PLAY

PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

Stock · NasdaqGS · United States · Communication Services · US2383371091

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Price 7.81 USD -4.11%

52-week range 6.26 – 22.10

Dividend yield—

Market cap271.7M

NowoTrade score 9 Grade A

Price history

Daily prices in USD.

Updated 06 Nov 2026 21:00. Information, not advice.

Results

Next results 08 Dec 2026 in 31 days · 16:00 · estimate -1.04

Last results -0.27 vs 0.19 estimated 14 Sep 2026 · Miss -244.3%

Beat the estimate 2 of 12 9 missed · 1 in line

Average surprise -43.9% reported against the estimate, last 12 quarters

Earnings per share: estimate and reported

Estimate Reported: beat Reported: miss In line

Quarterly results

Date	EPS estimate	EPS reported	Surprise	Result
08 Dec 2026 16:00	-1.04	—	—	Upcoming
14 Sep 2026 16:00	0.19	-0.27	-244.3%	Miss
15 Jun 2026 16:00	0.66	0.22	-66.7%	Miss
31 Mar 2026 16:00	0.46	-0.35	-176.9%	Miss
09 Dec 2025 16:00	-1.04	-1.14	-9.3%	Miss
15 Sep 2025 16:00	0.92	0.40	-56.6%	Miss
10 Jun 2025 16:00	1.01	0.76	-25.0%	Miss
07 Apr 2025 16:00	0.69	0.69	+0.2%	In line
10 Dec 2024 16:00	-0.36	-0.45	-23.8%	Miss
10 Sep 2024 16:00	0.86	0.99	+15.7%	Beat
12 Jun 2024 16:00	1.70	0.99	-41.8%	Miss
02 Apr 2024 16:00	1.11	1.03	-7.3%	Miss
05 Dec 2023 16:00	-0.12	0.01	+108.3%	Beat
06 Sep 2023 16:00	0.93	0.94	+1.2%	Beat
06 Jun 2023 16:00	1.28	1.53	+19.4%	Beat
28 Mar 2023 16:00	0.70	0.80	+14.9%	Beat
06 Dec 2022 16:00	0.04	0.04	+2.9%	Beat
07 Sep 2022 16:00	1.07	0.59	-44.7%	Miss
07 Jun 2022 07:00	1.14	1.35	+18.8%	Beat
28 Mar 2022 17:00	0.61	0.57	-7.5%	Miss
07 Dec 2021 16:00	0.13	0.21	+62.8%	Beat
09 Sep 2021 16:00	0.59	1.07	+82.8%	Beat
10 Jun 2021 16:00	-0.16	0.40	+350.0%	Beat
31 Mar 2021 16:00	-1.27	-1.19	+6.0%	Beat
10 Dec 2020 16:00	-1.09	-1.01	+7.7%	Beat
10 Sep 2020 16:00	-1.40	-1.24	+11.7%	Beat
11 Jun 2020 16:00	-0.86	-1.37	-58.8%	Miss
02 Apr 2020 17:00	0.71	0.80	+13.0%	Beat
10 Dec 2019 16:00	0.07	0.10	+40.3%	Beat
10 Sep 2019 16:00	0.85	0.90	+5.5%	Beat
11 Jun 2019 16:00	1.14	1.13	-1.0%	In line
02 Apr 2019 16:00	0.64	0.75	+17.6%	Beat
11 Dec 2018 16:00	0.24	0.30	+26.4%	Beat
14 Sep 2018 08:00	0.67	0.84	+25.8%	Beat
11 Jun 2018 16:00	0.92	1.04	+12.5%	Beat
03 Apr 2018 16:00	0.60	0.61	+2.5%	Beat
05 Dec 2017 16:00	0.23	0.29	+25.5%	Beat
05 Sep 2017 16:00	0.56	0.71	+27.6%	Beat
06 Jun 2017 16:00	0.81	0.98	+20.5%	Beat
28 Mar 2017 17:00	0.59	0.63	+7.0%	Beat
06 Dec 2016 16:00	0.14	0.25	+85.2%	Beat
06 Sep 2016 16:00	0.44	0.50	+14.0%	Beat
07 Jun 2016 16:00	0.60	0.72	+20.0%	Beat
29 Mar 2016 16:00	0.43	0.53	+23.7%	Beat
08 Dec 2015 16:00	0.03	0.12	+269.2%	Beat
08 Sep 2015 16:00	0.23	0.40	+77.0%	Beat
08 Jun 2015 16:00	0.38	0.46	+22.7%	Beat
07 Apr 2015 17:00	0.28	0.26	-6.1%	Miss
16 Dec 2014 16:00	-0.09	-0.06	+36.2%	Beat

