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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Net Margin over the past 14 years, most recently at 7.5% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Net Margin at 7.5% for Q1 2026, down 924.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 2.32% (down 505.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 2.32%, down 505.0%.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 was 7.5% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 9.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for PLAY hit a ceiling of 14.85% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 9.39% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Net Margin over the past 5 years was 4.78% (2023), compared with a mean of 3.24%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Margin: soared 5610bps in 2022 and later tumbled -924bps in 2026.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Net Margin stood at 0.39% in 2022, then crashed by -382bps to 1.11% in 2023, then tumbled by -548bps to 7.22% in 2024, then crashed by -30bps to 9.39% in 2025, then increased by 20bps to 7.5% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Net Margin were 7.5% (Q1 2026), 9.39% (Q4 2025), and 2.05% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.