Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) Debt Ratio came in at 0.37 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 3.8% from 0.38 a year earlier but up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2014, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Debt Ratio for 49 quarters.
- In prior fiscal years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt Ratio was 0.37 in FY2025 (+7.5%), 0.34 in FY2024 (+5.2%), 0.33 in FY2023 (+78.0%) and 0.18 in FY2022 (-27.4%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has run from a low of 0.18 in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of 0.39 in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2024, with growth of 88.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 27.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.36 (Q1 2027), 0.37 (Q4 2026) and 0.38 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.53 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 0.77 |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 13.70 Bn | 7.07 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | DraftKings | 10.23 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 551.45 Mn | 0.13 |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 10.00 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 0.17 |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.10 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 0.18 |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.76 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 0.81 |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.31 Bn | -1.73 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.15 |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 0.81 |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 5.90 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.37 |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 252.72 Mn | 186.92 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 0.37 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 0.37 |
| May 5, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 0.38 |
| May 6, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 0.34 |
| May 5, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.34 |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
API Access
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();