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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Tax Provisions over the past 14 years, most recently at -$12.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Tax Provisions at -$12.5 million for Q1 2026, down 1983.33% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was -$19.2 million (down 265.52% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$19.2 million, down 265.52%.
  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 was -$12.5 million at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from -$14.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Provisions for PLAY hit a ceiling of $20.6 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$14.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median Tax Provisions over the past 5 years was $6.2 million (2022), compared with a mean of $4.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Provisions: surged 698.9% in 2022 and later tumbled 2450.0% in 2023.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Tax Provisions stood at -$200000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 2450.0% to -$5.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 78.43% to -$9.1 million in 2024, then plummeted by 57.14% to -$14.3 million in 2025, then increased by 12.59% to -$12.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Tax Provisions were -$12.5 million (Q1 2026), -$14.3 million (Q4 2025), and $2.9 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.