Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$8.84 +0.12 (+1.38%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted EBITDA of $46.9 million for Q2 2026, up 437.41% on a QoQ basis from -$13.9 million in Q1 2026, and down 25.79% year-over-year from $63.2 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBITDA for 14 years, with the latest figure at $46.9 million in 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 $365.2 million, down 20.23% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA was $46.9 million for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$13.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $121.4 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$16.2 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBITDA over 5 years is $53.8 million, with a median of $54.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBITDA surged 186.17% in 2022, then tumbled 357.14% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA stood at $30.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 38.21% to $18.6 million in 2023, then sank by 66.13% to $6.3 million in 2024, then sank by 357.14% to -$16.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 389.51% to $46.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at $46.9 million (Q2 2026), -$13.9 million (Q1 2026), and -$16.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 32.15 Mn
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -61.26 Mn
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 494.13 Mn
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn -5.04 Mn
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn -261,546.61
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn 37.86 Mn
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -11.10 Mn
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 46.90 Mn
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 12.97 Mn
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -763,469.00
Historic Data

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