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 Margin (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Net Margin of 1.02% for Q2 2026, up 113.6% on a QoQ basis from 7.5% in Q1 2026, and down 280.0% year-over-year from 0.57% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Net Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 1.02% in 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 was 1.02% for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 7.5% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 14.85% in Q2 2022, with the low at 9.39% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 3.12%, with a median of 4.3% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Net Margin surged 5610 bps in 2022, then slumped 924 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 0.39% in 2022, then tumbled by 382 bps to 1.11% in 2023, then sank by 548 bps to 7.22% in 2024, then plunged by 30 bps to 9.39% in 2025, then jumped by 111 bps to 1.02% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.02% (Q2 2026), 7.5% (Q1 2026), and 9.39% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 10.15%
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -12.37%
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 28.23%
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn -3.95%
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn -9.84%
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn -9.43%
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -30.50%
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 1.02%
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 8.79%
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -5.54%
Historic Data

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%