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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

PLAY

NASDAQ·Consumer Cyclical·Leisure·Mkt cap $303.4M

$8.72

+0.58%

P/E

-4.64

Mkt Cap

$303.4M

52-Wk Range

$8.30–$24.99

52-Week Range

$8.30 - $24.99

P/E

-4.64

Fwd P/E

-10.15

Beta

1.82

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

1.7M

Shares Out

34.7M

Mkt Cap

$303.4M

Price action

Price chart

Down 62.5% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

3 reasons

  • Integrated entertainment-dining concept with high customer dwell time and multiple revenue streams
  • Established brand recognition and 40-year operational history with 144-location footprint
  • Adult-focused positioning differentiates from family entertainment centers and casual dining competitors

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.8).

Growth

Stable outlook

Expansion of venue locations in underpenetrated markets

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Video Streaming peers

Momentum

Falling

-21.0% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Below average quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Sep 14, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 15, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.22 vs $0.37 consensus (-40.5% surprise). Revenue of $559.2M vs $580.6M expected (-3.7%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q2 26

-40.5%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-11%

-3%

+0%

-1%

-1%

-1%

Q3 24

Q4 25

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 26

Q1 26

$453.0M

$534.5M

$534.5M

$567.7M

$557.4M

$448.2M

$529.6M

$559.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

1.0%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

3

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Citi · Jun 29, 2026

vs Industry

How PLAY stacks vs Leisure

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.