Dave And Busters Entertainment Inc (PLAY) financials
Dave And Busters Entertainment revenue and earnings by year
Dave And Busters Entertainment's revenue was $2.10 billion in the fiscal year to February 3, 2026, down 1.4% from the year before. Net income was -$48.7 million, -2.3% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to January 29, 2017, revenue has grown 8.5% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2021 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2018 | Jan 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.10 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 1.96 | 1.30 | 0.44 | 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.01 |
| Revenue growth | -1.4% | -3.3% | 12.3% | 50.6% | 198.7% | -67.8% | 7.1% | 11.0% | 13.4% | — |
| Gross profit | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.64 | 1.10 | 0.36 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| Gross margin | 85.7% | 85.3% | 84.0% | 83.5% | 84.3% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.6% | 82.7% | 82.1% |
| Operating income | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.19 | -0.25 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.4% | -57.9% | 10.9% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 15.0% |
| Net income | -0.05 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.11 | -0.21 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Net margin | -2.3% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | -47.4% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 9.0% |
| Diluted EPS | -$1.40 | $1.46 | $2.88 | $2.79 | $2.21 | -$4.81 | $2.85 | $2.93 | $2.83 | $2.10 |
| Free cash flow | -0.10 | -0.22 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.19 | -0.13 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open PLAY in Markets.
How Dave And Busters Entertainment makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to August 4, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Game Play Credit Usage | $327M | 60.1% |
| Food & Nonalcoholic Beverages | $151M | 27.8% |
| Alcoholic Beverage | $60.1M | 11.0% |
| Other Entertainment | $5.80M | 1.1% |
See also: PLAY valuation and P/E history · PLAY returns
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