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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 14 years, most recently at -$200000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Share-based Compensation at -$200000.0 for Q1 2026, up 95.56% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $19.6 million (up 326.09% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $19.6 million, up 326.09%.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 was -$200000.0 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from $8.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for PLAY hit a ceiling of $8.9 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of -$4.5 million in Q1 2025.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $3.5 million (2023), compared with a mean of $3.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation hit 243.48% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 850.0% in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Share-based Compensation stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then grew by 9.38% to $3.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 20.0% to $2.8 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 217.86% to $8.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 102.25% to -$200000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Share-based Compensation were -$200000.0 (Q1 2026), $8.9 million (Q4 2025), and $7.9 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.