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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Tax Rate over the past 14 years, most recently at 23.95% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Tax Rate at 23.95% for Q1 2026, up 3084.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 28.28% (up 1168.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 28.28%, up 1168.0%.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 was 23.95% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, down from 25.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for PLAY hit a ceiling of 49.51% in Q4 2023 and a floor of 11.76% in Q4 2022.
  • Median Tax Rate over the past 5 years was 21.52% (2023), compared with a mean of 19.71%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Rate: soared 6128bps in 2023 and later crashed -3426bps in 2025.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Tax Rate stood at 11.76% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 521bps to 49.51% in 2023, then plummeted by -56bps to 21.77% in 2024, then rose by 16bps to 25.35% in 2025, then fell by -6bps to 23.95% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Tax Rate were 23.95% (Q1 2026), 25.35% (Q4 2025), and 20.28% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.