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) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Gross Margin of 66.61% for Q2 2026, down 0.51% on a QoQ basis from 66.96% in Q1 2026, and down 20.0% year-over-year from 83.27% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Gross Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 66.61% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 20.0% year-over-year to 66.61% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 65.46%, a 127.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 65.52%, down 211.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 66.61% for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from 66.96% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 72.42% in Q2 2022, with the low at 61.0% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 67.93%, with a median of 67.83% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 425 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 1469 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 65.96% in 2022, then dropped by 3 bps to 64.08% in 2023, then declined by 3 bps to 62.25% in 2024, then fell by 2 bps to 61.0% in 2025, then increased by 9 bps to 66.61% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 66.61% (Q2 2026), 66.96% (Q1 2026), and 61.0% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 42.77%
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn 51.84%
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - -
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn 17.40%
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn 82.06%
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn 65.79%
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn 52.85%
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 66.61%
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - -
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 66.61%
Feb 3, 2026 66.96%
Nov 4, 2025 61.00%
Aug 5, 2025 66.47%
May 6, 2025 66.81%
Feb 4, 2025 67.67%
Nov 5, 2024 62.25%
Aug 6, 2024 69.38%
May 5, 2024 70.07%
Feb 4, 2024 71.59%
Oct 29, 2023 64.08%
Jul 30, 2023 69.45%
Apr 30, 2023 72.21%
Jan 29, 2023 72.22%
Oct 30, 2022 65.96%
Jul 31, 2022 69.58%
May 1, 2022 72.42%
Jan 30, 2022 67.99%
Oct 31, 2021 67.51%
Aug 1, 2021 72.16%