Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
PLAYNasdaq
$10.19
↓ -3.3%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -66.2%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$356.0M
Enterprise Value
$1.8B
P/E
—
P/S
0.2
P/B
3.6
EV/EBITDA
5.2
PEG
—
FCF Yield
-9.3%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$2.1B
Net Income (TTM)
-$64.7M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$33.3M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
3.3%
Net Margin
-3.1%
ROE
-65.0%
ROIC
3.5%
Debt / Equity
15.1
Net Cash
-$1.5B
Return 1Y
-65.5%
Company profile
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. As of January 30, 2022, it owned and operated 144 stores in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and one Canadian Province. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.
- CEO
- Christopher D. Morris
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
- Employees
- 13,800
- Headquarters
- Texas
- Website
- ir.daveandbusters.com
Management & directors
- Harper DarinChief Financial Officer
- Morgan RachelChief Legal Officer, Corp Sec
- Tucker JeremyChief Marketing Officer
- Klohn SteveSVP Chief Information Officer
- Fish KevinSVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc
- Lehner LesSVP, Chief Development Officer
- Pineiro AntonioPresident, International
- Wehner TonyPres. Operations, Main Event
- Lal TarunChief Executive Officer
- Rodriguez Rodolfo JrSVP, Chief Legal Officer
- Kassem HumeraChief People Officer
- Mulleady JohnFormer Chief Dev Ofc
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
PLAY Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-05-05
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$559.2M↓ -1.5%
Diluted EPS$0.16↓ -74.2%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $436.5M | $1.3B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$252.6M | $187.2M | $262.5M | $306.6M | $220.4M | $86.1M |
| Net income | — | $108.6M | $137.1M | $126.9M | $58.3M | -$48.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$4.75 | $2.21 | $2.79 | $2.88 | $1.46 | -$1.40 |
| Operating cash flow | -$49.2M | $283.2M | $444.4M | $364.2M | $312.3M | $290.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$132.2M | $191.0M | $210.2M | $34.0M | -$217.9M | -$100.6M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | -57.9% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 10.3% | 4.1% |
| Net margin | — | 8.3% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '26 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $557.1M | $453.0M | $534.5M | $567.7M | $557.4M | $448.2M | $529.5M | $559.2M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $84.5M | $6.3M | $44.1M | $63.2M | $53.0M | -$16.2M | -$13.9M | $46.9M |
| Net income | $40.3M | -$32.7M | $9.3M | $21.7M | $11.4M | -$42.1M | -$39.7M | $5.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.99 | -$0.84 | $0.32 | $0.62 | $0.32 | -$1.22 | -$1.12 | $0.16 |
| Operating cash flow | $101.8M | -$7.2M | $108.9M | $95.8M | $34.0M | $58.0M | $103.0M | $113.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$14.3M | -$138.4M | -$61.0M | -$58.8M | -$55.2M | -$20.6M | $34.0M | $8.5M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 1.4% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 9.5% | -3.6% | -2.6% | 8.4% |
| Net margin | 7.2% | -7.2% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 2.0% | -9.4% | -7.5% | 1.0% |
Company news
Jul 15, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Harper Darin· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 4,920 | $11.40 | $56,088.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | Harper Darin· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 1,011 | $11.27 | $11,393.97 | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | Harper Darin· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 134 | $11.27 | $1,510.18 | filing |
| 2026-06-22 | Morgan Rachel· Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | Award | 126,050 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-22 | Tucker Jeremy· Chief Marketing Officer | Award | 231,092 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | Klohn Steve· SVP Chief Information Officer | Tax withholding | 2,870 | $11.04 | $31,684.80 | filing |
| 2026-06-02 | Fish Kevin· SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | Award | 40,823 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-02 | Wehner Tony· Pres. Operations, Main Event | Award | 28,576 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-02 | Lehner Les· SVP, Chief Development Officer | Award | 28,576 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-02 | Pineiro Antonio· President, International | Award | 28,576 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | Hill Path D Fund LP | Award | 867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | Hill Path Capital Partners LP | Award | 867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | CHAMBERS JAMES P. | Award | 976 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | Weiss Allen R | Award | 867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | Lipman Nathaniel | Award | 759 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | SHAH ATISH | Award | 867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | SHEEHAN KEVIN M | Award | 1,192 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Wehner Tony· Pres. Operations, Main Event | Tax withholding | 586 | $12.33 | $7,225.38 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Pineiro Antonio· President, International | Tax withholding | 476 | $12.33 | $5,869.08 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Lehner Les· SVP, Chief Development Officer | Tax withholding | 364 | $12.33 | $4,488.12 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Harper Darin· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 245 | $12.33 | $3,020.85 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Klohn Steve· SVP Chief Information Officer | Tax withholding | 172 | $12.33 | $2,120.76 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr· SVP, Chief Legal Officer | Tax withholding | 128 | $12.33 | $1,578.24 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Harper Darin· Chief Financial Officer | Award | 10,718 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Klohn Steve· SVP Chief Information Officer | Award | 7,521 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.