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

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DateValue
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