Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBIT Margin (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 2.62% in Q1 2026, up 27.39% quarter-over-quarter from 3.61% in Q4 2025, and down 1088.0% on a YoY basis from 0.27% in Q1 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBIT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBIT Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.62% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 1088.0% year-over-year to 2.62%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 4.09% (down 624.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 4.09%, down 624.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 2.62% for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 3.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 21.88% in Q2 2022 to a low of 3.61% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 10.28% across 5 years, with a median of 12.06% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: EBIT Margin jumped 5983 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1088 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 6.26% in 2022, then plunged by 36 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then sank by 65 bps to 1.39% in 2024, then slumped by 360 bps to 3.61% in 2025, then climbed by 27 bps to 2.62% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 2.62% (Q1 2026), 3.61% (Q4 2025), and 9.51% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 32.30%
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn 9.16%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn -27.76%
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn -9.77%
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - 5.91%
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn 4.15%
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 9.00%
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - 8.65%
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 Mn 779.40 Mn -2.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 -2.62%
Nov 4, 2025 -3.61%
Aug 5, 2025 9.51%
May 6, 2025 11.13%
Feb 4, 2025 8.25%
Nov 5, 2024 1.39%
Aug 6, 2024 15.17%
May 5, 2024 14.54%
Feb 4, 2024 14.94%
Oct 29, 2023 3.98%
Jul 30, 2023 14.22%
Apr 30, 2023 20.32%
Jan 29, 2023 13.70%
Oct 30, 2022 6.26%
Jul 31, 2022 12.06%
May 1, 2022 21.88%
Jan 30, 2022 13.57%
Oct 31, 2021 7.70%
Aug 1, 2021 20.96%
May 2, 2021 13.94%