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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBT over the past 14 years, most recently at -$52.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put EBT at -$52.2 million for Q1 2026, down 700.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was -$67.9 million (down 197.14% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$67.9 million, down 197.14%.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 was -$52.2 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$56.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT for PLAY hit a ceiling of $90.7 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$56.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median EBT over the past 5 years was $31.9 million (2022), compared with a mean of $21.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT: skyrocketed 293.67% in 2022 and later crashed 705.88% in 2023.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBT stood at $1.7 million in 2022, then crashed by 705.88% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then crashed 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 reported values for EBT were -$52.2 million (Q1 2026), -$56.4 million (Q4 2025), and $14.3 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.