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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Other Operating Expenses came in at -$1.9 million in Q2 2026, up 64.15% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Other Operating Expenses rose 64.15% year-over-year to -$1.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$36.7 million, a 25.26% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$40.1 million, down 45.29% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses improved to -$1.9 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$33.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $482.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed 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.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Other Operating Expenses was 81.82% in 2025; the steepest drop was 283.33% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Other Operating Expenses stood at $414.4 million in 2022, then grew by 0.36% to $415.9 million in 2023, then sank by 100.79% to -$3.3 million in 2024, then surged by 81.82% to -$600000.0 in 2025, then tumbled by 216.67% to -$1.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Other Operating Expenses figures stand at -$1.9 million (Q2 2026), -$33.1 million (Q1 2026), and -$600000.0 (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn -
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn -
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 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