Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2016 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded Long-Term Debt Issuances of $240 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), up 11.1% from $216 million a year earlier and up 77.8% from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Long-Term Debt Issuances came in at $682 million as of Aug 4, 2026, down 59.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was $813 million, down 43.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Long-Term Debt Issuances has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Long-Term Debt Issuances came in at $1.45 billion in FY2025 (+577.6%), $213.7 million in FY2024 (-74.0%), $821.5 million in FY2023 (+889.8%) and $83 million in FY2022 (-88.7%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Long-Term Debt Issuances since fiscal Q1 2026.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Debt Issuances rose in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 53.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Debt Issuances in the last five years was growth of 277.4% in fiscal Q4 2025, against a decline of 89.2% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $135 million (Q1 2027), $128 million (Q4 2026) and $179 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Issuance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.54 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 13.66 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn |
| 3 | DraftKings | 10.19 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 551.45 Mn | - |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.99 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 119.21 Mn | - |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.33 Bn | 412.26 Mn | - |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.77 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 758.95 Mn | - |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.33 Bn | -1.71 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 5.90 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 410.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 252.44 Mn | 186.64 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 240.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 240.00 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 135.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 128.00 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 179.00 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 216.00 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 290.00 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 254.00 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 924.00 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 189.00 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 81.00 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 67.30 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 59.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 87.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 807.50 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 14.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 18.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2021 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 44.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2020 | 550.00 Mn |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Long-Term Debt Issuances API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-debt-issuances&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-issuances", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-debt-issuances&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();