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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBIT Margin over the past 14 years, most recently at 2.62% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 1088.0% year-over-year to 2.62%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 4.09%, down 624.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 4.09%, 624.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 was 2.62% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 3.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 21.88% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 3.61% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 10.28% and a median of 12.06% in 2022 define the central range for EBIT Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBIT Margin: skyrocketed 5983bps in 2022 and later plummeted -1088bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 6.26% in 2022, then tumbled by -36bps to 3.98% in 2023, then tumbled by -65bps to 1.39% in 2024, then crashed by -360bps to 3.61% in 2025, then increased by 27bps to 2.62% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBIT Margin for PLAY at 2.62% in Q1 2026, 3.61% in Q4 2025, and 9.51% in Q3 2025.