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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.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 155.74% year-over-year to $34.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$100.6 million, up 53.83%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$100.6 million, 53.83% up from the prior year.
  • 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 five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $108.6 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$138.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.1 million and a median of -$3.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: surged 301.07% in 2022 and later crashed 4513.33% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then plummeted by 178.95% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 4513.33% to -$138.4 million in 2024, then surged by 85.12% to -$20.6 million in 2025, then soared by 265.05% to $34.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for PLAY at $34.0 million in Q1 2026, -$20.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$55.2 million in Q3 2025.