Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Times Interest Earned (2013 - 2026)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Times Interest Earned was 0.51 in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 4, 2026), down 62.7% from 1.37 a year earlier and down 59.8% from the prior quarter.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Times Interest Earned (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Times Interest Earned was 0.24 through Aug 4, 2026, down 79.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026), it was 0.56, down 65.7% from FY2025.
- Times Interest Earned has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years.
- In earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned was 1.63 in FY2025 (-32.3%), 2.41 in FY2024 (-19.9%), 3.00 in FY2023 (-13.5%) and 3.47 in FY2022.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has moved between -0.40 (fiscal Q3 2026) and 8.66 (fiscal Q1 2023) over five years.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 246.8%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 70.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAY's Times Interest Earned in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 1.27 (Q1 2027), -0.36 (Q4 2026) and -0.40 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 24.50 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 3.27 |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.89 Bn | 12.55 Bn | 551.45 Mn | - |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.77 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 7.23 |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 8.91 Bn | 8.14 Bn | 412.26 Mn | - |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 8.21 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 1.96 |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.81 Bn | -371.12 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 4.93 |
| 8 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Super Group (SGHC) | 5.74 Bn | 3.73 Bn | - | 20.00 |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | 222.34 Mn | 156.54 Mn | 460.90 Mn | 0.51 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 0.51 |
| May 5, 2026 | 1.27 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -0.36 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -0.40 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 1.37 |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.72 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 1.25 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 2.49 |
| May 5, 2024 | 2.58 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 2.56 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 2.34 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.95 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 2.53 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.06 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 3.30 |
| May 1, 2022 | 8.66 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 3.90 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.82 |
API Access
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "PLAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=PLAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();