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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.

  • For Q1 2026, EBT fell 700.0% year-over-year to -$52.2 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$67.9 million, down 197.14%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$67.9 million, 197.14% down from the prior year.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 was -$52.2 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$56.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT peaked at $90.7 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$56.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $21.8 million and a median of $31.9 million in 2022 define the central range for EBT.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT: surged 293.67% in 2022 and later plummeted 705.88% in 2023.
  • Year by year, EBT stood at $1.7 million in 2022, then plummeted by 705.88% to -$10.3 million in 2023, then plummeted by 305.83% to -$41.8 million in 2024, then crashed by 34.93% to -$56.4 million in 2025, then grew by 7.45% to -$52.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT for PLAY at -$52.2 million in Q1 2026, -$56.4 million in Q4 2025, and $14.3 million in Q3 2025.