Annual results · USD

Year	Revenue	Change	Net income	Net margin	EPS	EPS change	Free cash flow
2026	2.1B	-1.4%	-48.7M	-2.3%	-1.40	-195.9%	-100.6M
2025	2.1B	-3.3%	58.3M	2.7%	1.46	-49.3%	-217.9M
2024	2.2B	+12.3%	126.9M	5.8%	2.88	+3.2%	34M
2023	2B	—	137.1M	7.0%	2.79	—	210.2M
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Dates and earnings per share from the company reports as collected by the data provider; the estimate is the analysts' average before the report. Information, not advice.

Prices by day, week and month

Day Week Month

Price history in USD, by day
Period	Opening price	High	Low	Closing price	Change	Volume
30 Aug 2023	39.46	40.15	39.40	39.88	+0.30%	720,200
29 Aug 2023	39.15	39.95	38.77	39.76	+1.53%	802,100
28 Aug 2023	39.38	39.71	38.69	39.16	0.00%	956,900
25 Aug 2023	38.99	39.34	38.57	39.16	+0.88%	568,900
24 Aug 2023	39.72	39.98	38.56	38.82	-2.88%	999,200
23 Aug 2023	40.24	40.30	39.51	39.97	-0.52%	800,900
22 Aug 2023	40.11	40.50	39.55	40.18	0.00%	845,000
21 Aug 2023	40.52	41.47	40.13	40.18	+0.20%	837,500
18 Aug 2023	39.50	40.49	39.35	40.10	+1.73%	753,700
17 Aug 2023	40.99	41.12	39.40	39.42	-3.71%	906,000
16 Aug 2023	40.48	41.42	40.28	40.94	+0.69%	701,400
15 Aug 2023	41.19	41.37	40.64	40.66	-1.53%	753,000
14 Aug 2023	40.19	41.30	39.97	41.29	+1.88%	943,100
11 Aug 2023	40.67	40.75	40.05	40.53	-1.10%	723,400
10 Aug 2023	41.53	42.48	40.70	40.98	-1.42%	1,088,400
09 Aug 2023	42.09	42.20	41.42	41.57	-1.77%	767,900
08 Aug 2023	42.46	42.61	41.94	42.32	-1.47%	666,800
07 Aug 2023	42.83	43.41	42.67	42.95	+0.54%	664,800
04 Aug 2023	42.84	43.39	42.54	42.72	-0.26%	871,800
03 Aug 2023	43.68	43.68	42.31	42.83	-2.68%	1,178,900
02 Aug 2023	45.07	45.13	43.52	44.01	-3.10%	1,176,300
01 Aug 2023	45.44	45.64	43.93	45.42	-0.83%	1,215,000
31 Jul 2023	45.50	45.96	45.03	45.80	+0.88%	699,600
28 Jul 2023	44.81	45.71	44.81	45.40	+1.48%	406,900
27 Jul 2023	45.66	46.20	44.47	44.74	-2.23%	595,400

Prices in USD, adjusted for splits but not for dividends. Weeks run Monday to Friday and months follow the calendar; the change compares each close with the previous period's. Dividends are those whose ex-dividend date falls in the period, per share. Information, not advice.

