Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Income (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Operating Income of $46.9 million for Q2 2026, down 25.79% year-over-year from $63.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 437.41% quarter-over-quarter from -$13.9 million in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Income (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Operating Income history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $46.9 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Income fell 25.79% year-over-year to $46.9 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $69.8 million (down 64.77% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $86.1 million, down 60.93% from the prior year.
- Operating Income for Q2 2026 stood at $46.9 million, up from -$13.9 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Income was $121.4 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$16.2 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Income is $54.8 million (2022), against an average of $53.8 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Income soared 186.17% in 2022, then tumbled 357.14% in 2025.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Operating Income stood at $30.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 38.21% to $18.6 million in 2023, then sank by 66.13% to $6.3 million in 2024, then sank by 357.14% to -$16.2 million in 2025, then surged by 389.51% to $46.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Operating Income at $46.9 million in Q2 2026, -$13.9 million in Q1 2026, and -$16.2 million in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 46.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 46.90 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -13.90 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -16.20 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 53.00 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 63.20 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 44.10 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 6.30 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 84.50 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 85.50 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 89.50 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 18.60 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 77.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 121.40 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 77.20 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 30.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 56.50 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 98.70 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 46.57 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 24.47 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 79.17 Mn |