Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Provisions (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $4.3 million in Q2 2026, down 8.51% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions fell 8.51% year-over-year to $4.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$19.6 million, a 469.81% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$19.2 million, down 265.52% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions improved to $4.3 million in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from -$12.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $20.6 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed 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.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions surged 698.9% in 2022 and sank 2450.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at -$200000.0 in 2022, then sank by 2450.0% to -$5.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 78.43% to -$9.1 million in 2024, then plunged by 57.14% to -$14.3 million in 2025, then surged by 130.07% to $4.3 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Tax Provisions figures stand at $4.3 million (Q2 2026), -$12.5 million (Q1 2026), and -$14.3 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 667.17 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -214.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -32.09 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 | 2.95 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 33.98 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 61.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 68.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 337.94 Mn | 318.34 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 |