News

Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Up 7.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (opens in a new tab) Zacks · 14 Oct 2026 15:30
Q2 Earnings Highlights: Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ:PLAY) Vs The Rest Of The Consumer Discretionary - Leisure Facilities Stocks (opens in a new tab) StockStory · 02 Oct 2026 21:30
Dave And Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Sees Fair Value Cut As Turnaround Questions Persist (opens in a new tab) Simply Wall St. · 01 Oct 2026 15:07
Moody’s cuts Dave & Buster’s outlook to negative on sales slump (opens in a new tab) Investing.com · 28 Sep 2026 22:00
Dave & Buster’s (PLAY): BMO Stays Bullish, UBS and Freedom Capital Aren’t Convinced Yet (opens in a new tab) Insider Monkey · 21 Sep 2026 19:47
Bear of the Day: Dave & Buster's (PLAY) (opens in a new tab) Zacks · 18 Sep 2026 16:22
Dave & Buster’s (PLAY) Food and Drink Sales Rise as Games Weaken. Can Profits Recover? (opens in a new tab) Insider Monkey · 17 Sep 2026 21:39
Dave & Buster’s (PLAY) Bets On New Leaders To Reverse Its Slide (opens in a new tab) Insider Monkey · 16 Sep 2026 15:45
Dave & Buster's’s Q2 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst Questions (opens in a new tab) StockStory · 16 Sep 2026 12:11
Why Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Stock Is Nosediving (opens in a new tab) StockStory · 15 Sep 2026 21:47
Dave & Buster's Sees Sales Trends Improving After Weak Q2, UBS Says (opens in a new tab) MT Newswires · 15 Sep 2026 17:03
Dave & Buster’s Stock Plunges After a Surprise Loss (opens in a new tab) Investopedia · 15 Sep 2026 15:28
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) Motley Fool · 15 Sep 2026 14:58
Dave & Busters earnings fall as company swings to quarterly loss (opens in a new tab) Proactive · 15 Sep 2026 14:48

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Key data

Previous close: 8.15 USD
Market cap: 271.7M
Last dividend: 0.1600 USD · 09 Jan 2020
Exchange: NasdaqGS
Country: United States
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Entertainment
Currency: USD

Dividends

Ex-dividend date	Per share
09 Jan 2020	0.1600 USD
10 Oct 2019	0.1600 USD
24 Jun 2019	0.1500 USD
25 Mar 2019	0.1500 USD
24 Dec 2018	0.1500 USD
24 Sep 2018	0.1500 USD

Why this score

How the score is made up
Part of the score	Points	Why
Business growth Yearly growth of revenue and of earnings per share.	3.8 / 25	Revenue growth of 2.3% a year
Quality Return on equity, net margin and how stable the margins are.	4.0 / 25	ROE of -70%
Financial strength Net debt against operating earnings, interest cover and free cash flow.	0.0 / 20	Net debt is 9.6× EBITDA Free cash flow yield of -5.7%
Valuation Free cash flow yield and the P/E against its sector.	7.5 / 15	Price / sales 0.1: it has no profit to price yet
Analysts How far the analysts' average target is from today's price.	10.0 / 10	Analysts' target is +66% from the price

Score capped at 50: three or more warnings
Heavy debt: net debt is 9.6× EBITDA
Thin interest cover: operating profit is only 0.7× the interest
The last full year was a loss
Total debt has risen three years in a row
Revenue has fallen two years in a row

Growth profile: it pays no dividend, so it is scored on business growth, quality and financial strength. Based on 95% of the figures (grade A). Warnings take 18 points off.

Warnings take points off and some cap the score. In your account the score also considers how the share fits your portfolio.

Figures

Valuation
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
P/E (forward)	-5.63×	Weak	11.19×
Price / book	3.1×	Weak	1.97×
Price / sales	0.13×	Good	1.49×
EV / EBITDA	10.37×	Fair	9.52×
Free cash flow yield	-5.7%	Weak	6.1%

Quality
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Gross margin	38.3%	Fair	56.7%
Operating margin	4.4%	Weak	9.4%
Net margin	-4.3%	Weak	4.4%
Return on equity	-69.7%	Weak	7.4%
Return on assets	1.1%	Weak	2.8%

Growth
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Revenue growth / year	2.3%	Weak	4.6%

Financial health
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Debt / equity	40.8×	Weak	0.69×
Net debt / EBITDA	9.63×	Weak	2.51×
Interest cover	0.72×	Weak	1.85×
Current ratio	0.3×	Weak	1.26×

Dividends
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Payout of earnings	0%	Weak	0%
Dividend growth / year	-27%	Weak	1.5%
Years of rising dividends	0	Weak	0

The reading follows general rules of thumb and each sector has its own norms: compare with the sector median when it is shown. Information, not advice.

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