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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $300000.0 in Q2 2026, down 80.0% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 80.0% year-over-year to $300000.0 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$1.1 million, a 131.43% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $100000.0, down 96.15% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory slipped to $300000.0 in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $800000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $3.1 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory slumped 1150.0% in 2023 and jumped 375.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$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, then sank by 62.5% to $300000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Change in Inventory figures stand at $300000.0 (Q2 2026), $800000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$2.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -25.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn -
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -13.35 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn -
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - -
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -1.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 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