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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cost of Revenue (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at -$249.8 million in Q1 2026, down 244.56% year-on-year from $172.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 493.39% quarter-over-quarter from $63.5 million in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Cost of Revenue for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$249.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 244.56% year-over-year to -$249.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $189.0 million (down 68.58% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $300.3 million, down 56.5% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at -$249.8 million, down from $63.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $411.7 million in Q1 2024, with the low at -$249.8 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $140.7 million, with a median of $163.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue surged 1147.99% in 2022 and sank 244.56% in 2026.
  • Tracing PLAY's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $163.8 million in 2022, then grew by 2.38% to $167.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.97% to $171.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 62.87% to $63.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 493.39% to -$249.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at -$249.8 million (Q1 2026), $63.5 million (Q4 2025), and $186.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 842.22 Mn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 4.64 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.48 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - -
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 413.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 221.22 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - -
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 734.36 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 Mn 779.40 Mn -249.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 3, 2026 -249.80 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -249.80 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 63.50 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 63.50 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 186.90 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 186.90 Mn
May 6, 2025 188.40 Mn
May 6, 2025 188.40 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 172.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 172.80 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 171.00 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 171.00 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 81.80 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 81.80 Mn
May 5, 2024 176.00 Mn
May 5, 2024 176.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 411.70 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 411.70 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 167.70 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 167.70 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 87.10 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 87.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 94.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 94.30 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 156.60 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 156.60 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 163.80 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 163.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 142.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 142.50 Mn
May 1, 2022 124.40 Mn
May 1, 2022 124.40 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 252.61 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 252.61 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 103.32 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 103.32 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 57.71 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 57.71 Mn
May 2, 2021 84.45 Mn
May 2, 2021 84.45 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 20.24 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 20.24 Mn
Nov 1, 2020 70.78 Mn
Nov 1, 2020 70.78 Mn
Aug 2, 2020 4.66 Mn
Aug 2, 2020 4.66 Mn
May 3, 2020 28.07 Mn
May 3, 2020 28.07 Mn
Feb 2, 2020 59.78 Mn
Feb 2, 2020 59.78 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 52.18 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 52.18 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 59.62 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 59.62 Mn
May 5, 2019 61.73 Mn
May 5, 2019 61.73 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 58.83 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 58.83 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 48.73 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 48.73 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 55.56 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 55.56 Mn
May 6, 2018 57.14 Mn
May 6, 2018 57.14 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 54.63 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 54.63 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 44.61 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 44.61 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 48.45 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 48.45 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 48.99 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 48.99 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 42.14 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 42.14 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 44.11 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 44.11 Mn
May 1, 2016 29.64 Mn
May 1, 2016 29.64 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 86.58 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 86.58 Mn
Nov 1, 2015 63.76 Mn
Nov 1, 2015 63.76 Mn
Aug 2, 2015 40.95 Mn
Aug 2, 2015 40.95 Mn
May 3, 2015 15.77 Mn
May 3, 2015 15.77 Mn
Feb 1, 2015 -78.32 Mn
Feb 1, 2015 -78.32 Mn
Nov 2, 2014 12.09 Mn
Nov 2, 2014 12.09 Mn
Aug 3, 2014 57.59 Mn
Aug 3, 2014 57.59 Mn
May 4, 2014 37.05 Mn
May 4, 2014 37.05 Mn
Feb 2, 2014 -8.55 Mn
Feb 2, 2014 -8.55 Mn
Nov 3, 2013 51.35 Mn
Nov 3, 2013 51.35 Mn