Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$9.97 +0.04 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Other Operating Expenses of -$1.9 million for Q2 2026, up 64.15% year-over-year from -$1.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 94.26% quarter-over-quarter from -$33.1 million in Q1 2026.

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Other Operating Expenses history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Other Operating Expenses rose 64.15% year-over-year to -$1.9 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$36.7 million (down 25.26% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$40.1 million, down 45.29% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at -$1.9 million, up from -$33.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Other Operating Expenses was $482.0 million in Q1 2024, with the low at -$33.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Other Operating Expenses is $138.3 million (2022), against an average of $195.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Other Operating Expenses reached 81.82% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 283.33% in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Other Operating Expenses stood at $414.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.36% to $415.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 100.79% to -$3.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 81.82% to -$600000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 216.67% to -$1.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAY's Other Operating Expenses at -$1.9 million in Q2 2026, -$33.1 million in Q1 2026, and -$600000.0 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn -
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn -
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 344.52 Mn 324.92 Mn 479.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 -1.90 Mn
Feb 3, 2026 -33.10 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -600,000.00
Aug 5, 2025 -1.10 Mn
May 6, 2025 -5.30 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -21.30 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -3.30 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 600,000.00
May 5, 2024 -3.60 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 482.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 415.90 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 428.80 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 439.80 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 444.80 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 414.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 370.30 Mn
May 1, 2022 321.10 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 275.97 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 269.31 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 278.33 Mn