Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$9.97 +0.04 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$105.3 million for Q2 2026, up 31.89% year-over-year from -$79.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 52.61% quarter-over-quarter from -$69.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$105.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 31.89% year-over-year to -$105.3 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$337.6 million (up 40.94% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$386.9 million, up 26.97% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 stood at -$105.3 million, down from -$69.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$28.5 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$882.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$83.6 million (2023), against an average of -$135.1 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 3148.42% in 2022, then jumped 90.64% in 2023.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$59.7 million in 2022, then declined by 23.62% to -$73.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 77.78% to -$131.2 million in 2024, then surged by 40.09% to -$78.6 million in 2025, then sank by 33.97% to -$105.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAY's Cash from Investing Activities at -$105.3 million in Q2 2026, -$69.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$78.6 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn -218.64 Mn
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn -1.79 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn -217.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn -459.47 Mn
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - -162.00 Mn
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn -53.00 Mn
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 171.23 Mn
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - -160.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn -26.42 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 344.52 Mn 324.92 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 -84.70 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -84.70 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 -115.90 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -115.90 Mn
May 5, 2024 -112.80 Mn
May 5, 2024 -112.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -121.90 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -121.90 Mn