Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) stock
PLAYNasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends February 2
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 14, 2026Score 4/3075% below fair value
$7.85−0.18 (-2.24%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $273.42MP/E –Yield –
Dave & Buster's Entertainment statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 8, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jan 9, 2020
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 4, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 0.85
- 10.29
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.85
- 1.24
- EV / EBIT
- 48.75
- 19.11
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -5.77%
- 0.32%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.17%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 26M
- 26M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 26.1%
- 13.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 119.5%
- 74.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.04%
- -2.87%
- Short % of Float
- 39.6%
- 8.80%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 29.3%
- 5.90%
- Days to Cover
- 5.58
- 3.92
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $22.10
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $6.26
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $7.83
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $7.46
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $11.05
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.57
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.62%
- -3.18%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 9.79%
- 4.40%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -23.0%
- -10.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -23.3%
- 9.60%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -51.6%
- 1.28%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -45.0%
- 5.70%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -78.0%
- -14.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -79.4%
- -45.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -82.9%
- 39.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.42
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 50.6
- 50.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 75.2%
- 55.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.29
- 1.03
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -5.63%
- 2.61%
- EBITDA Margin
- 15.9%
- 8.92%
- FCF Margin
- -0.77%
- 2.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -69.7%
- 7.95%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -2.16%
- 2.10%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 1.74%
- 12.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.98%
- 5.22%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.30
- 0.78
- Quick Ratio
- 0.04
- 0.45
- Debt / Equity
- 17.15
- 0.56
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.54
- 3.02
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.50
- 2.62
- Interest Coverage
- 0.24
- 1.48
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.49%
- 6.48%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -1013.4%
- 5.87%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -852.9%
- 5.93%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.30%
- 6.75%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 36.9%
- 9.96%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.51
- 1.03
- Inventory Turnover
- 7.76
- 42.08
- Revenue Per Employee
- $88.14K
- $98.45K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$3.75K
- $2.40K
- Employee Count
- 23,610
- 6,500
- WACC
- 8.55%
- 8.63%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$117.20M
- $10.66M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.49B
- -$2.59M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$42.82
- -$0.26
- Equity (Book Value)
- $87.90M
- $106.18M
- Book Value Per Share
- $2.52
- $2.94
- Tangible Book Value
- -$654.70M
- $4.55M
- Working Capital
- -$302.90M
- -$13.18M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$337.60M
- -$66.96M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.46
- $0.43
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -32.4%
- 2.18%
- FCF Yield
- -5.85%
- 3.05%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.00%
- 1.21%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.00%
- 4.49%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $153.40M
- $4.87M
- Income Tax
- -$28.60M
- $1.89M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.69
- 2.08
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PLAY | S&P 500 | Difference | PLAY per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +10.7% | -2.7% | +13.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -24.3% | -1.7% | −22.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | -51.6% | +11.9% | −63.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | -47.6% | +12.0% | −59.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | -77.8% | +78.2% | −156.0 pts | -39.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -79.4% | +73.2% | −152.6 pts | -27.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -82.6% | +309.6% | −392.2 pts | -16.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M PLAY shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.0% from the previous report, or 39.59% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,196,188 | -4.0% | 1,827,934 | 5.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10,625,661 | +9.2% | 1,821,738 | 5.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,733,845 | -1.0% | 2,733,336 | 3.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,831,307 | +13.2% | 3,955,062 | 2.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8,684,770 | +3.3% | 1,304,092 | 6.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,408,218 | -14.2% | 1,648,903 | 5.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9,796,635 | -13.5% | 1,238,279 | 7.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 11,330,557 | -1.9% | 1,427,128 | 7.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11,546,909 | +7.9% | 2,315,808 | 5.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10,700,272 | +19.3% | 1,920,344 | 5.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,972,348 | -3.6% | 1,744,727 | 5.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,306,391 | +1.2% | 1,620,797 | 5.7 |
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