Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Deferred Taxes (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $1.9 million in Q2 2026, up 112.84% year-on-year from $892698.4 in Q2 2025, and up 122.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$8.4 million in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Deferred Taxes (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Deferred Taxes history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 million for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 112.84% year-over-year to $1.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $13.7 million, a 137.23% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$3.0 million, up 85.71% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes grew to $1.9 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$8.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $18.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$14.8 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $1.4 million (2024), against an average of $1.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes jumped 12891.45% in 2022 and tumbled 1580.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at $10.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 241.35% to -$14.7 million in 2023, then soared by 85.03% to -$2.2 million in 2024, then soared by 190.91% to $2.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 5.0% to $1.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Deferred Taxes figures stand at $1.9 million (Q2 2026), -$8.4 million (Q1 2026), and $2.0 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 81.26 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 393.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -513.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -44.69 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 6.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 19.72 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 16.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 1.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 1.90 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -8.40 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2.00 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 18.20 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | -14.80 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | -13.50 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | -2.20 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | -6.30 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 15.60 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | -14.70 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 4.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.10 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | -1.70 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 10.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15.20 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 3.70 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | -1.61 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -1.47 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 117,000.00 |