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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 43.0% in Q2 2026, up 2520.0% year-on-year from 1.64% in Q2 2025, and up 79.57% quarter-over-quarter from 23.95% in Q1 2026.

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 43.0% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 2520.0% year-over-year to 43.0% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 23.25%, a 1118.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 28.28%, up 1168.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate advanced to 43.0% in Q2 2026 per PLAY's latest filing, from 23.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 49.51% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 11.76% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 21.64% (2023), against an average of 21.0%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 6128 bps in 2023 and plunged 3426 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 11.76% in 2022, then soared by 521 bps to 49.51% in 2023, then sank by 56 bps to 21.77% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 25.35% in 2025, then jumped by 70 bps to 43.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PLAY Tax Rate figures stand at 43.0% (Q2 2026), 23.95% (Q1 2026), and 25.35% (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 16.40%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 26.79%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 6.86%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 7.79%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 8.62%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.32%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 12.05%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 25.85%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 35.98%
10 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 337.94 Mn 318.34 Mn 479.40 Mn 43.00%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
May 5, 2026 43.00%
May 5, 2026 43.00%
May 5, 2026 43.00%
Feb 3, 2026 23.95%
Feb 3, 2026 23.95%
Feb 3, 2026 23.95%
Nov 4, 2025 25.35%
Nov 4, 2025 25.35%
Nov 4, 2025 25.35%
Aug 5, 2025 20.28%
Aug 5, 2025 20.28%
Aug 5, 2025 20.28%
May 6, 2025 17.80%
May 6, 2025 17.80%
May 6, 2025 17.80%
Feb 4, 2025 -6.90%
Feb 4, 2025 -6.90%
Feb 4, 2025 -6.90%
Nov 5, 2024 21.77%
Nov 5, 2024 21.77%