Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $268.39M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. operates out-of-home entertainment and dining venues under the Dave & Buster’s and Main Event brands. The company combines arcade and interactive gaming, sports viewing, and full-service dining in its locations. Its entertainment offerings include redemption games, simulation, virtual reality, bowling, laser tag, and billiards. Venues also feature full-service bars and dining with American-style meals, appetizers, cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks. The company targets young adults and families with children seeking social dining and amusement experiences.
As of early 2026, the company operates 243 venues across North America. This network includes 179 Dave & Buster’s locations across 43 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Canada, alongside 64 Main Event stores in 22 U.S. states. The business also operates two company-owned venues in Ontario, Canada, and franchises four international Dave & Buster’s locations in India, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic. The provided text does not disclose the location of the corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- Founded
- 1982
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- Address
- 2481 Manana Drive 75220
- Phone
- (214) 357-9588
- Website
- daveandbusters.com
- Employees
- 23,610, Feb 3, 2026
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- February 2
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Dallas, Texas
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PLAY
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Oct 10, 2014
- Shares outstanding
- 35M, Sep 9, 2026
- Public float
- $1.00B, Aug 5, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1525769
- CUSIP
- 238337109
- ISIN
- US2383371091
- LEI
- 529900WTVU85QZLYHR86
- EIN
- 35-2382255
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Tarun Lal | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 49,165 |
| Christopher Daniel Morris | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 83,847 |
| Cory Hatton | Interim CFO | 104,475 |
| Rachel Morgan | Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | 141,156 |
| Derek Sample | Chief Accounting Officer | 39,019 |
| Amanda Busby | Chief Operations Officer | 72,464 |
| Darin Harper | Chief Executive Officer | 309,952 |
| Aldo Rosales | Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc | 53,830 |
| Jeremy Tucker | Chief Marketing Officer | 231,092 |
| Steve Klohn | SVP Chief Information Officer | 43,026 |
| Kevin Fish | SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | 40,823 |
| Tony Wehner | Pres. Operations, Main Event | 114,883 |
| Les Lehner | SVP, Chief Development Officer | 89,873 |
| Antonio Pineiro | President, International | 88,508 |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr | SVP, Chief Legal Officer | 27,366 |
| Humera Kassem | Chief People Officer | 8,434 |
| John Mulleady | Former Chief Dev Ofc | 63,090 |
| Megan Estrada | Chief Marketing Officer | 14,391 |
| Charles Protell | Director | 22,541 |
| Nathaniel Lipman | Director | 41,287 |
| Allen R. Weiss | Director | 29,407 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan | Director | 198,901 |
| Scott I. Ross | Director | – |
| James P. Chambers | Director | 31,408 |
| Atish Shah | Director | 29,584 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Brian Jenkins | $0 | $0 | $3.04M | $57 | $58 |
| FY2025 Chris Morris | $0 | $0 | $3.04M | $57 | $58 |
| FY2025 Kevin M.Sheehan | $7.77M | $4.89M | $3.04M | $57 | $58 |
| FY2025 Tarun Lal | $14.50M | $8.00M | $3.04M | $57 | $58 |
| FY2024 Brian Jenkins | $0 | $0 | $1.29M | $80 | $82 |
| FY2024 Chris Morris | $2.22M | -$14.64M | $1.29M | $80 | $82 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of February 3, 2026, we employed approximately 23,610 team members across both of our brands, consisting of 88.8% store hourly team members, 9.4% store management, 1.5% store support, and 0.3% dedicated special events sales force.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Deregistration | Termination of SEC registration (Form 15) |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Oct 6, 2014 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Sep 24, 2012 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |