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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $34.0 million in Q1 2026, up 155.74% year-on-year from $13.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 265.05% quarter-over-quarter from -$20.6 million in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 years, with the latest figure at $34.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 155.74% year-over-year to $34.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$100.6 million (up 53.83% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$100.6 million, up 53.83% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $34.0 million, up from -$20.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $108.6 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$138.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$1.1 million, with a median of -$3.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow jumped 301.07% in 2022 and plunged 4513.33% in 2024.
  • Tracing PLAY's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 178.95% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then sank by 4513.33% to -$138.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 85.12% to -$20.6 million in 2025, then surged by 265.05% to $34.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $34.0 million (Q1 2026), -$20.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$55.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 5.09 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 4.94 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -476.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.03 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 1.77 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 337.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 198.76 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 399.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 674.56 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 Mn 779.40 Mn 34.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Oct 29, 2023 -3.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -3.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 21.20 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 21.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 41.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 41.20 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 73.20 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 73.20 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 3.80 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 3.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 24.60 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 24.60 Mn
May 1, 2022 108.60 Mn
May 1, 2022 108.60 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 56.06 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 56.06 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -25.23 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -25.23 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 93.34 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 93.34 Mn
May 2, 2021 66.84 Mn
May 2, 2021 66.84 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 -27.88 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 -27.88 Mn
Nov 1, 2020 -27.37 Mn
Nov 1, 2020 -27.37 Mn
Aug 2, 2020 -38.64 Mn
Aug 2, 2020 -38.64 Mn
May 3, 2020 -38.35 Mn
May 3, 2020 -38.35 Mn
Feb 2, 2020 15.95 Mn
Feb 2, 2020 15.95 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 6.09 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 6.09 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 20.32 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 20.32 Mn
May 5, 2019 18.49 Mn
May 5, 2019 18.49 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 48.08 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 48.08 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 4.97 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 4.97 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 30.73 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 30.73 Mn
May 6, 2018 37.56 Mn
May 6, 2018 37.56 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 -6.01 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 -6.01 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 -7.56 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 -7.56 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 8.25 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 8.25 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 50.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 50.10 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 7.49 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 7.49 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 6.34 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 6.34 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -1.60 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -1.60 Mn
May 1, 2016 38.53 Mn
May 1, 2016 38.53 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 21.39 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 21.39 Mn
Nov 1, 2015 -4.77 Mn
Nov 1, 2015 -4.77 Mn
Aug 2, 2015 -7.39 Mn
Aug 2, 2015 -7.39 Mn
May 3, 2015 14.87 Mn
May 3, 2015 14.87 Mn
Feb 1, 2015 -79.49 Mn
Feb 1, 2015 -79.49 Mn
Nov 2, 2014 85.44 Mn
Nov 2, 2014 85.44 Mn
Aug 3, 2014 -107.49 Mn
Aug 3, 2014 -107.49 Mn
May 4, 2014 58.57 Mn
May 4, 2014 58.57 Mn
Feb 2, 2014 -7.00 Mn
Feb 2, 2014 -7.00 Mn