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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's quarterly Tax Rate came in at 23.95% in Q1 2026, up 3084.0% year-on-year from 0.75% in Q1 2025, and down 5.55% quarter-over-quarter from 25.35% in Q4 2025.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Tax Rate for 14 years, with the latest figure at 23.95% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 3084.0% year-over-year to 23.95%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 28.28% (up 1168.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 28.28%, up 1168.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 23.95%, down from 25.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 49.51% in Q4 2023, with the low at 11.76% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 19.71%, with a median of 21.52% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate soared 6128 bps in 2023 and plunged 3426 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing PLAY's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 11.76% in 2022, then jumped by 521 bps to 49.51% in 2023, then slumped by 56 bps to 21.77% in 2024, then climbed by 16 bps to 25.35% in 2025, then fell 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 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 19.31
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 26.79
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 6.86
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 7.79
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 25.85
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 8.62
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.27
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 35.98
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 12.04
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 447.24 Mn 430.64 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
Jul 30, 2023 21.52
Jul 30, 2023 21.52
Apr 30, 2023 22.71
Apr 30, 2023 22.71
Jan 29, 2023 16.27
Jan 29, 2023 16.27
Oct 30, 2022 -11.76
Oct 30, 2022 -11.76
Jul 31, 2022 23.22
Jul 31, 2022 23.22
May 1, 2022 23.25
May 1, 2022 23.25
Jan 30, 2022 19.32
Jan 30, 2022 19.32
Oct 31, 2021 -28.82
Oct 31, 2021 -28.82
Aug 1, 2021 19.36
Aug 1, 2021 19.36
May 2, 2021 11.46
May 2, 2021 11.46
Jan 31, 2021 21.57
Jan 31, 2021 21.57
Nov 1, 2020 26.27
Nov 1, 2020 26.27
Aug 2, 2020 34.36
Aug 2, 2020 34.36
May 3, 2020 35.52
May 3, 2020 35.52
Feb 2, 2020 17.19
Feb 2, 2020 17.19
Nov 3, 2019 -1.43
Nov 3, 2019 -1.43
Aug 4, 2019 20.02
Aug 4, 2019 20.02
May 5, 2019 19.48
May 5, 2019 19.48
Feb 3, 2019 19.15
Feb 3, 2019 19.15
Nov 4, 2018 1.91
Nov 4, 2018 1.91
Aug 5, 2018 19.43
Aug 5, 2018 19.43
May 6, 2018 23.20
May 6, 2018 23.20
Feb 4, 2018 9.95
Feb 4, 2018 9.95
Oct 29, 2017 24.57
Oct 29, 2017 24.57
Jul 30, 2017 17.22
Jul 30, 2017 17.22
Apr 30, 2017 30.48
Apr 30, 2017 30.48
Jan 29, 2017 36.74
Jan 29, 2017 36.74
Oct 30, 2016 37.09
Oct 30, 2016 37.09
Jul 31, 2016 36.94
Jul 31, 2016 36.94
May 1, 2016 36.49
May 1, 2016 36.49
Jan 31, 2016 35.63
Jan 31, 2016 35.63
Nov 1, 2015 37.40
Nov 1, 2015 37.40
Aug 2, 2015 29.05
Aug 2, 2015 29.05
May 3, 2015 37.16
May 3, 2015 37.16
Feb 1, 2015 15.30
Feb 1, 2015 15.30
Nov 2, 2014 0.04
Nov 2, 2014 0.04
Aug 3, 2014 5.55
Aug 3, 2014 5.55
May 4, 2014 13.22
May 4, 2014 13.22
Feb 2, 2014 32.18
Feb 2, 2014 32.18
Nov 3, 2013 0.15
Nov 3, 2013 0.15