Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $105.3 million in Q2 2026, down 31.89% year-on-year from $154.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 52.61% quarter-over-quarter from $69.0 million in Q1 2026.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Capital Expenditures history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $105.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures fell 31.89% year-over-year to $105.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $342.1 million, a 40.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $391.4 million, down 26.18% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures climbed to $105.3 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $69.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $169.9 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $28.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $80.6 million (2025), against an average of $90.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures soared 286.14% in 2022 and plunged 59.39% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $64.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 15.13% to $73.8 million in 2023, then soared by 77.78% to $131.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 40.09% to $78.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 33.97% to $105.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Capital Expenditures figures stand at $105.3 million (Q2 2026), $69.0 million (Q1 2026), and $78.6 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 218.64 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 1.97 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 268.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 308.98 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 279.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -4.62 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 19.98 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 135.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 100.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 105.30 Mn

Historic Data

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May 5, 2026 105.30 Mn
May 5, 2026 105.30 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 69.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 69.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 78.60 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 78.60 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 89.20 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 89.20 Mn
May 6, 2025 154.60 Mn
May 6, 2025 154.60 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 169.90 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 169.90 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 131.20 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 131.20 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 116.10 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 116.10 Mn
May 5, 2024 113.00 Mn
May 5, 2024 113.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 122.60 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 122.60 Mn