Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$8.84 +0.12 (+1.38%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Net Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Net Cash Flow of $3.0 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $3.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 40.0% year-over-year from $5.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Net Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Net Cash Flow for 13 years, with the latest figure at $3.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow fell 40.0% year-over-year to $3.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $7.7 million, a 138.12% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $9.7 million, up 131.91% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $3.0 million for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, roughly flat from $3.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $113.2 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$90.1 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$411888.9, with a median of -$1.4 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Net Cash Flow was 6688.87% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 338.46% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at $7.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 338.46% to -$18.6 million in 2023, then soared by 75.81% to -$4.5 million in 2024, then soared by 135.56% to $1.6 million in 2025, then surged by 87.5% to $3.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $3.0 million (Q2 2026), $3.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 57.47 Mn
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -78.15 Mn
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - -20.22 Mn
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn 10.10 Mn
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn 23.77 Mn
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn -19.40 Mn
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -17.72 Mn
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 3.00 Mn
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - -486,000.00
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - 4.68 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 3.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 3.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 1.60 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 100,000.00
May 6, 2025 5.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -1.70 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -4.50 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -19.00 Mn
May 5, 2024 -5.20 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -26.70 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -18.60 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -8.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -90.10 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 73.40 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 7.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -38.70 Mn
May 1, 2022 113.20 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 -1.11 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -80.80 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 87.65 Mn