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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $608.8 million in Q1 2026, up 38150.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 6.12% quarter-over-quarter from $648.5 million in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Retained Earnings for 13 years, with the latest figure at $608.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 38150.0% year-over-year to $608.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $608.8 million (up 38150.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $608.8 million, up 38150.0% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $608.8 million, down from $648.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $690.6 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$3.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $293.4 million, with a median of $402.1 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings tumbled 101.6% in 2022 and jumped 69160.0% in 2025.
  • Tracing PLAY's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $433.1 million in 2022, then surged by 30.01% to $563.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 100.18% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 64950.0% to $648.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.12% to $608.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $608.8 million (Q1 2026), $648.5 million (Q4 2025), and $690.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 47.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 62.39 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -14.43 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn -1.43 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - -124.00 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 7.84 Bn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn -493,000.00
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - -1.54 Bn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn -1.38 Bn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 Mn 779.40 Mn 608.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 608.80 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 648.50 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 690.60 Mn
May 6, 2025 679.20 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -1.60 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 -1.00 Mn
May 5, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -900,000.00
Oct 29, 2023 563.10 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -800,000.00
Apr 30, 2023 542.40 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 -900,000.00
Oct 30, 2022 433.12 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 431.20 Mn
May 1, 2022 402.12 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 -3.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 309.48 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 298.90 Mn
May 2, 2021 -7.65 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 226.49 Mn
Nov 1, 2020 -10.67 Mn
Aug 2, 2020 -12.08 Mn
May 3, 2020 -13.75 Mn
Feb 2, 2020 433.47 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 413.37 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 417.78 Mn
May 5, 2019 390.77 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 353.96 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 330.25 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 324.24 Mn
May 6, 2018 290.46 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 248.31 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 212.67 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 200.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 180.24 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 144.34 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 129.01 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 118.74 Mn
May 1, 2016 97.23 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 66.06 Mn
Nov 1, 2015 43.11 Mn
Aug 2, 2015 38.56 Mn
May 3, 2015 25.99 Mn
Feb 1, 2015 6.45 Mn
Nov 2, 2014 -8.22 Mn
Feb 2, 2014 -1.19 Mn