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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of $608.8 million in Q1 2026, down 6.12% quarter-over-quarter from $648.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 38150.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q1 2025.

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 $608.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 38150.0% year-over-year to $608.8 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $608.8 million (up 38150.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $608.8 million, up 38150.0% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $608.8 million for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from $648.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $690.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$3.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $293.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $402.1 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings tumbled 101.6% in 2022, then surged 69160.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $433.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 30.01% to $563.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 100.18% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then soared by 64950.0% to $648.5 million in 2025, then fell 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 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 47.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn 62.39 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn -14.43 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -449.36 Mn
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn -1.43 Bn
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - -124.00 Mn
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn -493,000.00
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 7.84 Bn
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - -1.54 Bn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 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