Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
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At close: Oct 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)

Updated

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded Invested Capital of $1.6 billion in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 7.4% from $1.72 billion a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), Dave & Buster's Entertainment reported Invested Capital of $1.61 billion, down 1.1% from FY2025.

  • Annual Invested Capital has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
  • Across earlier fiscal years, Invested Capital came in at $1.63 billion in FY2025 (+5.7%), $1.54 billion in FY2024 (-5.9%), $1.64 billion in FY2023 (+132.3%) and $706.8 million in FY2022 (-5.7%).
  • The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since fiscal Q2 2025.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Invested Capital in the last five years was growth of 132.3% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 7.4% in fiscal Q2 2027 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.6 billion (Q1 2027), $1.61 billion (Q4 2026) and $1.69 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Las Vegas Sands 24.50 Bn 10.92 Bn 1.48 Bn 16.16 Bn
2 DraftKings 16.89 Bn 12.55 Bn 551.45 Mn 1.14 Bn
3 Flutter Entertainment 12.94 Bn 6.68 Bn 1.71 Bn 20.96 Bn
4 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.77 Bn 9.37 Bn 119.21 Mn -4.80 Mn
5 Life Time Group Holdings 8.91 Bn 8.14 Bn 412.26 Mn 4.80 Bn
6 Wynn Resorts 8.21 Bn 1.77 Bn 758.95 Mn 9.82 Bn
7 MGM Resorts International 7.81 Bn -371.12 Mn 1.98 Bn 9.44 Bn
8 Caesars Entertainment 6.04 Bn 2.66 Bn 1.50 Bn 15.25 Bn
9 Super Group (SGHC) 5.74 Bn 3.73 Bn - 857.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 222.34 Mn 156.54 Mn 460.90 Mn 1.60 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 4, 2026 1.60 Bn
May 5, 2026 1.60 Bn
Feb 3, 2026 1.61 Bn
Nov 4, 2025 1.69 Bn
Aug 5, 2025 1.72 Bn
May 6, 2025 1.72 Bn
Feb 4, 2025 1.63 Bn
Nov 5, 2024 1.68 Bn
Aug 6, 2024 1.59 Bn
May 5, 2024 1.59 Bn
Feb 4, 2024 1.54 Bn
Oct 29, 2023 1.50 Bn
Jul 30, 2023 1.60 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.59 Bn
Jan 29, 2023 1.64 Bn
Oct 30, 2022 1.59 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 1.58 Bn
May 1, 2022 783.77 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 706.80 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 731.24 Mn
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