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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Operating Expenses history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $512.3 million for 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 eased to $512.3 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $543.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $543.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $296.5 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $474.2 million (2023), against an average of $463.2 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 73.52% in 2022 and retreated 3.75% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $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, then grew by 10.31% to $512.3 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Operating Expenses figures stand at $512.3 million (Q2 2026), $543.5 million (Q1 2026), and $464.4 million (Q4 2025).