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PLAY · Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET - Real Time Price • USD
Dave and Buster's Entertainment, Inc (PLAY)
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
$8.90
-0.46
(-4.91%)
● Market open
DAY'S RANGE
$8.90
$8.88
$9.32
52-WEEK RANGE
$8.90
$8.30
$25.25
What's happening
- PLAY is down 4.91% today, trading at $8.90. — Live quote
- Volume today (2,820) is well below its 3-month average of 1,681,140. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-09-14, 11 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS missed estimates: $0.16 actual vs. $0.62 estimated (-74.1%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Strong buy 3
Buy 6
Hold 9
Sell 0
Strong sell 0
Aggregate ratings for 2026-09-01 (18 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
YTD RETURN
PLAY
-42.38%
vs S&P 500
-54.59%
1-YEAR RETURN
PLAY
-61.47%
vs S&P 500
-80.33%
6-MONTH RETURN
PLAY
-36.55%
3-MONTH RETURN
PLAY
-23.00%
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
2026-07-26 (Q1 2027)
$0.16
Est. $0.62
MISS -74.1%
2026-04-26 (Q4 2026)
$-1.15
Est. $0.40
MISS -384.2%
2026-01-26 (Q3 2026)
$-1.22
Est. $-1.03
MISS -18.3%
2025-10-26 (Q2 2026)
$0.32
Est. $0.94
MISS -65.9%
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Enterprise Value4$2.27B
Forward P/E5—
PEG Ratio6—
Price / Sales (TTM1)0.18
Price / Book73.65
EV4 / Revenue1.09
EV4 / EBITDA6.37
Profit Margin-3.09%
Operating Margin3.33%
Return on Equity (ROE8)-53.05%
Return on Assets (ROA9)-1.57%
Avg Volume (3M)1,681,140
Quarterly history (5 periods)
| Measure | May '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Nov '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $372.3M | $488.1M | $942.8M | $690.2M | $1.49B |
| P/E | -112.81 | -11.71 | 23.17 | 9.76 | — |
| Price/Sales | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.72 |
| Price/Book | 3.74 | 3.73 | 5.67 | 4.70 | 6.60 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.87 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.42 |
| ROE | -3.31% | -31.88% | 24.49% | 48.16% | — |
| ROA | -0.08% | -1.01% | 0.99% | 1.74% | — |
Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E and PEG aren't shown here — both need historical analyst-consensus estimates, which no free source provides; see the current-period figures above instead.
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Shares Short8,408,218
Change from Prior Settlement-14.17%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)5.10
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-08-14. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
Events
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
Show Technical Analysis Breakdown ▾ 10 Indicators
Signals describe daily price patterns—not the company’s value and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Read several together; no single indicator predicts what happens next. “Overbought” and “oversold” are conditions, not promises of a reversal.
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Free IEX historical data only goes back to ~2021 — 5Y/Full show whatever's actually available, not a promise of that much history. Indicators are computed client-side from these same price bars; earnings markers ("E") come from Finnhub's free tier (~last 4 quarters + next upcoming) — older quarters aren't available. The move-highlight dots are a heuristic (|% change| vs rolling volatility) with a best-effort headline lookup, not a claim of causation.
Peer and sector context
No reviewed peer group is available for this symbol.
