Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Capital Expenditures came in at $84.7 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 5.0% from $89.2 million a year earlier and down 19.6% from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 4, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment reported Capital Expenditures of $337.6 million, down 38.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it came in at $391.4 million, down 26.2% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $530.2 million in FY2025 (+60.6%), $330.2 million in FY2024 (+41.0%), $234.2 million in FY2023 (+154.0%) and $92.2 million in FY2022 (+11.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is $25.64 million (fiscal Q3 2022) to $169.9 million (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 286.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 59.4%).
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Capital Expenditures at $105.3 million (Q1 2027), $69 million (Q4 2026) and $78.6 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.82 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 332.00 Mn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 17.42 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 551.45 Mn | 4.59 Mn |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.92 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.00 Mn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.97 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 36,000.00 |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 8.95 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 263.26 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 8.09 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 153.02 Mn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.93 Bn | -255.39 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 241.38 Mn |
| 8 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.03 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 167.00 Mn |
| 9 | Super Group (SGHC) | 5.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 226.18 Mn | 160.38 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 84.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 84.70 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 105.30 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 69.00 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 78.60 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 89.20 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 154.60 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 169.90 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 131.20 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 116.10 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 113.00 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 122.60 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 73.80 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 82.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 51.20 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 70.20 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 64.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 59.90 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 28.64 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 25.64 Mn |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();