Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 1.79% in Q2 2026, down 286.0% year-on-year from 0.96% in Q2 2025, and up 118.14% quarter-over-quarter from 9.86% in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBT Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.79% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 286.0% year-over-year to 1.79% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 4.03%, a 610.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.23%, down 651.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin improved to 1.79% in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from 9.86% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 19.35% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 12.58% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 5.37% (2023), against an average of 3.87%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin jumped 5555 bps in 2022 and plunged 1148 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 0.35% in 2022, then tumbled by 724 bps to 2.21% in 2023, then sank by 318 bps to 9.23% in 2024, then plunged by 36 bps to 12.58% in 2025, then jumped by 114 bps to 1.79% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY EBT Margin figures stand at 1.79% (Q2 2026), 9.86% (Q1 2026), and 12.58% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 32.39% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 13.38% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -35.08% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -10.86% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 8.16% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 7.10% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 17.67% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 5.91% |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 8.65% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 1.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 1.79% |
| 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% |