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-09-02; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Potential concerns
- Revenue growth is -1.5% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Net profit margin is -3.1%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is -61.5%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on PLAY
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | May '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 | May '24 | Oct '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $559.2M | $448.2M | $557.4M | $567.7M | $453.0M | $557.1M | $588.1M | $466.9M |
| Operating income | $46.9M | -$16.2M | $53.0M | $63.2M | $6.3M | $84.5M | $85.5M | $18.6M |
| Net income | $5.7M | -$42.1M | $11.4M | $21.7M | -$32.7M | $40.3M | $41.4M | — |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.16 | $-1.22 | $0.32 | $0.62 | $-0.84 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $-0.12 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.16 | $-1.22 | $0.33 | $0.63 | $-0.84 | $1.02 | $1.03 | $-0.12 |
| Operating margin | $8 | -$4 | $10 | $11 | $1 | $15 | $15 | $4 |
| Net margin | $1 | -$9 | $2 | $4 | -$7 | $7 | $7 | — |
Balance sheet
| Line item | May '26 | Feb '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Feb '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $4.14B | $4.12B | $4.13B | $4.09B | $4.06B | $4.02B | $3.94B | $3.83B |
| Stockholders' equity | $99.6M | $91.2M | $130.8M | $166.2M | $146.8M | $145.8M | $226.6M | $284.4M |
| Total current assets | $130.9M | $124.1M | $122.0M | $116.8M | $113.4M | $94.4M | $112.0M | $96.1M |
| Total current liabilities | $451.9M | $434.6M | $377.6M | $350.0M | $431.4M | $433.9M | $391.0M | $408.2M |
| Cash & equivalents | $19.6M | $16.6M | $13.6M | $12.0M | $11.9M | $6.9M | $8.6M | $13.1M |
| Inventory | $40.2M | $39.9M | $39.9M | $39.1M | $41.3M | $39.8M | $38.4M | $37.2M |
| Other current assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $1.74B | $1.72B | $1.74B | $1.73B | $1.69B | $1.63B | $1.52B | $1.43B |
| Goodwill | $742.6M | $742.6M | $742.6M | $742.5M | $742.5M | $742.6M | $742.5M | $742.5M |
| Intangible assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current assets | $39.4M | $40.5M | $37.5M | $38.4M | $38.0M | $37.5M | $37.6M | $36.0M |
| Accounts payable | $141.5M | $125.5M | $90.8M | $59.2M | $109.9M | $134.4M | $90.3M | $84.1M |
| Accrued liabilities | $301.1M | $300.3M | $276.9M | $282.2M | $300.0M | $290.7M | $293.2M | $307.8M |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $17.2M | $11.7M | — | — | $15.7M | $10.4M | $17.9M | $10.8M |
| Short-term debt | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $9.0M |
| Long-term debt | $1.50B | $1.51B | $1.55B | $1.55B | $1.57B | $1.48B | $1.44B | $1.29B |
| Other non-current liabilities | $462.2M | $444.6M | $437.4M | $413.5M | $307.3M | $308.9M | $201.6M | $173.7M |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K |
| Retained earnings | $614.5M | $608.8M | $648.5M | $690.6M | $679.2M | $657.5M | $648.2M | $680.9M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$900.0K | -$1.1M | -$1.6M | -$1.1M | -$1.2M | -$1.6M | -$1.0M | -$1.0M |
Cash flow
| Line item | May '26 | Feb '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Feb '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $113.8M | $103.0M | $58.0M | $34.0M | $95.8M | $108.9M | -$7.2M | $101.8M |
| Investing cash flow | -$105.3M | -$69.0M | -$78.6M | -$84.7M | -$154.6M | -$169.9M | -$131.2M | -$115.9M |
| Financing cash flow | -$5.5M | -$31.0M | $22.2M | $50.8M | $63.8M | $59.3M | $133.9M | -$4.9M |
| Free cash flow | $8.5M | $34.0M | -$20.6M | -$55.2M | -$58.8M | -$61.0M | -$138.4M | -$14.3M |
| Capital expenditures | $105.3M | $69.0M | $78.6M | $89.2M | $154.6M | $169.9M | $131.2M | $116.1M |
| Share-based compensation | $2.5M | -$200.0K | $8.9M | $7.9M | $3.0M | -$4.5M | $2.8M | $2.3M |
| Deferred income taxes | $1.9M | -$8.4M | $2.0M | $18.2M | -$14.8M | -$13.5M | -$2.2M | -$6.3M |
| Change in accounts receivable | -$4.9M | $2.0M | -$6.8M | -$5.1M | $9.1M | -$1.7M | $5.9M | -$4.7M |
| Change in inventory | $300.0K | $0 | $800.0K | -$2.2M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.1M | -$600.0K |
