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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.

  • Quarterly results put EBITDA at -$39.2 million for Q1 2026, down 550.57% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was -$48.2 million (down 183.68% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$48.2 million, down 183.68%.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 was -$39.2 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$42.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA for PLAY hit a ceiling of $70.1 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$42.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median EBITDA over the past 5 years was $26.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $17.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA: surged 224.2% in 2022 and later plummeted 550.57% in 2026.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBITDA stood at $1.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 405.56% to -$5.5 million in 2023, then crashed by 494.55% to -$32.7 million in 2024, then crashed by 30.28% to -$42.6 million in 2025, then grew by 7.98% to -$39.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for EBITDA were -$39.2 million (Q1 2026), -$42.6 million (Q4 2025), and $11.5 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.