Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBT Margin was -3.42% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 5.98 percentage points from 2.57% a year earlier and down 5.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBT Margin was -5.63% through Aug 4, 2026, down 5.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it came in at -3.23%, down 6.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +63.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 3.28% in FY2025 (-4.12 pp), 7.40% in FY2024 (-1.44 pp), 8.84% in FY2023 (-0.96 pp) and 9.79% in FY2022 (+76.32 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between -12.58% (fiscal Q3 2026) and 19.35% (fiscal Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 62.34 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 11.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAY's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 1.79% (Q1 2027), -9.86% (Q4 2026) and -12.58% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.24 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 14.62% |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 14.20 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -6.91% |
| 3 | DraftKings | 10.45 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -4.98% |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.62 Bn | 9.22 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 12.08% |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.36 Bn | 8.59 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 15.54% |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.68 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 10.70% |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.42 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 9.29% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 18.12% |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 5.91 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.50 Bn | -1.77% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 255.85 Mn | 190.05 Mn | 460.90 Mn | -3.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -3.42% |
| 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% |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();