Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$9.97 +0.04 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2020)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.13 for Q2 2020, down 142.97% year-over-year from 0.3 in Q2 2019, and down 115.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.8 in Q4 2019.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.13 for Q2 2020.

  • In Q2 2020, FCF Payout Ratio fell 142.97% year-over-year to 0.13; the TTM figure through Jan 2021 stood at 0.04 (down 114.31% YoY), while the FY2021 annual figure was 0.04, down 114.31% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2020 stood at 0.13, down from 0.8 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.18 in Q4 2018, with the low at 0.13 in Q2 2020.
  • The 3-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.28 (2019), against an average of 0.41.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2020: FCF Payout Ratio sank 31.71% in 2019, then plunged 142.97% in 2020.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.18 in 2018, then slumped by 31.71% to 0.8 in 2019, then sank by 115.88% to 0.13 in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAY's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.13 in Q2 2020, 0.8 in Q4 2019, and 0.26 in Q3 2019.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn 0.03
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 1.16
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - 0.02
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn -
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn -
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - 0.20
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 0.46
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 344.52 Mn 324.92 Mn 479.40 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 3, 2020 -0.13
Nov 3, 2019 0.80
Aug 4, 2019 0.26
May 5, 2019 0.30
Feb 3, 2019 0.02
Nov 4, 2018 1.18