Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Non Operating Interest Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Non Operating Interest Expenses was $38 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 1.8% from $38.7 million a year earlier but up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Non Operating Interest Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Non Operating Interest Expenses was $153.4 million through Aug 4, 2026, up 6.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was $154 million, up 13.8% from FY2025.
- Non Operating Interest Expenses has now increased for nine consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 33.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Non Operating Interest Expenses was $135.3 million in FY2025 (+6.2%), $127.4 million in FY2024 (+45.8%), $87.4 million in FY2023 (+62.2%) and $53.9 million in FY2022 (+46.1%).
- Quarterly Non Operating Interest Expenses has moved between $11.4 million (fiscal Q1 2023) and $40.2 million (fiscal Q3 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Non Operating Interest Expenses was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Non Operating Interest Expenses over five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 169.3%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 23.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAY's Non Operating Interest Expenses in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $36.9 million (Q1 2027), $38.3 million (Q4 2026) and $40.2 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Non Operating Interest Expenses (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.50 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.89 Bn | 12.55 Bn | 551.45 Mn | - |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.77 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 4.45 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 8.91 Bn | 8.14 Bn | 412.26 Mn | - |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 8.21 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 152.18 Mn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.81 Bn | -371.12 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 102.13 Mn |
| 8 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Super Group (SGHC) | 5.74 Bn | 3.73 Bn | - | -8.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 222.34 Mn | 156.54 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 38.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 38.00 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 36.90 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 38.30 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 40.20 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 38.70 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 36.80 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 35.40 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 32.90 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 33.90 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 33.10 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 34.90 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 28.90 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 32.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 30.70 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 30.50 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 28.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.10 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 11.40 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 11.93 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.42 Mn |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Non Operating Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-operating-interest-expenses&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-operating-interest-expenses", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-operating-interest-expenses&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();