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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $79.8 million in Q2 2026, down 2.8% year-on-year from $82.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 54.4% quarter-over-quarter from $175.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cost of Revenue history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $79.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue fell 2.8% year-over-year to $79.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $616.5 million, a 20.35% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $725.1 million, up 5.03% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue eased to $79.8 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $175.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $453.5 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$88.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $164.7 million (2022), against an average of $156.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue slumped 534.68% in 2022 and surged 277.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $163.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 53.36% to $76.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 11.26% to $67.8 million in 2024, then soared by 157.82% to $174.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 54.35% to $79.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Cost of Revenue figures stand at $79.8 million (Q2 2026), $175.0 million (Q1 2026), and $174.8 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Netflix 295.51 Bn 286.39 Bn 6.52 Bn 6.04 Bn
2 Walt Disney 170.79 Bn 165.11 Bn 10.75 Bn 14.42 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 63.06 Bn 59.80 Bn 4.25 Bn 4.64 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.67 Bn 32.60 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.48 Bn
5 Liberty Media 30.19 Bn 28.86 Bn 298.00 Mn 413.00 Mn
6 Fox 21.54 Bn 17.94 Bn - -
7 TKO Group Holdings 21.23 Bn 19.51 Bn 862.52 Mn 734.36 Mn
8 Roku 21.08 Bn 18.70 Bn 564.94 Mn 683.94 Mn
9 News 17.12 Bn 14.95 Bn - -
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 358.38 Mn 338.78 Mn 479.40 Mn 79.80 Mn

Historic Data

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May 5, 2026 79.80 Mn
May 5, 2026 79.80 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 175.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 175.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 174.80 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 174.80 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 186.90 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 186.90 Mn
May 6, 2025 82.10 Mn
May 6, 2025 82.10 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 453.50 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 453.50 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 67.80 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 67.80 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 170.60 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 170.60 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