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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

PLAY Communication Services Entertainment

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $2.1 billion, down 1.40% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 2.39%, EPS fell 209.1%, free cash flow grew 31.3% and total debt fell 3.15%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.

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Market cap: $277.3M
P/E: 0.0×
Fwd P/E: −24.9×
Dividend yield: —
F-score: 6/9
Altman Z: 0.79
Beneish M: −2.09
Dividend safety: n/a

Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 0.12

Total sells 0.10

Totals in millions of $.

	Dec 25			Mar 26			Jun 26			Sep 26
Buy	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
Sell	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Insider Ownership 5.03%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 277.25

Revenue 2,081.00

Net Income (88.60)

Free Cash Flow (16.00)

Net Debt 1,491.50

Current Ratio 0.30

Debt/Equity 17.15

P/E ratio 0.00

Fwd P/E (24.90)

P/S ratio 0.13

P/B ratio 3.01

Past 5Y EPS Growth —

This Y EPS Growth (23.61%)

Next Y EPS Growth 31.81%

Next Y revenue growth (0.42%)

Next 5Y EPS Growth 14.97%

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Valuation vs history

EV/Sales, ten years

P/S against its own 10 years 0.88%

10-year low 10-year high

P/B against its own 10 years 5.38%

10-year low 10-year high

EV/Sales against its own 10 years 2.62%

10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio —

Annual Dividend Rate —

Annual Dividend Yield —

	total	individual payouts
2026	Powerpack
2025	Powerpack
2024	Powerpack
2023	Powerpack
2022	Powerpack
2021	Powerpack
2020	0.16	0.16
2019	0.46	0.15 0.15 0.16
2018	0.30	0.15 0.15

predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

	2024	2025	2026	Q'26
Cash	37	7	17	16
Receivables	45	29	55	49
Inventory	37	40	40	39
Other	—	—	—	—
	138	94	124	128

	2024	2025	2026	Q'26
Payables	119	134	126	124
ST’ Debt	9	7	7	7
Other	—	—	—	—
	436	434	435	431

Compound Annual Growth %

	10y	5y	3y
Sales	9.26%	36.95%	2.30%
Cash Flow	4.52%	0.00%	(13.18%)
Earnings	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Book Value	(12.49%)	(9.86%)	(39.43%)

Revenue $m

	Apr	Jul	Oct	Jan	Year
’26	559	544	—	—	—
’26	568	557	448	530	2,103
’25	588	557	453	535	2,133
’24	597	542	467	599	2,205
’23	451	468	481	564	1,964
’22	265	378	318	343	1,304
’21	160	51	109	117	437

Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

	Apr	Jul	Oct	Jan	Year
’26	114	47	—	—	—
’26	96	34	58	103	291
’25	109	102	(7)	109	312
’24	92	104	71	97	364
’23	149	85	68	143	444
’22	77	121	0	85	283
’21	17	(30)	(18)	(17)	(49)

Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

	Apr	Jul	Oct	Jan	Year
’26	9	(38)	—	—	—
’26	(59)	(55)	(21)	34	(101)
’25	(4)	(14)	(138)	(61)	(217)
’24	42	21	(3)	(25)	35
’23	109	25	4	74	212
’22	67	94	(25)	56	192
’21	(38)	(39)	(27)	(28)	(132)

Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

	Apr	Jul	Oct	Jan	Year
’26	0.16	(0.36)	—	—	—
’26	0.62	0.32	(1.22)	(1.15)	(1.40)
’25	0.99	0.99	(0.84)	0.24	1.46
’24	1.45	0.60	(0.12)	0.88	2.88
’23	1.35	0.59	0.04	0.80	2.79
’22	0.40	1.07	0.21	0.52	2.21
’21	(1.37)	(1.24)	(1.01)	(1.19)	(4.75)

Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Group	Line	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027e
Price, $
Price, $	Low	45.71	37.85	37.20	4.61	26.80	29.60	31.65	25.00	13.04	6.26	Analyst estimates 2027–2029 Powerpack
	High	73.48	67.05	59.60	48.80	51.73	52.54	55.98	69.82	35.53	22.10
People
People	Employees	13,983	14,840	16,098	15,908	8,547	13,783	22,748	23,258	23,420	23,610
	Revenue/emp, $m	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.05	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09
Income, $m
Income, $m	Revenue	1,005	1,140	1,265	1,355	437	1,304	1,964	2,205	2,133	2,103
	Gross margin, %	82.06	82.74	82.59	82.78	82.84	84.29	83.55	83.99	85.26	85.72
	EBT	144	156	148	127	(290)	128	174	163	70	(68)
	EBT margin, %	14.28	13.72	11.69	9.39	(66.53)	9.79	8.84	7.40	3.28	(3.23)
	Net income	91	121	117	100	(207)	109	137	127	58	(49)
	Depreciation	88	103	118	132	139	138	169	209	238	279
Per share, $
Per share, $	Revenue	23.96	27.61	32.40	40.50	10.02	27.09	40.51	51.05	54.59	60.65
	Earnings	2.16	2.93	3.00	3.00	(4.75)	2.26	2.83	2.94	1.49	(1.40)
	Cash flow	5.51	6.41	8.65	8.64	(1.13)	5.88	9.16	8.43	7.99	8.39
	Capex	(4.30)	(5.33)	(5.53)	(6.79)	(1.90)	(1.90)	(4.80)	(7.62)	(13.56)	(11.29)
	Free cash flow	1.21	1.09	3.12	1.84	(3.03)	3.98	4.36	0.81	(5.57)	(2.90)
	Book value	10.48	10.22	9.93	5.07	3.52	5.72	8.47	5.81	3.73	2.63
	Shares, m	42	41	39	33	44	48	48	43	39	35
Valuation, ×
Valuation, ×	P/E	25.10	16.04	17.21	15.25	0.00	15.84	15.32	18.85	18.19	0.00
	P/S	2.27	1.70	1.59	1.09	3.42	1.32	1.07	1.05	0.49	0.33
	P/B	5.20	4.60	5.18	8.71	9.73	6.25	5.12	9.21	7.12	7.63
	EV/Sales	2.52	2.01	1.88	1.55	4.86	1.67	1.60	1.62	1.18	1.05
	EV/FCF	49.80	51.00	19.56	34.06	(16.10)	11.34	14.90	101.66	(11.57)	(21.88)
Cash, $m
Cash, $m	Operating cash flow	231	265	338	289	(49)	283	444	364	312	291
	Capex	(181)	(220)	(216)	(227)	(83)	(91)	(233)	(329)	(530)	(391)
	Free cash flow	51	45	122	62	(132)	192	212	35	(217)	(101)
Balance, $m
Balance, $m	Working capital	(102)	(113)	(153)	(212)	(153)	(166)	(144)	(298)	(339)	(310)
	Total debt	264	366	393	648	642	476	1,231	1,293	1,486	1,522
	Net debt	244	347	372	623	630	450	1,050	1,256	1,479	1,505
	Shareholders’ equity	439	422	388	170	153	275	411	251	146	91
Returns, %
Returns, %	ROA	8.83	10.75	9.49	5.50	(8.76)	4.63	4.49	3.38	1.50	(1.20)
	ROIC	13.76	13.47	13.24	11.68	(20.15)	16.12	11.24	12.72	8.48	3.37
	ROE	23.11	28.09	28.96	35.97	(128.20)	50.71	39.97	38.36	29.37	(41.10)

Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026

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AMCX AMC Global Media Inc.	$446.3M	— (loss-making)	8.0×	−8.75% (below 0%: shrinking)	n/m	−54.81% (below 0%: shrinking)	47.25%	2.90%	Compare
STRZ Starz Entertainment Corp.	$433.8M	— (loss-making)	— (loss-making)	−3.69% (below 0%: shrinking)	n/m	−157.09% (below 0%: shrinking)	100.00%	(57.00%)	Compare
PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.	$277.3M	— (loss-making)	— (loss-making)	−2.39% (below 0%: shrinking)	n/m	+31.34% (above 0%: growing)	84.71%	3.57%
AENT Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation	$231.5M	17.3×	11.9×	+17.72% (above 0%: growing)	n/m	−185.11% (below 0%: shrinking)	13.06%	(1.46%)	Compare
HUYA HUYA Inc. Sponsored ADR	$180.1M	— (loss-making)	23.3×	+17.18% (above 0%: growing)	n/m	−241.96% (below 0%: shrinking)	14.66%	(0.40%)	Compare
Median of peers	$482.2M	39.5×	23.3×	+12.05%	—	−105.88%	46.61%	(0.93%)

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) key facts

Concern: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $2.1 billion, down 1.40% from fiscal 2025.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) is an Entertainment company in the Communication Services sector, listed on Nasdaq.
As of October 16, 2026, PLAY traded at $7.59, a market capitalization of $277.3 million.
Return on equity was −41.1% and debt-to-equity 17.15.
Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.79 (distress zone) for fiscal 2026.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations · fundamentals updated Oct 2, 2026.