| Change in accounts payable | $27.1M | $13.4M | $34.4M | -$38.2M | $14.8M | $20.1M | -$12.1M | -$21.7M |
| Share repurchases | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.9M | $83.9M | $28.0M | $50.2M |
| Debt repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax withholding on stock comp | — | $0 | $1.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Income statement
| Line item | Feb '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 | Jan '23 | Jan '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.10B | $2.13B | $2.21B | $1.96B | $1.30B |
| Operating income | $86.1M | $220.4M | $306.6M | $262.5M | $187.2M |
| Net income | -$48.7M | $58.3M | $126.9M | — | — |
| EPS (diluted) | $-1.40 | $1.46 | $2.88 | $2.79 | $2.21 |
| EPS (basic) | $-1.40 | $1.49 | $2.94 | $2.83 | $2.26 |
| Operating margin | $4 | $10 | $14 | $13 | $14 |
| Net margin | -$2 | $3 | $6 | — | — |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Feb '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 | Jan '23 | Jan '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $4.12B | $4.02B | $3.75B | $3.76B | $2.35B |
| Stockholders' equity | $91.2M | $145.8M | $251.2M | $410.5M | $275.4M |
| Total current assets | $124.1M | $94.4M | $137.5M | $293.7M | $145.6M |
| Total current liabilities | $434.6M | $433.9M | $435.6M | $438.0M | $311.5M |
| Cash & equivalents | $16.6M | $6.9M | $37.3M | $181.6M | $25.9M |
| Inventory | $39.9M | $39.8M | $37.2M | $45.4M | $40.3M |
| Other current assets | — | — | — | $21.7M | $3.1M |
| Property, plant & equipment | $1.72B | $1.63B | $1.33B | $1.18B | $778.6M |
| Goodwill | $742.6M | $742.6M | $742.5M | $744.5M | $272.6M |
| Intangible assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current assets | $40.5M | $37.5M | $34.2M | $30.3M | $22.9M |
| Accounts payable | $125.5M | $134.4M | $118.6M | $84.7M | $62.5M |
| Accrued liabilities | $300.3M | $290.7M | $306.0M | $342.9M | $248.5M |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $11.7M | $10.4M | $9.7M | $8.7M | $3.5M |
| Short-term debt | $7.0M | $7.0M | $9.0M | $8.5M | $0 |
| Long-term debt | $1.51B | $1.48B | $1.28B | $1.22B | $431.4M |
| Other non-current liabilities | $444.6M | $308.9M | $135.3M | $55.7M | $37.9M |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $600.0K | $616.0K |
| Retained earnings | $608.8M | $657.5M | $599.2M | $472.3M | $335.1M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$1.1M | -$1.6M | -$900.0K | -$900.0K | -$3.6M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Feb '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 | Jan '23 | Jan '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $290.8M | $312.3M | $364.2M | $444.4M | $283.2M |
| Investing cash flow | -$386.9M | -$529.8M | -$329.1M | -$1.05B | -$91.5M |
| Financing cash flow | $105.8M | $187.1M | -$179.4M | $762.9M | -$177.7M |
| Free cash flow | -$100.6M | -$217.9M | $34.0M | $210.2M | $191.0M |
| Capital expenditures | $391.4M | $530.2M | $330.2M | $234.2M | $92.2M |
| Share-based compensation | $19.6M | $4.6M | $16.0M | $20.0M | $12.5M |
| Deferred income taxes | -$3.0M | -$21.0M | $17.2M | $27.6M | -$7.8M |
| Change in accounts receivable | -$800.0K | -$1.8M | $100.0K | $9.3M | $1.9M |
| Change in inventory | $100.0K | $2.6M | -$8.1M | $200.0K | $16.5M |
| Change in accounts payable | $24.4M | -$11.9M | -$1.3M | $1.2M | $14.3M |
| Share repurchases | $23.9M | $171.9M | $300.0M | $25.0M | $0 |
| Debt repaid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax withholding on stock comp | $1.7M | $1.7M | $3.1M | $8.5M | $9.5M |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding PLAY as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Source: Business Quant SEC Form 13F · report period 2026-06-30 · 31 filers
Held by These Filers99.6%
Shares Outstanding34,660,000
