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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Change in Taxes came in at $500000.0 in Q2 2026, down 96.06% year-on-year from $12.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 145.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.1 million in Q1 2026.

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 $500000.0 for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Taxes fell 96.06% year-over-year to $500000.0 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$12.2 million, a 203.39% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$200000.0, down 300.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Taxes grew to $500000.0 in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Taxes topped out at $12.7 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$12.9 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Taxes is $305500.0 (2022), against an average of $72833.3.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Taxes tumbled 900.0% in 2023 and surged 1714.29% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Taxes stood at -$100000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 900.0% to -$1.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 580.0% to -$6.8 million in 2024, then soared by 119.12% to $1.3 million in 2025, then sank by 61.54% to $500000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Change in Taxes figures stand at $500000.0 (Q2 2026), -$1.1 million (Q1 2026), and $1.3 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -326.00 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 -
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 - 7.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 500,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 500,000.00
May 5, 2026 500,000.00
Feb 3, 2026 -1.10 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -1.10 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 1.30 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 1.30 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
Feb 4, 2025 1.30 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 1.30 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -6.80 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -6.80 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 4.60 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 4.60 Mn
May 5, 2024 700,000.00
May 5, 2024 700,000.00
Feb 4, 2024 -100,000.00
Feb 4, 2024 -100,000.00