Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Operating Expenses for 14 years, with the latest figure at $512.3 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 1.55% year-over-year to $512.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $2.0 billion, a 5.77% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.0 billion, up 5.46% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $512.3 million for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from $543.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $543.5 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $296.5 million in Q1 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $463.2 million, with a median of $474.2 million recorded in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 73.52% in 2022, then fell 3.75% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $451.1 million in 2022, then declined by 0.62% to $448.3 million in 2023, then declined by 0.36% to $446.7 million in 2024, then gained by 3.96% to $464.4 million in 2025, then rose by 10.31% to $512.3 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $512.3 million (Q2 2026), $543.5 million (Q1 2026), and $464.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.