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 Investing Activities (2014 - 2026)

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

Analysis

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$105.3 million in 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 was -$105.3 million for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, 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.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$135.1 million, with a median of -$83.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 3148.42% in 2022, then soared 90.64% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$59.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 23.62% to -$73.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 77.78% to -$131.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 40.09% to -$78.6 million in 2025, then sank by 33.97% to -$105.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$105.3 million (Q2 2026), -$69.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$78.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn -179,000.00
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -14.62 Mn
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - -32.94 Mn
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn -7.25 Mn
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn 27.90 Mn
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn -23.58 Mn
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -14.80 Mn
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn -105.30 Mn
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - -1.35 Mn
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -6,026.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 -105.30 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -69.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -78.60 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -84.70 Mn
May 6, 2025 -154.60 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -169.90 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -131.20 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -115.90 Mn
May 5, 2024 -112.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -121.90 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -73.80 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -82.60 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -50.80 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 -69.70 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 -59.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -882.40 Mn
May 1, 2022 -39.80 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 -28.49 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -25.54 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 -27.16 Mn