Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2025)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $800000.0 in Q4 2025, up 136.36% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.2 million in Q3 2025, and down 27.27% on a YoY basis from $1.1 million in Q4 2024.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Change in Inventory history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $800000.0 for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Change in Inventory fell 27.27% year-over-year to $800000.0; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $100000.0 (down 96.15% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $100000.0, down 96.15% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $800000.0 for Q4 2025 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$2.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $13.4 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$6.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $440789.5 across 5 years, with a median of $600000.0 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Change in Inventory soared 401.66% in 2021, then slumped 1150.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $13.4 million in 2021, then slumped by 111.16% to -$1.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 73.33% to -$400000.0 in 2023, then soared by 375.0% to $1.1 million in 2024, then slipped by 27.27% to $800000.0 in 2025.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $800000.0 (Q4 2025), -$2.2 million (Q3 2025), and $1.5 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn -25.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn -
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn -
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - -
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn -13.35 Mn
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn -
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - -1.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 Mn 779.40 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Nov 4, 2025 800,000.00
Nov 4, 2025 800,000.00
Aug 5, 2025 -2.20 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -2.20 Mn
May 6, 2025 1.50 Mn
May 6, 2025 1.50 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 1.50 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 1.50 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 1.10 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 1.10 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -600,000.00
Aug 6, 2024 -600,000.00
May 5, 2024 600,000.00
May 5, 2024 600,000.00
Feb 4, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -400,000.00
Oct 29, 2023 -400,000.00
Jul 30, 2023 -4.20 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -4.20 Mn