Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$8.84 +0.12 (+1.38%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Debt Ratio of 0.37 for Q2 2026, down 1.86% on a QoQ basis from 0.38 in Q1 2026, and down 6.7% year-over-year from 0.4 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Debt Ratio for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.37 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 6.7% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.37, a 6.7% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.38, down 0.66% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.37 for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from 0.38 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.4 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.18 in Q2 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.35, with a median of 0.36 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt Ratio declined 27.65% in 2022, then jumped 94.2% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then gained by 3.53% to 0.36 in 2023, then gained by 4.26% to 0.38 in 2024, then gained by 1.77% to 0.39 in 2025, then slipped by 3.96% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.37 (Q2 2026), 0.38 (Q1 2026), and 0.39 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 0.18
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn 0.19
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 0.54
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn 0.46
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn 0.31
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn 0.55
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn 0.07
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 0.37
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 0.48
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 0.37
Feb 3, 2026 0.38
Nov 4, 2025 0.39
Aug 5, 2025 0.39
May 6, 2025 0.40
Feb 4, 2025 0.38
Nov 5, 2024 0.38
Aug 6, 2024 0.35
May 5, 2024 0.36
Feb 4, 2024 0.36
Oct 29, 2023 0.36
Jul 30, 2023 0.36
Apr 30, 2023 0.35
Jan 29, 2023 0.34
Oct 30, 2022 0.35
Jul 31, 2022 0.36
May 1, 2022 0.18
Jan 30, 2022 0.19
Oct 31, 2021 0.21
Aug 1, 2021 0.23