Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted EBT Margin of 1.79% for Q2 2026, up 118.14% on a QoQ basis from 9.86% in Q1 2026, and down 286.0% year-over-year from 0.96% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EBT Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 1.79% in 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 was 1.79% for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 9.86% 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 3.87%, with a median of 5.37% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: EBT Margin soared 5555 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1148 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin 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 surged by 114 bps to 1.79% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.79% (Q2 2026), 9.86% (Q1 2026), and 12.58% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 12.08%
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -20.81%
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 36.99%
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn -4.36%
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn -8.03%
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn -12.72%
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -29.48%
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 1.79%
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 11.67%
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -16.26%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%