Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $2.5 million in Q2 2026, down 16.67% year-on-year from $3.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 71.91% quarter-over-quarter from $8.9 million in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Share-based Compensation history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 16.67% year-over-year to $2.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $19.3 million, a 75.45% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.7 million, down 63.04% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $2.5 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from $8.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $8.9 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$12.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $3.2 million (2022), against an average of $2.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 458.33% in 2023 and plunged 310.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then rose by 9.38% to $3.5 million in 2023, then dropped by 20.0% to $2.8 million in 2024, then soared by 217.86% to $8.9 million in 2025, then sank by 71.91% to $2.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Share-based Compensation figures stand at $2.5 million (Q2 2026), $8.9 million (Q4 2025), and $7.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 6.63 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 152.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 47.93 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 51.52 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 39.59 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 30.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 2.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 2.50 Mn
May 5, 2026 2.50 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 8.90 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 8.90 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 7.90 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 7.90 Mn
May 6, 2025 3.00 Mn
May 6, 2025 3.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 2.90 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 2.90 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 2.80 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 2.80 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 2.30 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 2.30 Mn
May 5, 2024 4.00 Mn
May 5, 2024 4.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -12.30 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 -12.30 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 3.50 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 3.50 Mn