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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly EBITDA came in at $46.9 million in Q2 2026, down 25.79% year-on-year from $63.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 437.41% quarter-over-quarter from -$13.9 million in Q1 2026.

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBITDA history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $46.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA fell 25.79% year-over-year to $46.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $69.8 million, a 64.77% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $86.1 million, down 60.93% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA rose to $46.9 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$13.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA topped out at $121.4 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$16.2 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA is $54.8 million (2022), against an average of $53.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA soared 186.17% in 2022 and plunged 357.14% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBITDA stood at $30.1 million in 2022, then sank by 38.21% to $18.6 million in 2023, then plunged by 66.13% to $6.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 357.14% to -$16.2 million in 2025, then soared by 389.51% to $46.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY EBITDA figures stand at $46.9 million (Q2 2026), -$13.9 million (Q1 2026), and -$16.2 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 4.19 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -10.63 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.47 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -370.52 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 64.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 51.77 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 338.48 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 325.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 214.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 46.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 46.90 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -13.90 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -16.20 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 53.00 Mn
May 6, 2025 63.20 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 44.10 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 6.30 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 84.50 Mn
May 5, 2024 85.50 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 89.50 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 18.60 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 77.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 121.40 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 77.20 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 30.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 56.50 Mn
May 1, 2022 98.70 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 46.57 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 24.47 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 79.17 Mn