Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBIT Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported EBIT Margin of 3.57% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 5.94 percentage points from 9.51% a year earlier and down 4.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBIT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 4, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBIT Margin came in at 1.74%, down 6.15 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was 4.09%, down 6.24 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has a five-year change of +61.97 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBIT Margin came in at 10.33% in FY2025 (-3.57 pp), 13.90% in FY2024 (+0.54 pp), 13.36% in FY2023 (-0.99 pp) and 14.36% in FY2022 (+72.23 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBIT Margin spans a low of -3.61% in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of 21.88% in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 59.83 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 10.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 8.39% (Q1 2027), -2.62% (Q4 2026) and -3.61% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.82 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 19.59% |
| 2 | DraftKings | 17.42 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -4.72% |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.92 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -3.33% |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.97 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 11.53% |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 8.95 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 17.29% |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 8.09 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 16.03% |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.93 Bn | -255.39 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 11.32% |
| 8 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.03 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 17.14% |
| 9 | Super Group (SGHC) | 5.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | 23.39% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 226.18 Mn | 160.38 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 3.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 3.57% |
| May 5, 2026 | 8.39% |
| 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% |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBIT Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();