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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBIT (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBIT over the past 14 years, most recently at -$13.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBIT fell 131.52% year-over-year to -$13.9 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $86.1 million, down 60.93%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $86.1 million, 60.93% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT for Q1 2026 was -$13.9 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$16.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT peaked at $121.4 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$16.2 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $54.2 million and a median of $56.5 million in 2022 define the central range for EBIT.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBIT: skyrocketed 186.17% in 2022 and later crashed 357.14% in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBIT stood at $30.1 million in 2022, then crashed by 38.21% to $18.6 million in 2023, then crashed by 66.13% to $6.3 million in 2024, then plummeted by 357.14% to -$16.2 million in 2025, then grew by 14.2% to -$13.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBIT for PLAY at -$13.9 million in Q1 2026, -$16.2 million in Q4 2025, and $53.0 million in Q3 2025.