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 Taxes (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Change in Taxes of $500000.0 for Q2 2026, down 96.06% year-over-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.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Taxes fell 96.06% year-over-year to $500000.0; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$12.2 million (down 203.39% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$200000.0, down 300.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Taxes for Q2 2026 stood at $500000.0, up from -$1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Taxes was $12.7 million in Q2 2025, with the low 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Taxes slumped 900.0% in 2023, then surged 1714.29% in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Change in Taxes stood at -$100000.0 in 2022, then plunged by 900.0% to -$1.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 580.0% to -$6.8 million in 2024, then surged by 119.12% to $1.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 61.54% to $500000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAY's Change in Taxes at $500000.0 in Q2 2026, -$1.1 million in Q1 2026, and $1.3 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn 101.00 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 -
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - -28.00 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 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