Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cash & Equivalents (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash & Equivalents was $16 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), up 33.3% from $12 million a year earlier but down 18.4% from the prior quarter.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cash & Equivalents (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), Cash & Equivalents at Dave & Buster's Entertainment came in at $16.6 million, up 140.6% from FY2025.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash & Equivalents was $6.9 million in FY2025 (-81.5%), $37.3 million in FY2024 (-79.5%), $181.6 million in FY2023 (+600.9%) and $25.91 million in FY2022 (+117.9%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has moved between $6.9 million (fiscal Q4 2025) and $181.6 million (fiscal Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 600.9%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 86.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAY's Cash & Equivalents in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $19.6 million (Q1 2027), $16.6 million (Q4 2026) and $13.6 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 23.78 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 3.38 Bn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 17.20 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 551.45 Mn | 983.88 Mn |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 13.27 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.61 Bn | 9.21 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 164.51 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.01 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 223.65 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.99 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 1.57 Bn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.66 Bn | -519.56 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.03 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 965.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 224.09 Mn | 158.29 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 16.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 16.00 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 19.60 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 16.60 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 13.60 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 11.90 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 6.90 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 8.60 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 13.10 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 32.10 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 37.30 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 64.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 82.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 91.50 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 181.60 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 108.21 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 100.39 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 139.08 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 25.91 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 27.01 Mn |
API Access
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();