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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Income (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Operating Income over the past 14 years, most recently at -$13.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Income at -$13.9 million for Q1 2026, down 131.52% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $86.1 million (down 60.93% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $86.1 million, down 60.93%.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 was -$13.9 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$16.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Income for PLAY hit a ceiling of $121.4 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$16.2 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median Operating Income over the past 5 years was $56.5 million (2022), compared with a mean of $54.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Income: soared 186.17% in 2022 and later tumbled 357.14% in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Operating Income stood at $30.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 38.21% to $18.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 66.13% to $6.3 million in 2024, then crashed by 357.14% to -$16.2 million in 2025, then rose by 14.2% to -$13.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Income were -$13.9 million (Q1 2026), -$16.2 million (Q4 2025), and $53.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.