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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBITDA over the past 14 years, most recently at -$39.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBITDA fell 550.57% year-over-year to -$39.2 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$48.2 million, down 183.68%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$48.2 million, 183.68% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 was -$39.2 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$42.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA peaked at $70.1 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$42.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $17.8 million and a median of $26.0 million in 2023 define the central range for EBITDA.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA: soared 224.2% in 2022 and later tumbled 550.57% in 2026.
  • Year by year, EBITDA stood at $1.8 million in 2022, then crashed by 405.56% to -$5.5 million in 2023, then plummeted by 494.55% to -$32.7 million in 2024, then plummeted by 30.28% to -$42.6 million in 2025, then increased by 7.98% to -$39.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA for PLAY at -$39.2 million in Q1 2026, -$42.6 million in Q4 2025, and $11.5 million in Q3 2025.