Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cash from Financing Activities (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Cash from Financing Activities of -$5.5 million for Q2 2026, up 82.26% on a QoQ basis from -$31.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 108.62% year-over-year from $63.8 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cash from Financing Activities (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Cash from Financing Activities for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$5.5 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Financing Activities fell 108.62% year-over-year to -$5.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $36.5 million, a 85.52% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $105.8 million, down 43.45% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities was -$5.5 million for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$31.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Financing Activities was $759.2 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$131.7 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Cash from Financing Activities over 5 years is $45.2 million, with a median of -$800000.0 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Financing Activities soared 12584.79% in 2022, then plunged 3800.0% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$400000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 3800.0% to -$15.6 million in 2023, then soared by 958.33% to $133.9 million in 2024, then sank by 83.42% to $22.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 124.77% to -$5.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Financing Activities figures came in at -$5.5 million (Q2 2026), -$31.0 million (Q1 2026), and $22.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn -
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -29.87 Mn
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 5.90 Mn
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn 81.48 Mn
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn -41.03 Mn
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn 16.14 Mn
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -1.51 Mn
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn -5.50 Mn
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - -10.41 Mn
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - 4.98 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 -5.50 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -31.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 22.20 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 50.80 Mn
May 6, 2025 63.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 59.30 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 133.90 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -4.90 Mn
May 5, 2024 -1.20 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -2.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -15.60 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -30.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -131.70 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 -300,000.00
Oct 30, 2022 -400,000.00
Jul 31, 2022 759.20 Mn
May 1, 2022 4.40 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 -57.33 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -55.67 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 -6.08 Mn