PLAY vs LUCK vs SEG Stock Comparison

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Lucky Strike Entertainment and Seaport Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Lucky Strike Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lucky Strike Entertainment 6, Seaport Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLAYLUCKSEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $261.77M $551.31M $289.33M LUCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x -11.9x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +3.7% +3.1% LUCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.3% -3.7% -102.5% LUCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 9.0% — LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 6.5x 1.0x SEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -46.3% -8.2% SEG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr -15.3%/yr — LUCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 54.5% 31.6% SEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 43/100 41/100 LUCK

Percentile Scorecard

PLAYLUCKSEG

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

AxisPLAYLUCKSEG
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 58 #19 of 44 19 #36 of 44
Growth 7 #40 of 43 12 #38 of 43 48 #23 of 43
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 48 #22 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 11 #42 of 47 9 #43 of 47 94 #4 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 89 #4 of 29 –
Overall 32 43 41
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SEG 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

PeriodPLAYLUCKSEGSPY
1 month +14.5%-15.9%-2.3% -0.2%
3 months -27.0%-37.1%-13.3% +3.9%
6 months -33.9%-39.8%+0.4% +8.2%
Year to date -53.2%-48.2%+15.7% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%-46.3%-8.2% +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

MeasurePLAYLUCKSEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%54.5%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%59.0%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.581.060.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.85-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-76.0%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-53.7%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $21.17$9.49$29.18 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$4.11$18.23 $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.

MultiplePLAYLUCKSEG
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.0x -12.9xmedian 17.0x -2.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x -2.7xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 11.2x -61.3xmedian 11.2x -7.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x -1.5xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 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 monthsPLAYLUCKSEG
Revenue $2.08B $1.25B $121.57M
Gross profit $1.78B $844.13M $8.70M
Operating income $36.20M $136.79M -$123.06M
Net income -$88.60M -$35.78M -$123.24M
Free cash flow -$16.00M -$9.78M -$40.19M
EPS (diluted) $-2.55 $-0.34 $-9.74
Cash & equivalents $16.00M – $117.80M
Total debt $1.51B $1.78B $38.05M
Shares (diluted) 34.81M 136.63M 12.80M
Enterprise value $195.97M $551.31M -$127.32M

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
MetricPLAYLUCKSEG
P/E -3.0x -12.9x -2.3x
P/FCF -16.5x -61.3x -7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 5.8x -7.3x
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 2.4x
P/B 3.0x -1.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -2.9x -1.3x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 8.7x -2.7x
EV/EBIT 48.5x 17.4x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF -109.7x -243.4x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 22.9x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKSEG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 3.7% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 2.2% 127.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 35.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.3% -0.3% -30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,013% -257.0% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -34.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,022% -154.5% -2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% -46.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -41.4% -15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -21.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% -127.1% -15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% -28.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKSEG
Gross margin 85.4% 67.8% 7.2%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 22.0% -64.6%
Operating margin 1.7% 11.0% -101.2%
Pretax margin -5.6% -3.2% -101.4%
Net margin -4.3% -3.7% -102.5%
FCF margin -0.8% -0.8% -33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 8.3% -33.1%
Return on equity -94.5% – -29.5%
Return on assets -2.1% -1.1% -22.7%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 1.0% 4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x -2.9x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.0% 11.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKSEG
Debt / assets 36.6% 55.2% 7.0%
Debt / equity 17.2x -4.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 6.5x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -94.2x -182.1x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 97.9% 112.3% 23.8%
Equity / assets 2.1% -12.3% 76.2%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.69 0.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLAYLUCKSEG
Dividend yield – 5.5% –
Net buyback yield – 5.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 11.4% –
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.

ConsensusPLAYLUCKSEG
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.62FY2026 $-0.06FY2027 $-1.86FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $1.22BFY2027 $105.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027 -19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +14.8% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLAYLUCKSEG
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.3% 86.8%
Institutions holding 171 55 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 92 24 52
Institutions selling 56 20 25
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.20 2.08

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.

PLAYLUCKSEG
PLAY 1.00 0.23 0.24
LUCK 0.23 1.00 0.17
SEG 0.24 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLAY, LUCK and SEG?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $261.77M, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $551.31M, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) $289.33M.

Which company is growing faster?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) +3.1%.

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%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -102.5%). 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 Seaport Entertainment (SEG) returned the most: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -57.2%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -46.3%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -8.2%. 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, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) has been the steadiest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.7%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.5%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.