Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly EBT came in at $10.0 million in Q2 2026, down 62.12% year-on-year from $26.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 119.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$52.2 million in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBT history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $10.0 million for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT fell 62.12% year-over-year to $10.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$84.3 million, a 292.03% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$67.9 million, down 197.14% from the prior year.
- EBT rose to $10.0 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$52.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT topped out at $90.7 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$56.4 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT is $29.1 million (2022), against an average of $21.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, EBT jumped 293.67% in 2022 and plunged 705.88% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBT stood at $1.7 million in 2022, then plunged by 705.88% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 305.83% to -$41.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 34.93% to -$56.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 117.73% to $10.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY EBT figures stand at $10.0 million (Q2 2026), -$52.2 million (Q1 2026), and -$56.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 4.07 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -3.12 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -412.10 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 58.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 88.65 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 282.10 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 236.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 189.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 10.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 10.00 Mn |
| 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 |