Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q2 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q2 2025, and down 13.25% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q1 2026.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Return on Invested Capital history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.02% (down 4.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.09%, down 14.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 stood at 0.02%, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.14% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.0% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.06% (2024), against an average of 0.06%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital fell 7 bps in 2023, then rose 1 bps in 2025.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14% in 2022, then slumped by 52 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then dropped by 15 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then tumbled by 104 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then surged by 967 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q2 2026, 0.02% in Q1 2026, and 0.0% in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 0.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 0.07% |
| May 6, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 0.06% |
| May 5, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.07% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.07% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.08% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.14% |
| May 2, 2021 | -0.05% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -0.05% |
| Nov 1, 2020 | -0.02% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | -0.01% |
| May 3, 2020 | 0.01% |