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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 13 years, most recently at $34.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at $34.0 million for Q1 2026, up 155.74% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was -$100.6 million (up 53.83% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$100.6 million, up 53.83%.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $34.0 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$20.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for PLAY hit a ceiling of $108.6 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of -$138.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was -$3.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of -$1.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 301.07% in 2022 and later tumbled 4513.33% in 2024.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Free Cash Flow stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then crashed by 178.95% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 4513.33% to -$138.4 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 85.12% to -$20.6 million in 2025, then surged by 265.05% to $34.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $34.0 million (Q1 2026), -$20.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$55.2 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.