Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$8.84 +0.12 (+1.38%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Free Cash Flow of $8.5 million for Q2 2026, down 75.0% on a QoQ basis from $34.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 114.46% year-over-year from $4.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 years, with the latest figure at $8.5 million in 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 was $8.5 million for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from $34.0 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 -$541055.6, with a median of $400000.0 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow soared 301.07% in 2022, then plunged 4513.33% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then slumped by 178.95% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 4513.33% to -$138.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 85.12% to -$20.6 million in 2025, then surged by 141.26% to $8.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $8.5 million (Q2 2026), $34.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$20.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -48.13 Mn
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - -28.24 Mn
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn -68.71 Mn
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn 37.99 Mn
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn -35.54 Mn
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -1.42 Mn
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 8.50 Mn
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 9.75 Mn
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -299,307.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 8.50 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 34.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -20.60 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 -55.20 Mn
May 6, 2025 -58.80 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -61.00 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -138.40 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -14.30 Mn
May 5, 2024 -4.20 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -25.40 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -3.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 21.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 41.20 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 73.20 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 3.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 24.60 Mn
May 1, 2022 108.60 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 56.06 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -25.23 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 93.34 Mn