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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Change in Taxes of -$22.6 million in Q1 2026, down 199.12% quarter-over-quarter from $22.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Change in Taxes history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$22.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Taxes changed N/A year-over-year to -$22.6 million; the TTM figure through Nov 2025 stood at $22.6 million (up 36.14% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$200000.0, up 92.31% from the prior year.
  • Change in Taxes was -$22.6 million for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from $22.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Taxes ranged from a high of $22.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$48.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Taxes has averaged -$3.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Taxes sank 16516.13% in 2022, then soared 1714.29% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Taxes shows it stood at $11.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 344.14% to -$27.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 165.68% to $17.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 28.09% to $22.8 million in 2025, then sank by 199.12% to -$22.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Taxes figures came in at -$22.6 million (Q1 2026), $22.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$12.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn -326.00 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 -
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn -
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - 7.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 Mn 779.40 Mn -22.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 -22.60 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -22.60 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 22.80 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 22.80 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -12.90 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -12.90 Mn
May 6, 2025 12.70 Mn
May 6, 2025 12.70 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 17.80 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 17.80 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -18.70 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -18.70 Mn
May 5, 2024 700,000.00
May 5, 2024 700,000.00
Feb 4, 2024 16.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 16.80 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -27.10 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -27.10 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 5.90 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 5.90 Mn