Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

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.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 359.0% year-over-year to 1.9% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.9%, a 359.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 2.37%, down 402.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed slipped to 1.9% in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from 2.33% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.96% in Q2 2022 and bottomed 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%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2124 bps in 2022 and sank 388 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.11% in 2022, then climbed by 26 bps to 8.93% in 2023, then slipped by 15 bps to 7.6% in 2024, then tumbled by 49 bps to 3.86% in 2025, then plunged by 51 bps to 1.9% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 1.9% (Q2 2026), 2.33% (Q1 2026), and 3.86% (Q4 2025).