Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 85.73% for Q2 2026, up 19.0% year-over-year from 72.04% in Q2 2025, and up 28.04% quarter-over-quarter from 66.96% in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Gross Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 85.73% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Gross Margin rose 19.0% year-over-year to 85.73%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 70.56% (up 721.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 65.52%, down 211.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 85.73%, up from 66.96% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 125.65% in Q1 2022, with the low at 15.15% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 71.14% (2023), against an average of 71.22%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Gross Margin plunged 5343 bps in 2023, then surged 5180 bps in 2026.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Gross Margin stood at 65.96% in 2022, then gained by 27 bps to 83.64% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 85.03% in 2024, then retreated by 28 bps to 61.0% in 2025, then soared by 41 bps to 85.73% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Gross Margin at 85.73% in Q2 2026, 66.96% in Q1 2026, and 61.0% in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 85.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 85.73% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 66.96% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 61.00% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 66.47% |
| May 6, 2025 | 85.54% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 15.15% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 85.03% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 69.38% |
| May 5, 2024 | 70.07% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 31.27% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 83.64% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 69.45% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 72.21% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 72.22% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 65.96% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 83.86% |
| May 1, 2022 | 72.42% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 125.65% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 83.45% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 84.72% |