Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $614.5 million in Q2 2026, down 9.53% year-on-year from $679.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 0.94% quarter-over-quarter from $608.8 million in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Retained Earnings history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $614.5 million for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 9.53% year-over-year to $614.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $614.5 million, a 9.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $608.8 million, down 7.41% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings climbed to $614.5 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $608.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $690.6 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$3.6 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $583.8 million (2023), against an average of $435.9 million.
- Biggest YoY gain for Retained Earnings was 71277.78% in 2024; the steepest drop was 100.18% in 2024.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$1.0 million in 2022, then soared by 55143.99% to $563.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 100.18% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then soared by 64950.0% to $648.5 million in 2025, then fell by 5.24% to $614.5 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Retained Earnings figures stand at $614.5 million (Q2 2026), $608.8 million (Q1 2026), and $648.5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | -2.95 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 55.87 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -85.54 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | -111.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | -1.50 Bn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | -1.38 Bn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | -124.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | -452.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 614.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -1.00 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 | -900,000.00 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 472.30 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | -1.02 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 431.20 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | -2.30 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | -3.63 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -4.96 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 298.90 Mn |