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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2025)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly Shares Repurchased came in at $23.9 million in Q2 2025, up 143.88% year-on-year from $9.8 million in Q2 2024, and down 71.51% quarter-over-quarter from $83.9 million in Q1 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Shares Repurchased for 8 years, with the latest figure at $23.9 million in Q2 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2025, Shares Repurchased rose 143.88% year-over-year to $23.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $23.9 million (down 86.1% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $23.9 million, down 86.1% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q2 2025 stood at $23.9 million, down from $83.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $126.9 million in Q2 2023, with the low at $9.8 million in Q2 2024.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 4 years is $57.9 million, with a median of $50.2 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased soared 192.4% in 2023 and sank 92.28% in 2024.
  • Tracing PLAY's Shares Repurchased over 4 years: stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then soared by 300.0% to $100.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 72.0% to $28.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 14.64% to $23.9 million in 2025.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $23.9 million (Q2 2025), $83.9 million (Q1 2025), and $28.0 million (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.27 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 3.47 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn -
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 100.00 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn -
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 100.00 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 192.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 838.31 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 Mn 779.40 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 6, 2025 23.90 Mn
May 6, 2025 23.90 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 83.90 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 83.90 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 28.00 Mn
Nov 5, 2024 28.00 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 50.20 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 50.20 Mn
May 5, 2024 9.80 Mn
May 5, 2024 9.80 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 100.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 100.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 73.10 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 73.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 126.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 126.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 25.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 25.00 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 97.17 Mn
Nov 3, 2019 97.17 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 136.68 Mn
Aug 4, 2019 136.68 Mn
May 5, 2019 63.47 Mn
May 5, 2019 63.47 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 63.05 Mn
Feb 3, 2019 63.05 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 25.00 Mn
Nov 4, 2018 25.00 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 33.71 Mn
Aug 5, 2018 33.71 Mn
May 6, 2018 27.37 Mn
May 6, 2018 27.37 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 41.93 Mn
Feb 4, 2018 41.93 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 11.70 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 11.70 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 67.16 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 67.16 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 31.13 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 31.13 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 21.46 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 21.46 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 5.53 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 5.53 Mn