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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$105.3 million in Q2 2026, up 31.89% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 31.89% year-over-year to -$105.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$337.6 million, a 40.94% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$386.9 million, up 26.97% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities fell to -$105.3 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$69.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$28.5 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 3148.42% in 2022 and jumped 90.64% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$59.7 million in 2022, then fell by 23.62% to -$73.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 77.78% to -$131.2 million in 2024, then soared by 40.09% to -$78.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 33.97% to -$105.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Cash from Investing Activities 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) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Netflix 295.51 Bn 286.39 Bn 6.52 Bn -218.64 Mn
2 Walt Disney 170.79 Bn 165.11 Bn 10.75 Bn -2.73 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 63.06 Bn 59.80 Bn 4.25 Bn -282.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.67 Bn 32.60 Bn 1.31 Bn -417.74 Mn
5 Liberty Media 30.19 Bn 28.86 Bn 298.00 Mn -25.00 Mn
6 Fox 21.54 Bn 17.94 Bn - -150.00 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 21.23 Bn 19.51 Bn 862.52 Mn -21.48 Mn
8 Roku 21.08 Bn 18.70 Bn 564.94 Mn 15.27 Mn
9 News 17.12 Bn 14.95 Bn - -128.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 358.38 Mn 338.78 Mn 479.40 Mn -105.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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