Communication Services
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.(PLAY)
Live Price
Offline$12.93
-1.90% today
1Y Change
-61.09%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $400.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -1.4%
- EPS Growth
- -194.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 246 bars Β· Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $400.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $12.93 and down 61.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.4%, EPS growth of -194.0%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.4%, EPS -194.0%, free cash flow +53.8% with operating margin 5.0% and ROIC 2.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PLAY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-1.4% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+5.0% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 9, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.4% and EPS is at -194.0%, with operating margin around 5.0%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +11.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Jun 9, 2026 | β | +9.1% | β | β |
2026 Mar 31, 2026 | -189.7% | +16.1% | +20.5% | +2.9% |
2025 Dec 9, 2025 | +1.7% | +13.0% | +2.9% | -3.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
PLAY Max Drawdown
-71.84%
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Company Overview
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. Its venues offer a menu of entrΓ©es and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of January 30, 2022, it owned and operated 144 stores located in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and one Canadian Province. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.
- Leadership
- Tarun Lal
- IPO Date
- Oct 10, 2014
- Employees
- 23.4k
- Street Address
- 1221 Beltline Road
- Mailing
- Coppell, TX, 75019
- Region
- Coppell, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 214 357 9588
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.9
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 4.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.4%
- EPS
- -194.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +53.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 85.7%
- Operating Margin
- 5.0%
- Net Margin
- -2.3%
- ROE
- -36.4%
- ROIC
- 2.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 34.71
- Current Ratio
- 0.29
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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