M, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $557.46M, Powerus (PUSA) $93.98M.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has the highest net margin (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%). On return on invested capital, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) returned the most: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -57.2%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -46.3%, Powerus (PUSA) -75.6%. Over five years, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) compounded fastest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.3%/yr, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has been the steadiest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.7%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.5%, Powerus (PUSA) 114.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLAY, LUCK and PUSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.