Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Invested Capital of $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q4 2025, and down 1.59% on a YoY basis from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Invested Capital history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 1.59% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (down 1.59% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.6 billion, down 1.59% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital was $1.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $715.4 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.6 billion in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Invested Capital surged 137.39% in 2023, then slipped 6.44% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then retreated by 6.02% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 10.76% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 0.24% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then retreated by 4.6% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $1.6 billion (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 339.24 Bn | 326.95 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.13 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 177.26 Bn | 183.87 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 124.20 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.20 Bn | 65.06 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 66.17 Bn |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 43.43 Bn | 43.43 Bn | - | 165.26 Mn |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.99 Bn | 31.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 6 | Fox | 25.61 Bn | 22.11 Bn | - | 10.97 Bn |
| 7 | Roku | 21.15 Bn | 18.77 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 2.67 Bn |
| 8 | Liberty Media | 20.63 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 7.78 Bn |
| 9 | News | 16.23 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - | 11.27 Bn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 446.55 Mn | 429.95 Mn | 779.40 Mn | 1.64 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | 1.64 Bn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.72 Bn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 1.76 Bn |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.76 Bn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 1.67 Bn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| May 5, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 1.59 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.70 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.65 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 791.80 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 715.40 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 741.56 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 779.88 Mn |
| May 2, 2021 | 728.64 Mn |