Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cost of Revenue (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Cost of Revenue of $83.2 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), up 8.9% from $76.4 million a year earlier and up 4.3% from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Cost of Revenue (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 4, 2026, Cost of Revenue at Dave & Buster's Entertainment was $304.7 million, up 0.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was $300.3 million, down 4.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Cost of Revenue shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cost of Revenue was $314.4 million in FY2025 (-10.9%), $353 million in FY2024 (+9.2%), $323.2 million in FY2023 (+57.7%) and $204.9 million in FY2022 (+173.5%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 193.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a decline of 18.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue for the three prior fiscal quarters was $79.8 million (Q1 2027), $78.2 million (Q4 2026) and $63.5 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 23.47 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.53 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 551.45 Mn | 891.78 Mn |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.99 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 2.61 Bn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.80 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 159.53 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.39 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 453.73 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.85 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.67 Bn | -517.04 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 210.00 Mn |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 235.24 Mn | 169.44 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 83.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 83.20 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 79.80 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 78.20 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 63.50 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 76.40 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 82.10 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 77.50 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 67.80 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 81.80 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 87.30 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 95.20 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 76.40 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 87.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 94.30 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 101.40 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 76.20 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 75.60 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 70.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 54.81 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 52.61 Mn |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Cost of Revenue API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();