Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$9.97 +0.04 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.27 for Q2 2026, down 25.99% year-over-year from 1.72 in Q2 2025, and up 450.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.36 in Q1 2026.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.27 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 25.99% year-over-year to 1.27; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.45 (down 50.73% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.4, down 62.47% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 1.27, up from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.84 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.4 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 0.98 (2024), against an average of 1.55.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 10869.59% in 2023, then plunged 310.45% in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then soared by 5475.56% to 0.64 in 2023, then plunged by 70.25% to 0.19 in 2024, then slumped by 310.45% to 0.4 in 2025, then jumped by 415.4% to 1.27 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAY's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.27 in Q2 2026, 0.36 in Q1 2026, and 0.4 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn 23.86
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn -19.25
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn 0.46
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 5.37
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - 10.49
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn 0.59
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 0.27
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - 5.88
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 6.09
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 344.52 Mn 324.92 Mn 479.40 Mn 1.27

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 1.27
Feb 3, 2026 -0.36
Nov 4, 2025 -0.40
Aug 5, 2025 1.37
May 6, 2025 1.72
Feb 4, 2025 0.39
Nov 5, 2024 0.19
Aug 6, 2024 2.49
May 5, 2024 2.39
Feb 4, 2024 0.70
Oct 29, 2023 0.64
Jul 30, 2023 2.34
Apr 30, 2023 3.95
Jan 29, 2023 0.58
Oct 30, 2022 0.01
Jul 31, 2022 0.02
May 1, 2022 5.84
Jan 30, 2022 4.66
Oct 31, 2021 1.82
Aug 1, 2021 5.77