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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) has 8 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $464.4 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 3.96% year-over-year to $464.4 million; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached $2.0 billion, up 1.67%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.9 billion, 0.72% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $464.4 million in Q4 2025 per PLAY's latest filing, down from $504.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $509.5 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $170.9 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $413.7 million, with a median of $457.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 126.2% in 2021, down 44.8% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $293.5 million in 2021, then surged by 53.69% to $451.1 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.62% to $448.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 0.36% to $446.7 million in 2024, then rose by 3.96% to $464.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Expenses were $464.4 million in Q4 2025, $504.3 million in Q3 2025, and $504.5 million in Q2 2025.