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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Profit After Tax (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Profit After Tax over the past 14 years, most recently at -$39.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Profit After Tax at -$39.7 million for Q1 2026, down 526.88% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was -$48.7 million (down 183.53% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$48.7 million, down 183.53%.
  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 was -$39.7 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$42.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Profit After Tax for PLAY hit a ceiling of $70.1 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$42.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median Profit After Tax over the past 5 years was $25.7 million (2022), compared with a mean of $17.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Profit After Tax: surged 241.23% in 2022 and later plummeted 528.85% in 2024.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Profit After Tax stood at $1.9 million in 2022, then plummeted by 373.68% to -$5.2 million in 2023, then plummeted by 528.85% to -$32.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 28.75% to -$42.1 million in 2025, then grew by 5.7% to -$39.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Profit After Tax were -$39.7 million (Q1 2026), -$42.1 million (Q4 2025), and $11.4 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.