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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 23.95% in Q1 2026, down 5.55% quarter-over-quarter from 25.35% in Q4 2025, and up 3084.0% on a YoY basis from 0.75% in Q1 2025.

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Tax Rate history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.95% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 3084.0% year-over-year to 23.95%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 28.28% (up 1168.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 28.28%, up 1168.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 23.95% for Q1 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from 25.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 49.51% in Q4 2023 to a low of 11.76% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 19.71% across 5 years, with a median of 21.52% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Rate jumped 6128 bps in 2023, then plunged 3426 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 11.76% in 2022, then soared by 521 bps to 49.51% in 2023, then tumbled by 56 bps to 21.77% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 25.35% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 23.95% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.95% (Q1 2026), 25.35% (Q4 2025), and 20.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 19.31%
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn 26.79%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn 6.86%
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn 7.79%
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - 25.85%
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.27%
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 8.62%
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - 35.98%
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 446.55 Mn 429.95 Mn 779.40 Mn 23.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 3, 2026 23.95%
Feb 3, 2026 23.95%
Nov 4, 2025 25.35%
Nov 4, 2025 25.35%
Aug 5, 2025 20.28%
Aug 5, 2025 20.28%
May 6, 2025 17.80%
May 6, 2025 17.80%
Feb 4, 2025 -6.90%
Feb 4, 2025 -6.90%
Nov 5, 2024 21.77%
Nov 5, 2024 21.77%
Aug 6, 2024 20.36%
Aug 6, 2024 20.36%
May 5, 2024 20.99%
May 5, 2024 20.99%
Feb 4, 2024 27.36%
Feb 4, 2024 27.36%
Oct 29, 2023 49.51%
Oct 29, 2023 49.51%