PLAYNasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends February 2
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 14, 2026
$7.71+0.11 (+1.45%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $268.39M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
100.0%
42M of 35M shares
Institutional holders
170
33 new, 46 sold out
Net institutional buying
1M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
4 buys · 1 sales
Net bought $100.72K
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP | 7,119,255 | 20.60% | 13D (active) amendment | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Ross Scott I | 7,119,255 | 18.50% | 13D (active) amendment | Jan 30, 2025 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 2,274,704 | 6.50% | 13G (passive) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,084,177 | 6.00% | 13G (passive) amendment | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1,803,552 | 5.20% | 13G (passive) | Jun 30, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of PLAY | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP | 7,119,255 | 20.44% | $81.16M | – | 4.23% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 3,221,499 | 9.25% | $36.73M | +1,068,676 | 0.00% |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 2,411,191 | 6.92% | $27.49M | – | 0.03% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,144,687 | 6.16% | $24.45M | +670,388 | 0.00% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1,803,552 | 5.18% | $20.56M | +293,800 | 0.01% |
| Healthcare Of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 1,456,000 | 4.18% | $16.60M | – | 0.02% |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | 1,356,903 | 3.90% | $15.47M | New | 1.29% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,163,837 | 3.34% | $13.27M | +4,472 | 0.00% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1,122,320 | 3.22% | $12.79K | +459,121 | 0.01% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,047,369 | 3.01% | $11.94M | −503,167 | 0.00% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,030,749 | 2.96% | $11.75M | New | 0.01% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 762,298 | 2.19% | $8.69M | +87,488 | 0.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 686,582 | 1.97% | $7.83M | +8,892 | 0.00% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 685,330 | 1.97% | $7.81M | +203,162 | 0.01% |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 658,000 | 1.89% | $7.50M | −513,000 | 0.08% |
| Hrt Financial LP | 626,943 | 1.80% | $7.15K | +117,326 | 0.00% |
| CastleKnight Management LP | 619,365 | 1.78% | $7.06M | – | 0.10% |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 610,800 | 1.75% | $6.96M | +571,930 | 0.06% |
| State Street Corp | 592,925 | 1.70% | $6.76M | −97,896 | 0.00% |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 537,254 | 1.54% | $6.12M | +358,588 | 0.08% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 170 | 42M | 100.0% | 33 / 59 | 55 / 46 | 11M | 10M |
| Q1 2026 | 186 | 41M | 100.0% | 46 / 53 | 56 / 44 | 9M | 7M |
| Q4 2025 | 188 | 42M | 100.0% | 38 / 62 | 61 / 33 | 6M | 7M |
| Q3 2025 | 188 | 42M | 100.0% | 29 / 51 | 70 / 33 | 7M | 4M |
| Q2 2025 | 193 | 40M | 100.0% | 37 / 47 | 85 / 29 | 4M | 9M |
| Q1 2025 | 187 | 46M | 100.0% | 32 / 63 | 59 / 36 | 5M | 8M |
| Q4 2024 | 192 | 49M | 100.0% | 36 / 65 | 58 / 64 | 8M | 8M |
| Q3 2024 | 223 | 49M | 100.0% | 47 / 53 | 85 / 43 | 15M | 7M |
| Q2 2024 | 220 | 46M | 100.0% | 37 / 77 | 74 / 51 | 7M | 11M |
| Q1 2024 | 236 | 50M | 100.0% | 53 / 59 | 97 / 28 | 10M | 6M |
| Q4 2023 | 213 | 46M | 100.0% | 48 / 47 | 92 / 41 | 8M | 7M |
| Q3 2023 | 208 | 45M | 100.0% | 35 / 54 | 95 / 39 | 6M | 7M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
| Fund | Shares | % of PLAY | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 818,525 | 2.35% | $9.33M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 709,562 | 2.04% | $8.09M | 0.01% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF | 329,994 | 0.95% | $4.41M | 0.05% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 317,044 | 0.91% | $3.61M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 296,916 | 0.85% | $3.22M | 0.01% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 255,948 | 0.73% | $2.92M | 0.02% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF | 160,854 | 0.46% | $1.74M | 0.06% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 143,315 | 0.41% | $1.92M | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | 139,655 | 0.40% | $1.87M | 0.01% | May 31, 2026 |
| Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | 129,240 | 0.37% | $1.73M | 0.01% | May 31, 2026 |
| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index Fund | 114,806 | 0.33% | $1.24M | 0.05% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| U.S. Small Cap Portfolio | 114,336 | 0.33% | $1.24M | 0.01% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund | 110,667 | 0.32% | $1.48M | 0.02% | May 31, 2026 |
| iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 91,575 | 0.26% | $1.04M | 0.07% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund | 67,474 | 0.19% | $731.42K | 0.01% | Jul 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarun Lal | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 49,165 | 0.14% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Christopher Daniel Morris | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 83,847 | 0.24% | Nov 5, 2024 |
| Cory Hatton | Interim CFO | 104,475 | 0.30% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Rachel Morgan | Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | 141,156 | 0.41% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Derek Sample | Chief Accounting Officer | 39,019 | 0.11% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Amanda Busby | Chief Operations Officer | 72,464 | 0.21% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Darin Harper | Chief Executive Officer | 309,952 | 0.89% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Aldo Rosales | Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc | 53,830 | 0.15% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Jeremy Tucker | Chief Marketing Officer | 231,092 | 0.66% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Steve Klohn | SVP Chief Information Officer | 43,026 | 0.12% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Kevin Fish | SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | 40,823 | 0.12% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Tony Wehner | Pres. Operations, Main Event | 114,883 | 0.33% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Les Lehner | SVP, Chief Development Officer | 89,873 | 0.26% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Antonio Pineiro | President, International | 88,508 | 0.25% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr | SVP, Chief Legal Officer | 27,366 | 0.08% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Humera Kassem | Chief People Officer | 8,434 | 0.02% | Jul 17, 2025 |
| John Mulleady | Former Chief Dev Ofc | 63,090 | 0.18% | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Megan Estrada | Chief Marketing Officer | 14,391 | 0.04% | Nov 5, 2024 |
| Charles Protell | Director | 22,541 | 0.06% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Nathaniel Lipman | Director | 41,287 | 0.12% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Allen R. Weiss | Director | 29,407 | 0.08% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan | Director | 198,901 | 0.57% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Scott I. Ross | Director, 10% owner | – | – | Aug 7, 2026 |
| James P. Chambers | Director | 31,408 | 0.09% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Atish Shah | Director | 29,584 | 0.08% | May 7, 2026 |
| Hamish Dodds | Director | 44,216 | 0.13% | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Michael J. Griffith | Director | 72,217 | 0.21% | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Path Capital Partners II GP LLC Hill | – | 7,136,329 | 20.49% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Path Capital LP Hill | 10% owner | 7,125,051 | 20.46% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Path Investment Holdings LLC Hill | – | 6,812,240 | 19.56% | Aug 7, 2026 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Sep 28, 2026 | Buy | +4,000 | $6.50 | $26.00K | 104,475 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +10,572 | – | – | 29,407 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +10,572 | – | – | 41,287 |
| Rachel Morgan Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +15,106 | – | – | 141,156 |
| Charles Protell Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +10,572 | – | – | 22,541 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Sep 17, 2026 | Buy | +12,000 | $6.78 | $81.36K | 30,715 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Sep 17, 2026 | Buy | +12,000 | $6.78 | $81.36K | 30,715 |
| Derek Sample Chief Accounting Officer | Aug 31, 2026 | Award | +39,019 | – | – | 39,019 |
| Amanda Busby Chief Operations Officer | Aug 31, 2026 | Award | +72,464 | – | – | 72,464 |
| Charles Protell Director | Aug 18, 2026 | Award | +11,185 | – | – | 11,969 |
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +50,761 | – | – | 100,475 |
| Aldo Rosales Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +50,761 | – | – | 104,591 |
| Darin Harper Chief Executive Officer | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +203,046 | – | – | 309,952 |
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +50,761 | – | – | 100,475 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +35,533 | – | – | 129,876 |
| James P. Chambers Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +1,071 | – | – | 31,408 |
| G. Gp Llc Hp – | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +952 | – | – | 18,893 |
| Path Capital Partners II LP Hill – | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +952 | – | – | 18,893 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +1,309 | – | – | 94,343 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +952 | – | – | 18,835 |
