Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 6.42% in Q1 2026, up 239.68% quarter-over-quarter from 4.6% in Q4 2025, and up 1783.0% on a YoY basis from 0.34% in Q1 2025.
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 6.42% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 1783.0% year-over-year to 6.42%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 4.78% (up 543.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 4.78%, up 543.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 6.42% for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 4.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 24.07% in Q2 2022 to a low of 30.55% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 0.1% across 5 years, with a median of 0.64% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin soared 4021 bps in 2022, then plunged 2991 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 0.79% in 2022, then plunged 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 240 bps to 6.42% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.42% (Q1 2026), 4.6% (Q4 2025), and 9.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 339.24 Bn | 326.95 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 41.59% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 177.26 Bn | 183.87 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 19.63% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.20 Bn | 65.06 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -5.35% |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 43.43 Bn | 43.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.99 Bn | 31.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 53.52% |
| 6 | Fox | 25.61 Bn | 22.11 Bn | - | 44.24% |
| 7 | Roku | 21.15 Bn | 18.77 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 15.91% |
| 8 | Liberty Media | 20.63 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 47.40% |
| 9 | News | 16.23 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - | 18.26% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 446.55 Mn | 429.95 Mn | 779.40 Mn | 6.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 2, 2021 | 25.19% |