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Annual statements · SEC XBRL · FY2017 – FY2026

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) financials

Income statement

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) income statement, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue$1.01B$1.14B$1.27B$1.35B$437M$1.30B$1.96B$2.21B$2.13B$2.10B
Revenue growth—13.4%11.0%7.1%-67.8%198.7%50.6%12.3%-3.3%-1.4%
Operating income$151M$166M$161M$148M-$253M$187M$263M$307M$220M$86.1M
Operating margin15.0%14.5%12.7%10.9%-57.9%14.4%13.4%13.9%10.3%4.1%
Net income$90.8M$121M$117M$100M-$207M$109M$137M$127M$58.3M-$48.7M
Net margin9.0%10.6%9.3%7.4%-47.4%8.3%7.0%5.8%2.7%-2.3%
EPS (diluted)$2.10$2.84$2.93$2.94-$4.75$2.21$2.79$2.88$1.46-$1.40

Cash flow

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) cash flow, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating cash flow$231M$265M$338M$289M-$49.2M$283M$444M$364M$312M$291M
Capital expenditures$181M$220M$216M$228M$83.0M$92.2M$234M$330M$530M$391M
Free cash flow$50.8M$44.8M$121M$60.9M-$132M$191M$210M$34.0M-$218M-$101M
Share buybacks$28.8M$152M$149M$297M$0.00$0.00$25.0M$300M$172M$23.9M
Dividends paid——$11.6M$15.7M$4.89M$0.00$0.00———

Balance sheet

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) balance sheet, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash & equivalents$20.1M$18.8M$21.6M$24.7M$11.9M$25.9M$182M$37.3M$6.90M$16.6M
Total assets$1.05B$1.20B$1.27B$2.37B$2.35B$2.35B$3.76B$3.75B$4.02B$4.12B
Long-term debt$257M$351M$378M$633M$596M$431M$1.22B$1.28B$1.48B$1.51B
Shareholders' equity$439M$422M$388M$170M$153M$275M$411M$251M$146M$91.2M
Retained earnings$144M$248M$354M$433M$226M$335M$472M$599M$658M$609M
Shares (wtd avg diluted)43.3M42.6M40.0M34.1M43.5M49.3M49.2M44.1M40.0M34.7M

Every figure is extracted from Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s annual reports as filed with the SEC (XBRL company facts) — no third-party estimates. Fiscal years are labeled by period end; filers occasionally re-tag concepts, so a sparse cell means the company didn’t report that concept for that year. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Common questions

What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s annual revenue?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) reported $2.10B of revenue for fiscal year 2026 — down 1.4% from $2.13B in FY2025, per its annual report filed with the SEC.
Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. profitable?
Not in FY2026 — PLAY reported a net loss of $48.7M, per SEC filings.
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s free cash flow?
-$101M in FY2026 (operating cash flow $291M minus $391M of capital expenditures), from the SEC cash-flow statement.
Does PLAY pay a dividend?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. reported no cash dividends paid in FY2026, per its SEC cash-flow statement.
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