Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Other Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Other Operating Expenses came in at $192.9 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), up 3.2% from $186.9 million a year earlier and up 3.3% from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Other Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 4, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment reported Other Operating Expenses of $729.4 million, up 1.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was $725.1 million, up 5.0% from FY2025.
- Other Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Other Operating Expenses was $690.4 million in FY2025 (+3.1%), $669.5 million in FY2024 (+14.0%), $587.3 million in FY2023 (+45.8%) and $402.7 million in FY2022 (+34.5%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since fiscal Q4 2018.
- Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Operating Expenses over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 58.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 0.9%).
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Other Operating Expenses at $186.7 million (Q1 2027), $175 million (Q4 2026) and $174.8 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.54 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 13.66 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 3 | DraftKings | 10.19 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 551.45 Mn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.99 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 119.21 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.33 Bn | 412.26 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.77 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 758.95 Mn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.33 Bn | -1.71 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 5.90 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 252.44 Mn | 186.64 Mn | 460.90 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 198.70 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 190.20 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 146.10 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 178.90 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 189.90 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 189.20 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 157.60 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 172.90 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 175.30 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 175.70 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 166.30 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 171.70 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 169.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 170.70 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 160.30 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 167.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 146.40 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 127.40 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 112.49 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 105.41 Mn |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();