Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Net Margin (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Net Margin came in at 1.02% in Q2 2026, down 280.0% year-on-year from 0.57% in Q2 2025, and up 113.6% quarter-over-quarter from 7.5% in Q1 2026.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Net Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Net Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.02% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 280.0% year-over-year to 1.02% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 3.09%, a 492.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 2.32%, down 505.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin climbed to 1.02% in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from 7.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 14.85% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 9.39% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.3% (2025), against an average of 3.12%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 5610 bps in 2022 and tumbled 924 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 0.39% in 2022, then slumped by 382 bps to 1.11% in 2023, then plunged by 548 bps to 7.22% in 2024, then tumbled by 30 bps to 9.39% in 2025, then soared by 111 bps to 1.02% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Net Margin figures stand at 1.02% (Q2 2026), 7.5% (Q1 2026), and 9.39% (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 27.08%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 9.79%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -32.68%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -11.35%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 7.45%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 6.86%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 15.54%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 4.16%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 1.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 1.02%
Feb 3, 2026 -7.50%
Nov 4, 2025 -9.39%
Aug 5, 2025 2.05%
May 6, 2025 3.82%
Feb 4, 2025 1.74%
Nov 5, 2024 -7.22%
Aug 6, 2024 7.23%
May 5, 2024 7.04%
Feb 4, 2024 6.03%
Oct 29, 2023 -1.11%
Jul 30, 2023 4.78%
Apr 30, 2023 11.74%
Jan 29, 2023 6.94%
Oct 30, 2022 0.39%
Jul 31, 2022 6.21%
May 1, 2022 14.85%
Jan 30, 2022 7.49%
Oct 31, 2021 3.33%
Aug 1, 2021 13.97%