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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EV to CFO (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted EV to CFO of 3.03 for Q2 2026, down 52.68% on a QoQ basis from 6.39 in Q1 2026, and down 56.68% year-over-year from 6.98 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) EV to CFO (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EV to CFO for 13 years, with the latest figure at 3.03 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EV to CFO fell 56.68% year-over-year to 3.03 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.11, a 50.12% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 2.26, down 26.82% from the prior year.
  • EV to CFO was 3.03 for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from 6.39 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EV to CFO was 27.02 in Q4 2022, with the low at 204.03 in Q4 2024.
  • Average EV to CFO over 5 years is 3.17, with a median of 15.11 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EV to CFO jumped 121.62% in 2022, then plunged 1187.61% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EV to CFO stood at 27.02 in 2022, then plunged by 30.58% to 18.76 in 2023, then slumped by 1187.61% to 204.03 in 2024, then jumped by 104.04% to 8.23 in 2025, then tumbled by 63.25% to 3.03 in 2026.
  • The last three EV to CFO figures came in at 3.03 (Q2 2026), 6.39 (Q1 2026), and 8.23 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 3.03
Feb 3, 2026 6.39
Nov 4, 2025 8.23
Aug 5, 2025 26.63
May 6, 2025 6.98
Feb 4, 2025 8.87
Nov 5, 2024 -204.03
Aug 6, 2024 12.35
May 5, 2024 19.29
Feb 4, 2024 22.48
Oct 29, 2023 18.76
Jul 30, 2023 18.00
Apr 30, 2023 16.23
Jan 29, 2023 12.78
Oct 30, 2022 27.02
Jul 31, 2022 20.13
May 1, 2022 13.98
Jan 30, 2022 19.91
Oct 31, 2021 4,312.06
Aug 1, 2021 12.39