Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 43.0% for Q2 2026, up 2520.0% year-over-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.
- In Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 2520.0% year-over-year to 43.0%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 23.25% (up 1118.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 28.28%, up 1168.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q2 2026 stood at 43.0%, 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.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 21.64% (2023), against an average of 21.0%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Rate soared 6128 bps in 2023, then tumbled 3426 bps in 2025.
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Tax Rate stood at 11.76% in 2022, then surged by 521 bps to 49.51% in 2023, then slumped by 56 bps to 21.77% in 2024, then gained by 16 bps to 25.35% in 2025, then soared by 70 bps to 43.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAY's Tax Rate at 43.0% in Q2 2026, 23.95% in Q1 2026, and 25.35% in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 344.52 Mn | 324.92 Mn | 479.40 Mn | 43.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |