Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Net Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Net Margin of 1.02% for Q2 2026, down 280.0% year-over-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.
- In Q2 2026, Net Margin fell 280.0% year-over-year to 1.02%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 3.09% (down 492.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.32%, down 505.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 1.02%, 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.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.3% (2025), against an average of 3.12%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Net Margin soared 5610 bps in 2022, then slumped 924 bps in 2026.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's 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 surged by 111 bps to 1.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Net Margin at 1.02% in Q2 2026, 7.5% in Q1 2026, and 9.39% in Q4 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 27.08% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 11.26% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.86% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.23% |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 0.86% |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | 12.12% |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 19.93% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 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% |