Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Retained Earnings was $602 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 12.8% from $690.6 million a year earlier and down 2.0% from the prior quarter.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), Retained Earnings at Dave & Buster's Entertainment came in at $608.8 million, down 7.4% from FY2025.
- Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Retained Earnings was $657.5 million in FY2025 (+9.7%), $599.2 million in FY2024 (+26.9%), $472.3 million in FY2023 (+40.9%) and $335.13 million in FY2022 (+48.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 63.4%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2027 (a decline of 12.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAY's Retained Earnings in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $614.5 million (Q1 2027), $608.8 million (Q4 2026) and $648.5 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.82 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 4.90 Bn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 17.42 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -6.48 Bn |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.92 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 7.84 Bn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.97 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 119.21 Mn | -129.86 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 8.95 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 142.55 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 8.09 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 758.95 Mn | -1.25 Bn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.93 Bn | -255.39 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 8 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.03 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Super Group (SGHC) | 5.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | 482.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 226.18 Mn | 160.38 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 602.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 602.00 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 614.50 Mn |
| 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 | 657.50 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 648.20 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 680.90 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 640.60 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 599.20 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 563.10 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 568.30 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 542.40 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 472.30 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 433.12 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 431.20 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 402.12 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 335.13 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 309.48 Mn |
API Access
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();