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) Times Interest Earned (2013 - 2026)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) posted Times Interest Earned of 1.27 for Q2 2026, up 450.21% on a QoQ basis from 0.36 in Q1 2026, and down 25.99% year-over-year from 1.72 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Times Interest Earned (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has reported Times Interest Earned for 14 years, with the latest figure at 1.27 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned fell 25.99% year-over-year to 1.27 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.45, a 68.22% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.56, down 65.68% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was 1.27 for Q2 2026 at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, up from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was 8.66 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.4 in Q4 2025.
  • Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is 2.17, with a median of 2.03 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Times Interest Earned surged 246.82% in 2022, then plunged 310.45% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at 1.06 in 2022, then plunged by 39.28% to 0.64 in 2023, then plunged by 70.25% to 0.19 in 2024, then slumped by 310.45% to 0.4 in 2025, then soared by 415.4% to 1.27 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at 1.27 (Q2 2026), 0.36 (Q1 2026), and 0.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Madison Square Garden Sports 9.43 Bn 9.27 Bn 119.21 Mn 7.23
2 Sphere Entertainment 5.15 Bn 4.60 Bn 162.58 Mn -7.41
3 Vail Resorts 4.74 Bn 4.36 Bn - 9.63
4 Atlanta Braves Holdings 3.58 Bn 3.40 Bn 53.08 Mn -1.60
5 Manchester United 3.54 Bn 3.45 Bn 209.64 Mn 0.11
6 Lucky Strike Entertainment 793.15 Mn 753.79 Mn 199.97 Mn -
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 1.27
9 Rci Hospitality Holdings 221.02 Mn 194.61 Mn - 2.91
10 Aureus Greenway Holdings 181.97 Mn 139.22 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Aug 1, 2021 5.77