Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $10.1 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), up 7.4% from $9.4 million a year earlier and up 12.2% from the prior quarter.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $9 million, down 10.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $10.1 million in FY2025 (+68.3%), $6 million in FY2024, $500,000 in FY2023 (-95.0%) and $9.96 million in FY2022 (+69.6%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has run from a low of $400,000 in fiscal Q1 2024 to a high of $11.3 million in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with growth of 306.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 95.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior fiscal quarters was $9 million (Q1 2027), $9 million (Q4 2026) and $10.2 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.50 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.89 Bn | 12.55 Bn | 551.45 Mn |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.77 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 119.21 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 8.91 Bn | 8.14 Bn | 412.26 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 8.21 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 758.95 Mn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.81 Bn | -371.12 Mn | 1.98 Bn |
| 8 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 9 | Super Group (SGHC) | 5.74 Bn | 3.73 Bn | - |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 222.34 Mn | 156.54 Mn | 460.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 10.10 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 9.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 9.00 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 10.20 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 9.40 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 11.30 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 10.10 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 7.30 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 7.20 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 6.10 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 6.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 5.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 400,000.00 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 500,000.00 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.35 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 8.21 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 9.20 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 9.96 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 9.47 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 7.31 Mn |
API Access
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Long-Term Deferred Tax API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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-deferred-tax&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();