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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) has 9 years of Cost of Revenue data on record, last reported at -$153.2 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Cost of Revenue fell 325.96% year-over-year to -$153.2 million; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached $586.9 million, up 18.37%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $690.4 million, 3.12% up from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue reached -$153.2 million in Q4 2025 per PLAY's latest filing, down from $186.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $365.5 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$154.2 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $115.7 million, with a median of $82.7 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Cost of Revenue: soared 1333.81% in 2021, then tumbled 325.96% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $30.1 million in 2021, then surged by 153.31% to $76.2 million in 2022, then surged by 120.08% to $167.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 59.57% to $67.8 million in 2024, then crashed by 325.96% to -$153.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Cost of Revenue were -$153.2 million in Q4 2025, $186.9 million in Q3 2025, and $188.4 million in Q2 2025.