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) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $300000.0 for Q2 2026, down 80.0% year-over-year from $1.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 62.5% quarter-over-quarter from $800000.0 in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Change in Inventory history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $300000.0 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Inventory fell 80.0% year-over-year to $300000.0; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.1 million (down 131.43% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $100000.0, down 96.15% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 stood at $300000.0, down from $800000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $3.1 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$6.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $500000.0 (2022), against an average of -$115562.5.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Change in Inventory sank 1150.0% in 2023, then jumped 375.0% in 2024.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Change in Inventory stood at -$1.5 million in 2022, then soared by 73.33% to -$400000.0 in 2023, then surged by 375.0% to $1.1 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.27% to $800000.0 in 2025, then slumped by 62.5% to $300000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAY's Change in Inventory at $300000.0 in Q2 2026, $800000.0 in Q4 2025, and -$2.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn 2.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn -
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn -
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - -
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn -
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 15.14 Mn
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - -1.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn -
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 344.52 Mn 324.92 Mn 479.40 Mn 300,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 300,000.00
May 5, 2026 300,000.00
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