Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$8.84 +0.12 (+1.38%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted EV to FCF of 40.51 for Q2 2026, up 109.11% on a QoQ basis from 19.37 in Q1 2026, and up 455.98% year-over-year from 7.29 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported EV to FCF for 13 years, with the latest figure at 40.51 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EV to FCF rose 455.98% year-over-year to 40.51 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 10.34, a 321.1% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 6.55, down 47.6% from the prior year.
  • EV to FCF was 40.51 for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 19.37 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EV to FCF was 482.87 in Q4 2022, with the low at 499.81 in Q2 2024.
  • Average EV to FCF over 5 years is 21.29, with a median of 4.26 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EV to FCF soared 789.2% in 2022, then sank 1472.85% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EV to FCF stood at 482.87 in 2022, then slumped by 191.69% to 442.73 in 2023, then soared by 97.6% to 10.61 in 2024, then tumbled by 118.39% to 23.18 in 2025, then jumped by 274.74% to 40.51 in 2026.
  • The last three EV to FCF figures came in at 40.51 (Q2 2026), 19.37 (Q1 2026), and 23.18 (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 40.51
Feb 3, 2026 19.37
Nov 4, 2025 -23.18
Aug 5, 2025 -16.40
May 6, 2025 -11.38
Feb 4, 2025 -15.84
Nov 5, 2024 -10.61
Aug 6, 2024 -87.93
May 5, 2024 -499.81
Feb 4, 2024 -86.03
Oct 29, 2023 -442.73
Jul 30, 2023 88.12
Apr 30, 2023 36.41
Jan 29, 2023 25.03
Oct 30, 2022 482.87
Jul 31, 2022 69.16
May 1, 2022 19.13
Jan 30, 2022 30.08
Oct 31, 2021 -70.06
Aug 1, 2021 16.05