Dave & Buster's/$PLAY

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About Dave & Buster's

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc owns and operates nearly a hundred entertainment and dining establishments in the United States where customers can eat, drink, play games, and watch televised sports. Each store offers a full menu of entries and appetizers, a complete selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an extensive assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. It derives maximum revenue from Entertainment.

Ticker

$PLAY
Primary listing

Employees

23,420

Dave & Buster's Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$653M
72.85
$0.26
2.04
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What the Analysts think about Dave & Buster's

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Dave & Buster's stock.

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The company launched its second international franchise location in India during Q2 and has plans for at least five more international franchise openings over the next six months, accelerating its global expansion efforts (Dave & Buster’s Q2 Release)
Dave & Buster’s generated about $77 million in cash during Q2 from sale-leaseback and other real estate-related transactions, strengthening liquidity and freeing up funds for growth projects (Dave & Buster’s Q2 Release)
Tarun Lal was named CEO in July 2025, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience from Yum Brands and a proven record driving large-scale growth, which may boost operational improvements and shareholder returns (WSJ)
Comparable store sales dropped 3.0% in Q2 2025, making it the tenth straight quarter of negative same-store sales, indicating softening demand at existing locations (Dave & Buster’s Q2 Release)
Adjusted net income plunged 64.3% year-over-year to $14.1 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared to $45.7 million, or $1.12 per diluted share in Q2 2024, underlining substantial margin pressure (Dave & Buster’s Q2 Release)
Shares tumbled more than 15% in early trading after the Q2 earnings miss, revealing investor concern about the short-term outlook following flat top line results and weak profitability (Investopedia)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 3 Oct 2025.

Dave & Buster's Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Dave & Buster's Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
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Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
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