Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Operating Margin of 3.57% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 5.94 percentage points from 9.51% a year earlier and down 4.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 4, 2026, Operating Margin at Dave & Buster's Entertainment was 1.74%, down 6.15 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it came in at 4.09%, down 6.24 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +61.97 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Operating Margin was 10.33% in FY2025 (-3.57 pp), 13.90% in FY2024 (+0.54 pp), 13.36% in FY2023 (-0.99 pp) and 14.36% in FY2022 (+72.23 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -3.61% in fiscal Q3 2026 to a high of 21.88% in fiscal Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 59.83 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a drop of 10.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 8.39% (Q1 2027), -2.62% (Q4 2026) and -3.61% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 25.66 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 19.22% |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 14.04 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 1.52 Bn | -30.74% |
| 3 | Life Time Group Holdings | 10.41 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 419.01 Mn | 17.68% |
| 4 | DraftKings | 9.31 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -4.72% |
| 5 | Wynn Resorts | 8.77 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 655.12 Mn | 10.55% |
| 6 | MGM Resorts International | 8.21 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 2.82% |
| 7 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 7.49 Bn | 7.09 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 11.53% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 623.00 Mn | 29.37% |
| 9 | Churchill Downs | 6.90 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 20.55% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 280.22 Mn | 214.42 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 3.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 3.57% |
| May 5, 2026 | 8.39% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -2.62% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -3.61% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 9.51% |
| May 6, 2025 | 11.13% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 8.25% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 1.39% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 15.17% |
| May 5, 2024 | 14.54% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 14.94% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 3.98% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 14.22% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 20.32% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 13.70% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 6.26% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 12.06% |
| May 1, 2022 | 21.88% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 13.57% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.70% |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();