Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 8.39% in Q2 2026, down 275.0% year-on-year from 4.79% in Q2 2025, and up 419.55% quarter-over-quarter from 2.62% in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBITDA Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.39% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 275.0% year-over-year to 8.39% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 3.33%, a 605.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 4.09%, down 624.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin grew to 8.39% in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from 2.62% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 21.88% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 3.61% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 11.6% (2022), against an average of 10.17%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 5983 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1088 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 6.26% in 2022, then slumped by 36 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then tumbled by 65 bps to 1.39% in 2024, then plunged by 360 bps to 3.61% in 2025, then surged by 332 bps to 8.39% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY EBITDA Margin figures stand at 8.39% (Q2 2026), 2.62% (Q1 2026), and 3.61% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | -42.23% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -27.76% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -9.77% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 9.00% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 4.15% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 21.20% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 8.14% |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 9.79% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 8.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 20.96% |