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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 7.5% in Q1 2026, up 20.19% quarter-over-quarter from 9.39% in Q4 2025, and down 924.0% on a YoY basis from 0.91% in Q1 2025.

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 7.5% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 924.0% year-over-year to 7.5%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 2.32% (down 505.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.32%, down 505.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 7.5% for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 9.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 14.85% in Q2 2022 to a low of 9.39% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.24% across 5 years, with a median of 4.78% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Net Margin jumped 5610 bps in 2022, then tumbled 924 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 0.39% in 2022, then plunged by 382 bps to 1.11% in 2023, then slumped by 548 bps to 7.22% in 2024, then sank by 30 bps to 9.39% in 2025, then grew by 20 bps to 7.5% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 7.5% (Q1 2026), 9.39% (Q4 2025), and 2.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 43.13%
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn 9.79%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn -32.68%
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -73.15%
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn -11.35%
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - 4.16%
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn 6.87%
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 7.45%
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - -
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 Mn 779.40 Mn -7.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
May 2, 2021 7.40%