Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 1.52% in Q2 2026, up 1188.0% year-on-year from 0.12% in Q2 2025, and down 76.32% quarter-over-quarter from 6.42% in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's FCF Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.52% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1188.0% year-over-year to 1.52% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.59%, a 1131.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 4.78%, up 543.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin fell to 1.52% in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from 6.42% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 24.07% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 30.55% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 0.07% (2022), against an average of 0.18%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 4021 bps in 2022 and plunged 2991 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 0.79% in 2022, then sank by 181 bps to 0.64% in 2023, then tumbled by 4655 bps to 30.55% in 2024, then surged by 85 bps to 4.6% in 2025, then surged by 133 bps to 1.52% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY FCF Margin figures stand at 1.52% (Q2 2026), 6.42% (Q1 2026), and 4.6% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 12.14% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 19.63% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -5.35% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 53.52% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 10.97% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 16.32% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 42.24% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 44.24% |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 18.26% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 1.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 1.52% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 6.42% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -4.60% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | -9.90% |
| May 6, 2025 | -10.36% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | -11.41% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | -30.55% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | -2.57% |
| May 5, 2024 | -0.71% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | -4.24% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | -0.64% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 3.91% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.90% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 12.99% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.79% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 5.25% |
| May 1, 2022 | 24.07% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 16.34% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -7.94% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 24.72% |