| Filer | Shares | Value | % Out | Qtr Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP | 7,119,255 | $81.2M | 20.54% | +0.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 3,221,499 | $36.7M | 9.29% | +49.6% | 2026-08-07 |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 2,411,191 | $27.5M | 6.96% | +0.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,144,687 | $24.4M | 6.19% | +45.5% | 2026-08-14 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1,803,552 | $20.6M | 5.20% | +19.5% | 2026-08-13 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | 1,456,000 | $16.6M | 4.20% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | 1,356,903 | $15.5M | 3.91% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,163,837 | $13.3M | 3.36% | +0.4% | 2026-06-30 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1,122,320 | $12.8K | 3.24% | +69.2% | 2026-08-07 |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,047,369 | $11.9M | 3.02% | -32.5% | 2026-08-11 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1,030,749 | $11.8M | 2.97% | +0.0% | 2026-08-07 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 762,298 | $8.7M | 2.20% | +13.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 762,298 | $8.7M | 2.20% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 686,582 | $7.8M | 1.98% | +1.3% | 2026-08-12 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 685,330 | $7.8M | 1.98% | +42.1% | 2026-08-14 |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 658,000 | $7.5M | 1.90% | -43.8% | 2026-08-12 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | 626,943 | $7.1K | 1.81% | +23.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| CastleKnight Management LP | 619,365 | $7.1M | 1.79% | +0.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 610,800 | $7.0M | 1.76% | +1471.4% | 2026-08-13 |
| State Street Corp | 592,925 | $6.8M | 1.71% | -14.2% | 2026-08-07 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 537,254 | $6.1M | 1.55% | +200.7% | 2026-08-14 |
| PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 534,000 | $6.1M | 1.54% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| UBS Group AG | 489,616 | $5.6M | 1.41% | +84.7% | 2026-08-13 |
| Ing Groep Nv | 451,000 | $5.1M | 1.30% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 444,640 | $5.1M | 1.28% | +0.0% | 2026-08-14 |
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Insider activity is not available for this symbol right now.
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-09-03 11:50 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | 4 | 2026-08-31 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-02 | 4 | 2026-08-31 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-19 | 4 | 2026-08-18 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-13 | 4 | 2026-08-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-13 | 4 | 2026-08-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-13 | 4 | 2026-08-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-12 | 4 | 2026-08-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-07 | 4 | 2026-08-05 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-07 | 4 | 2026-08-05 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-07 | 4 | 2026-08-05 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-06 | 4 | 2026-08-05 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-06 | 4 | 2026-08-05 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
Headlines about PLAY (Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.). Links open the publisher — we don’t host full articles.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Needs More Time For Its Turnaround To Play Out
SeekingAlpha · 2026-09-02 -
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on September 14, 2026
Yahoo Finance · 2026-09-01 -
3 Cash-Burning Stocks We Find Risky
Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-28 -
Dave & Buster’s Makes Host of Leadership Changes
Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-24 -
Dave & Buster's Strengthens Executive Leadership Team to Support Growth, Operational Excellence and Innovation
Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-24 -
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Appoints Amanda Busby As COO
Benzinga · 2026-08-24 -
Dave & Buster’s CEO Tarul Lal to Retire, Darin Harper to Step In
Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-04 -
Dave & Buster’s Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition
Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-04
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