Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Return on Equity [ROE] was -94.51% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 100.70 percentage points from 6.20% a year earlier and down 26.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Dave & Buster's Entertainment came in at -41.10%, down 70.47 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +87.12 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 29.37% in FY2025 (-8.99 pp), 38.36% in FY2024 (-1.62 pp), 39.98% in FY2023 (-10.75 pp) and 50.72% in FY2022 (+178.94 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -48.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 148.64 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2027 (a drop of 100.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAY's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was -67.82% (Q1 2027), -43.87% (Q4 2026) and 0.20% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wynn Resorts | 44.86 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 655.12 Mn | - |
| 2 | Vail Resorts | 28.33 Bn | 27.04 Bn | - | 23.18% |
| 3 | Las Vegas Sands | 25.59 Bn | 12.41 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 656.06% |
| 4 | DraftKings | 17.25 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 429.05 Mn | -107.50% |
| 5 | Flutter Entertainment | 14.34 Bn | 7.97 Bn | 1.52 Bn | -14.30% |
| 6 | Life Time Group Holdings | 10.65 Bn | 9.82 Bn | 419.01 Mn | 12.41% |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 8.32 Bn | -116.89 Mn | 1.73 Bn | 27.30% |
| 8 | MSG Knickerbockers | 7.63 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 36.67 Mn | - |
| 9 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 623.00 Mn | 80.00% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 280.89 Mn | 215.09 Mn | 460.90 Mn | -94.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -94.29% |
| May 5, 2026 | -67.71% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -43.78% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -0.47% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 5.88% |
| May 6, 2025 | 25.97% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 30.99% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 33.39% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 39.00% |
| May 5, 2024 | 36.09% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 54.80% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 49.35% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 40.67% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 36.42% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 35.57% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 34.81% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 38.13% |
| May 1, 2022 | 51.03% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 43.72% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.40% |
API Access
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();