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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 12 years, most recently at 0.02% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.02% for Q1 2026, down 4.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.02% (down 4.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.02%, down 4.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.02% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PLAY hit a ceiling of 0.12% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 0.02% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.08% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.07%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: rose 21bps in 2022 and later decreased -4bps in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.07% in 2022, then grew by 26bps to 0.09% in 2023, then fell by -15bps to 0.08% in 2024, then tumbled by -49bps to 0.04% in 2025, then tumbled by -40bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.