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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 14 years, most recently at 7.4% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 903.0% year-over-year to 7.4%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 2.29%, down 499.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 2.29%, 499.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 was 7.4% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 9.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 15.14% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 9.5% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 3.29% and a median of 4.8% in 2023 define the central range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: skyrocketed 5512bps in 2022 and later plummeted -903bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 0.37% in 2022, then plummeted by -415bps to 1.18% in 2023, then crashed by -513bps to 7.22% in 2024, then tumbled by -32bps to 9.5% in 2025, then rose by 22bps to 7.4% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for PLAY at 7.4% in Q1 2026, 9.5% in Q4 2025, and 2.06% in Q3 2025.