| Charles Protell Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +784 | – | – | 784 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +1,012 | – | – | 18,715 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Jun 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,920 | $11.40 | $56.09K | 106,906 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Jun 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,011 | $11.27 | $11.39K | 111,960 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Jun 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −134 | $11.27 | $1.51K | 111,826 |
| Rachel Morgan Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | Jun 22, 2026 | Award | +126,050 | – | – | 126,050 |
| Jeremy Tucker Chief Marketing Officer | Jun 22, 2026 | Award | +231,092 | – | – | 231,092 |
| Steve Klohn SVP Chief Information Officer | Jun 8, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,870 | $11.04 | $31.68K | 43,026 |
| Kevin Fish SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +40,823 | – | – | 40,823 |
| Tony Wehner Pres. Operations, Main Event | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +28,576 | – | – | 114,883 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +28,576 | – | – | 89,873 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +28,576 | – | – | 88,508 |
| G. Gp Llc Hp – | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 17,941 |
| Path Holdings LLC Hill 10% owner | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 17,941 |
| James P. Chambers Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +976 | – | – | 30,337 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +1,192 | – | – | 93,034 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +759 | – | – | 17,703 |
| Atish Shah Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 29,584 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 17,883 |
| J. Gp Llc Hp – | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 17,074 |
| Atish Shah Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 28,717 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −364 | $12.33 | $4.49K | 61,297 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +7,991 | – | – | 61,661 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +8,029 | – | – | 60,408 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −476 | $12.33 | $5.87K | 59,932 |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr SVP, Chief Legal Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −128 | $12.33 | $1.58K | 27,366 |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr SVP, Chief Legal Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +4,607 | – | – | 27,494 |
| Tony Wehner Pres. Operations, Main Event | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +10,153 | – | – | 86,893 |
| Tony Wehner Pres. Operations, Main Event | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −586 | $12.33 | $7.23K | 86,307 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 16,944 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 17,016 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +10,718 | – | – | 113,216 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −245 | $12.33 | $3.02K | 112,971 |
| Tarun Lal Chief Executive Officer, Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +37,605 | – | – | 49,165 |
| Path Capital Partners II GP LLC Hill – | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 17,074 |
| James P. Chambers Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 29,361 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 91,842 |
| Steve Klohn SVP Chief Information Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +7,521 | – | – | 46,068 |
| Steve Klohn SVP Chief Information Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −172 | $12.33 | $2.12K | 45,896 |
| Steve Klohn SVP Chief Information Officer | Apr 17, 2026 | Sale | −6,989 | $14.69 | $102.67K | 38,547 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Klohn Officer | Apr 17, 2026 | 6,989 | $102.67K | Apr 17, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Hamish Dodds Director | Dec 18, 2025 | 21,911 | $398.89K | Dec 18, 2025 | Compensation and Open Market Purchase |
| Mulleady John Director | Jun 17, 2025 | 5,931 | $193.17K | Jun 17, 2025 | Restricted Stock Unit Award |
| Mulleady John Director | Dec 26, 2024 | 6,000 | $175.98K | Dec 26, 2024 | Restricted Stock Unit Award |
| Steve Klohn Former Officer | Oct 29, 2024 | 7,134 | $286.39K | Oct 29, 2024 | Option Granted - 04/24/2023 |
| Klohn Steve Officer | Sep 13, 2024 | 14,287 | $444.30K | Sep 12, 2024 | Purchase |
| Steve Klohn Officer | Sep 12, 2024 | 3,225 | $100.91K | Sep 12, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| John Mulleady Officer | Apr 4, 2024 | 42,824 | $2.92M | Apr 4, 2024 | Stock Option Exercise |
| M. Sheehan Kevin Director | Apr 4, 2024 | 50,000 | $3.42M | Apr 4, 2024 | Gift |
| M. Sheehan Kevin Director | Apr 4, 2024 | 25,000 | $1.71M | Apr 4, 2024 | Compensation |
| John Mulleady Director | Jan 16, 2024 | 7,500 | $369.30K | Jan 16, 2024 | Option Exercise |
| Mulleady John Director | Dec 29, 2023 | 10,000 | $543.70K | Dec 29, 2023 | Restricted Stock Unit Award |
| Ashley Zickefoose Former Officer | Nov 14, 2023 | 6,600 | $244.20K | Nov 14, 2023 | Open Market Purchase |
| John Mulleady Officer | Sep 15, 2023 | 7,500 | $273.83K | Sep 15, 2023 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Michael J. Griffith Director | Sep 12, 2023 | 6,470 | $227.00K | Sep 12, 2023 | Stock Bonus |