Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $8.5 million in Q2 2026, up 114.46% year-on-year from $4.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 75.0% quarter-over-quarter from $34.0 million in Q1 2026.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Free Cash Flow history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 114.46% year-over-year to $8.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$33.3 million, a 87.78% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$100.6 million, up 53.83% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $8.5 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $34.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $108.6 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$138.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $400000.0 (2022), against an average of -$541055.6.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 301.07% in 2022 and sank 4513.33% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then sank by 178.95% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then sank by 4513.33% to -$138.4 million in 2024, then soared by 85.12% to -$20.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 141.26% to $8.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Free Cash Flow figures stand at $8.5 million (Q2 2026), $34.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$20.6 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 4.94 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -476.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.03 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 78.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 203.76 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 674.56 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 1.77 Bn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 399.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 8.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 8.50 Mn
May 5, 2026 8.50 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 34.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 34.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -20.60 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -20.60 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -55.20 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -55.20 Mn
May 6, 2025 -58.80 Mn
May 6, 2025 -58.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -61.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -61.00 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -138.40 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -138.40 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -14.30 Mn
May 5, 2024 -4.20 Mn
May 5, 2024 -4.20 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -25.40 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -25.40 Mn