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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $16.69 in Q1 2026, up 63.73% year-on-year from $10.19 in Q1 2025, and up 39.95% quarter-over-quarter from $11.93 in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Debt to Equity for 13 years, with the latest figure at $16.69 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 63.73% year-over-year to $16.69; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $16.69 (up 63.73% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $16.69, up 63.73% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $16.69, up from $11.93 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $16.69 in Q1 2026, with the low at $1.23 in Q2 2022.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $6.22, with a median of $4.58 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity tumbled 59.76% in 2022 and surged 178.25% in 2023.
  • Tracing PLAY's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $3.41 in 2022, then surged by 78.87% to $6.1 in 2023, then increased by 5.07% to $6.41 in 2024, then jumped by 86.13% to $11.93 in 2025, then soared by 39.95% to $16.69 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $16.69 (Q1 2026), $11.93 (Q4 2025), and $9.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 0.46
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 0.41
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 0.96
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn -61.05
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 0.60
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.65
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn -
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 0.21
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 0.55
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 Mn 779.40 Mn 16.69

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 16.69
Nov 4, 2025 11.93
Aug 5, 2025 9.37
May 6, 2025 10.74
Feb 4, 2025 10.19
Nov 5, 2024 6.41
Aug 6, 2024 4.58
May 5, 2024 4.44
Feb 4, 2024 5.15
Oct 29, 2023 6.10
Jul 30, 2023 4.10
Apr 30, 2023 3.42
Jan 29, 2023 3.00
Oct 30, 2022 3.41
Jul 31, 2022 3.45
May 1, 2022 1.23
Jan 30, 2022 1.57
Oct 31, 2021 1.97
Aug 1, 2021 2.34
May 2, 2021 3.01
Jan 31, 2021 3.89
Nov 1, 2020 2.72
Aug 2, 2020 2.98
May 3, 2020 3.89
Feb 2, 2020 3.82
Nov 3, 2019 4.42
Aug 4, 2019 2.27
May 5, 2019 1.23
Feb 3, 2019 1.01
Nov 4, 2018 0.90
Aug 5, 2018 0.82
May 6, 2018 0.81
Feb 4, 2018 0.87
Oct 29, 2017 0.74
Jul 30, 2017 0.71
Apr 30, 2017 0.54
Jan 29, 2017 0.60
Oct 30, 2016 0.66
Jul 31, 2016 0.71
May 1, 2016 0.79
Jan 31, 2016 0.97
Nov 1, 2015 1.11
Aug 2, 2015 1.17
May 3, 2015 1.52
Feb 1, 2015 1.66
Nov 2, 2014 1.76
Feb 2, 2014 3.23