Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Profit After Tax (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at $5.9 million in Q2 2026, down 73.3% year-on-year from $22.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 114.86% quarter-over-quarter from -$39.7 million in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Profit After Tax (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Profit After Tax history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.9 million for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Profit After Tax fell 73.3% year-over-year to $5.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$65.0 million, a 269.27% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$48.7 million, down 184.55% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax improved to $5.9 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$39.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $70.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$42.6 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Profit After Tax is $24.0 million (2023), against an average of $17.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Profit After Tax surged 224.2% in 2022 and plunged 556.32% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Profit After Tax stood at $1.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 405.56% to -$5.5 million in 2023, then slumped by 494.55% to -$32.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 30.28% to -$42.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 113.85% to $5.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Profit After Tax figures stand at $5.9 million (Q2 2026), -$39.7 million (Q1 2026), and -$42.6 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 3.40 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.92 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -380.02 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 57.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 85.70 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 89.35 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 175.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 121.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 5.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 5.90 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -39.70 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -42.60 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 11.40 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 22.10 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 8.70 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | -32.70 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 40.30 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 41.40 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 36.30 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | -5.50 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 26.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 70.10 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 39.30 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 30.50 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 68.30 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 26.98 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 11.92 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 54.13 Mn |