Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY
NASDAQ PLAY
$8.84 +0.12 (+1.38%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Tax Rate of 43.0% for Q2 2026, up 79.57% on a QoQ basis from 23.95% in Q1 2026, and up 2520.0% year-over-year from 1.64% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Tax Rate for 14 years, with the latest figure at 43.0% in 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 was 43.0% for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 23.95% 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 21.0%, with a median of 21.64% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Rate surged 6128 bps in 2023, then tumbled 3426 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate 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 surged by 70 bps to 43.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 43.0% (Q2 2026), 23.95% (Q1 2026), and 25.35% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 15.96%
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn 41.26%
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 23.69%
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn 9.35%
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn -22.59%
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn 32.28%
7 Seaport Entertainment 336.56 Mn 218.77 Mn 18.12 Mn -
8 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 303.28 Mn 283.68 Mn 372.50 Mn 43.00%
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 24.68%
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - 65.93%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 5, 2026 43.00%
Feb 3, 2026 23.95%
Nov 4, 2025 25.35%
Aug 5, 2025 20.28%
May 6, 2025 17.80%
Feb 4, 2025 -6.90%
Nov 5, 2024 21.77%
Aug 6, 2024 20.36%
May 5, 2024 20.99%
Feb 4, 2024 27.36%
Oct 29, 2023 49.51%
Jul 30, 2023 21.52%
Apr 30, 2023 22.71%
Jan 29, 2023 16.27%
Oct 30, 2022 -11.76%
Jul 31, 2022 23.22%
May 1, 2022 23.25%
Jan 30, 2022 19.32%
Oct 31, 2021 -28.82%
Aug 1, 2021 19.36%