Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.9% for Q2 2026, down 359.0% year-over-year from 0.73% in Q2 2025, and down 18.61% quarter-over-quarter from 2.33% in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.9% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 359.0% year-over-year to 1.9%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 1.9% (down 359.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.37%, down 402.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 1.9%, down from 2.33% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.96% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.9% in Q2 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.04% (2024), against an average of 7.17%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2124 bps in 2022, then plunged 388 bps in 2026.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.11% in 2022, then advanced by 26 bps to 8.93% in 2023, then decreased by 15 bps to 7.6% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 3.86% in 2025, then sank by 51 bps to 1.9% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Return on Capital Employed at 1.9% in Q2 2026, 2.33% in Q1 2026, and 3.86% in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 1.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 1.90% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 2.33% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 3.86% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 4.47% |
| May 6, 2025 | 5.49% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 6.22% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 7.60% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 8.18% |
| May 5, 2024 | 8.09% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 9.32% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 8.93% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 9.30% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 8.60% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 7.99% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 7.11% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 8.57% |
| May 1, 2022 | 11.96% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 9.19% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.17% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 0.30% |