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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly EBT came in at -$52.2 million in Q1 2026, down 700.0% year-on-year from $8.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$56.4 million in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBT for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$52.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT fell 700.0% year-over-year to -$52.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$67.9 million (down 197.14% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$67.9 million, down 197.14% from the prior year.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 stood at -$52.2 million, up from -$56.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT was $90.7 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$56.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBT over 5 years is $21.8 million, with a median of $31.9 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, EBT jumped 293.67% in 2022 and plunged 705.88% in 2023.
  • Tracing PLAY's EBT over 5 years: stood at $1.7 million in 2022, then sank by 705.88% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 305.83% to -$41.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 34.93% to -$56.4 million in 2025, then rose by 7.45% to -$52.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBT figures came in at -$52.2 million (Q1 2026), -$56.4 million (Q4 2025), and $14.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 6.55 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 3.37 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -3.12 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn -412.10 Mn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 236.00 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 58.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 88.65 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 189.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 282.14 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 Mn 779.40 Mn -52.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 -52.20 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -56.40 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 14.30 Mn
May 6, 2025 26.40 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 8.70 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -41.80 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 50.60 Mn
May 5, 2024 52.40 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 49.70 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -10.30 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 33.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 90.70 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 46.70 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 1.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 37.90 Mn
May 1, 2022 87.30 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 31.87 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 8.22 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 65.44 Mn
May 2, 2021 22.18 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 -54.04 Mn
Nov 1, 2020 -65.16 Mn
Aug 2, 2020 -89.28 Mn
May 3, 2020 -67.53 Mn
Feb 2, 2020 37.62 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 6.50 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 46.21 Mn
May 5, 2019 57.75 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 40.99 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 15.47 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 45.93 Mn
May 6, 2018 58.60 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 42.46 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 19.93 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 39.16 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 64.23 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 43.26 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 17.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 34.11 Mn
May 1, 2016 49.06 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 35.66 Mn
Nov 1, 2015 7.28 Mn
Aug 2, 2015 17.72 Mn
May 3, 2015 31.10 Mn
Feb 1, 2015 23.01 Mn
Nov 2, 2014 -6.81 Mn
Aug 3, 2014 -20.92 Mn
May 4, 2014 16.22 Mn
Feb 2, 2014 6.38 Mn
Nov 3, 2013 -12.91 Mn