Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Selling, General & Administrative (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $27.1 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 15.3% from $32 million a year earlier and down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Selling, General & Administrative (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 4, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment reported Selling, General & Administrative of $115.3 million, up 15.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was $117 million, up 17.6% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative was $99.5 million in FY2025 (-12.6%), $113.8 million in FY2024 (-16.8%), $136.7 million in FY2023 (+81.1%) and $75.5 million in FY2022 (+59.9%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q1 2026.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 112.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 42.5%).
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Selling, General & Administrative at $27.5 million (Q1 2027), $27.8 million (Q4 2026) and $32.9 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 23.47 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 331.00 Mn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.53 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 551.45 Mn | 169.44 Mn |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.99 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 545.00 Mn |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.80 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 85.44 Mn |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.39 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 66.03 Mn |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.85 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 270.12 Mn |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.67 Bn | -517.04 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 211.00 Mn |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 521.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 235.24 Mn | 169.44 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 27.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 27.10 Mn |
| May 5, 2026 | 27.50 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 27.80 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 32.90 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| May 6, 2025 | 24.40 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 18.90 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 24.60 Mn |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 28.00 Mn |
| May 5, 2024 | 28.00 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 21.80 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 28.40 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 32.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 31.40 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 37.90 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 32.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 37.70 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 28.30 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 17.84 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 22.10 Mn |
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Selling, General & Administrative 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();