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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |