Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Provisions (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Tax Provisions of -$12.5 million in Q1 2026, up 12.59% quarter-over-quarter from -$14.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 1983.33% on a YoY basis from $663716.8 in Q1 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Provisions (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Tax Provisions history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$12.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 1983.33% year-over-year to -$12.5 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$19.2 million (down 265.52% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$19.2 million, down 265.52% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was -$12.5 million for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$14.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $20.6 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$14.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $4.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.2 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions soared 698.9% in 2022, then sank 2450.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at -$200000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 2450.0% to -$5.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 78.43% to -$9.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 57.14% to -$14.3 million in 2025, then grew by 12.59% to -$12.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$12.5 million (Q1 2026), -$14.3 million (Q4 2025), and $2.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.26 Bn
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn 902.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn -214.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn -32.09 Mn
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - 61.00 Mn
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn 2.90 Mn
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - 68.00 Mn
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 Mn 779.40 Mn -12.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 -12.50 Mn
Nov 4, 2025 -14.30 Mn
Aug 5, 2025 2.90 Mn
May 6, 2025 4.70 Mn
Feb 4, 2025 -600,000.00
Nov 5, 2024 -9.10 Mn
Aug 6, 2024 10.30 Mn
May 5, 2024 11.00 Mn
Feb 4, 2024 13.60 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -5.10 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 7.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 20.60 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 7.60 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 -200,000.00
Jul 31, 2022 8.80 Mn
May 1, 2022 20.30 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 6.16 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -2.37 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 12.67 Mn
May 2, 2021 2.54 Mn