Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 9.86% in Q1 2026, down 1148.0% year-on-year from 0.94% in Q1 2025, and up 21.67% quarter-over-quarter from 12.58% in Q4 2025.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBT Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 9.86% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 1148.0% year-over-year to 9.86%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 3.23% (down 651.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.23%, down 651.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 9.86%, up from 12.58% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 19.35% in Q2 2022, with the low at 12.58% in Q4 2025.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 3.99%, with a median of 6.09% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin jumped 5555 bps in 2022 and plunged 1148 bps in 2026.
- Tracing PLAY's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.35% in 2022, then plunged by 724 bps to 2.21% in 2023, then slumped by 318 bps to 9.23% in 2024, then sank by 36 bps to 12.58% in 2025, then grew by 22 bps to 9.86% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 9.86% (Q1 2026), 12.58% (Q4 2025), and 2.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 53.45% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 13.38% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -35.08% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -10.86% |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 5.91% |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 8.16% |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 8.65% |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 17.67% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 447.24 Mn | 430.64 Mn | 779.40 Mn | -9.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | -9.86% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -12.58% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 2.57% |
| May 6, 2025 | 4.65% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 1.63% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | -9.23% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 9.08% |
| May 5, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 8.30% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | -2.21% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 6.09% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 15.18% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 8.28% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.35% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 8.09% |
| May 1, 2022 | 19.35% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 9.29% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.58% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 17.33% |
| May 2, 2021 | 8.36% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -46.26% |
| Nov 1, 2020 | -59.75% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | -175.63% |
| May 3, 2020 | -42.26% |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 10.84% |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 2.17% |
| Aug 4, 2019 | 13.41% |
| May 5, 2019 | 15.88% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 12.36% |
| Nov 4, 2018 | 5.48% |
| Aug 5, 2018 | 14.39% |
| May 6, 2018 | 17.64% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 13.92% |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 7.97% |
| Jul 30, 2017 | 13.95% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 49.48% |
| Jan 29, 2017 | 16.01% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 7.48% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 13.96% |
| May 1, 2016 | 18.73% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 15.22% |
| Nov 1, 2015 | 3.77% |
| Aug 2, 2015 | 8.15% |
| May 3, 2015 | 13.97% |
| Feb 1, 2015 | 11.11% |
| Nov 2, 2014 | -4.17% |
| Aug 3, 2014 | -11.54% |
| May 4, 2014 | 8.32% |
| Feb 2, 2014 | 3.72% |
| Nov 3, 2013 | -9.07% |