Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Provisions (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $4.3 million for Q2 2026, down 8.51% year-over-year from $4.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 134.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$12.5 million in Q1 2026.
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 $4.3 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Tax Provisions fell 8.51% year-over-year to $4.3 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$19.6 million (down 469.81% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$19.2 million, down 265.52% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions for Q2 2026 stood at $4.3 million, up from -$12.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $20.6 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$14.3 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $5.4 million (2022), against an average of $4.2 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions surged 698.9% in 2022, then plunged 2450.0% in 2023.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Tax Provisions stood at -$200000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 2450.0% to -$5.1 million in 2023, then sank by 78.43% to -$9.1 million in 2024, then sank by 57.14% to -$14.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 130.07% to $4.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Tax Provisions at $4.3 million in Q2 2026, -$12.5 million in Q1 2026, and -$14.3 million in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 4.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 4.30 Mn |
| 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 |