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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

PLAY Consumer Discretionary Restaurants
$7.46
▼ -4.2% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:51 ET
Last 30 days -11.92% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$6.21 $6.82 $7.43 $8.03 $8.64 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$7.13
High
$7.52
Low
$7.11
Volume
$1M
Avg Vol
$2M
Mkt Cap
$231M
P/E (TTM)
—
Beta
—
52w High
$22.10
52w Low
$6.26
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
$35M

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 25 items

Oct 14 · 14:30 Zacks
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Up 7.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Oct 2 · 20:30 StockStory
Q2 Earnings Highlights: Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ:PLAY) Vs The Rest Of The Consumer Discretionary - Leisure Facilities Stocks
Oct 1 · 14:07 Simply Wall St.
Dave And Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Sees Fair Value Cut As Turnaround Questions Persist
▸ Show all 25 press releases & news Free account →

PLAY earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±9.7% after the report, a range of roughly $6.74 to $8.18 from today's $7.46. Over its last 1 reports the stock rose the next day 1 time and fell 0, moving ±1.2% on average; after the most recent report on Jun 10, 2025 it moved +1.2%. That means options currently expect more movement than PLAY has typically delivered. PLAY beat the consensus EPS estimate in 0 of its last 2 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 82%. The share price of $7.46 sits near its 52-week low.

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Overview

52-week range
$6.26
$22
8% of range
Avg surprise (last 2)
-37.7%
Avg reaction (last 1)
+1.2%
100% positive
Latest IV / EM
82%
EM ±9.7% · $7 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$-0.84$-0.27$0.31$0.88$1.45 Actual $0.04Actual $1.45Actual $0.60Actual $-0.12Actual $0.99Actual $0.99Actual $-0.84Actual $0.62Actual $0.76Est $0.96Actual $0.40Est $0.88Actual $0.16Actual $-0.36 OctAprJulOctMayAugNovMayApr/2025Jul/2025MayAug
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$-42M$117M$277M$437M$596M Nov 24May 25Aug 25Nov 25May 26Aug 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Tue Aug 4, 2026Aug 2026 $-0.36 — — — — financials
Tue May 5, 2026May 2026 $0.16 — — — — financials
Mon Sep 15, 2025Jul/2025 $0.40 $0.88 -54.5% — — earnings
Tue Jun 10, 2025Apr/2025 $0.76 $0.96 -20.8% — +1.2% earnings
Tue May 6, 2025May 2025 $0.62 — — — — financials
Tue Nov 5, 2024Nov 2024 $-0.84 — — — — financials
Tue Aug 6, 2024Aug 2024 $0.99 — — — — financials
Sun May 5, 2024May 2024 $0.99 — — — — financials
Sun Oct 29, 2023Oct 2023 $-0.12 — — — — financials
Sun Jul 30, 2023Jul 2023 $0.60 — — — — financials
Sun Apr 30, 2023Apr 2023 $1.45 — — — — financials
Sun Oct 30, 2022Oct 2022 $0.04 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue$544M$559M—$448M$557M$568M—$453M
Cost of revenue$83M$80M—$64M$76M$82M—$68M
Gross profit————————
Operating income$19M$47M—$-16M$53M$63M—$6M
Net income$-12M$6M—$-42M$11M$22M—$-33M
EPS (diluted)$-0.36$0.16—$-1.22$0.32$0.62—$-0.84

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Cash & equivalents$16M$20M$17M$14M$12M$12M$7M$9M
Inventory$39M$40M$40M$40M$39M$41M$40M$38M
Total current assets$128M$131M$124M$122M$117M$113M$94M$112M
Total assets$4.12B$4.14B$4.12B$4.13B$4.09B$4.06B$4.02B$3.94B
Long-term debt$1.50B$1.50B$1.51B$1.55B$1.55B$1.57B$1.48B$1.44B
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$88M$100M$91M$131M$166M$147M$146M$227M

Implied volatility — last 90 days

63%128%192%257%321% Jun 06 — IV 111% · EM ±19.6%Jun 07 — IV 139% · EM ±19.2%Jun 08 — IV 147% · EM ±19.5%Jun 09 — IV 149% · EM ±18.7%Jun 10 — IV 161% · EM ±19.0%Jun 11 — IV 182% · EM ±20.1%Jun 12 — IV 185% · EM ±18.9%Jun 15 — IV 251% · EM ±18.2%Jun 16 — IV 158% · EM ±9.3%Jun 17 — IV 133% · EM ±5.6%Jun 19 — IV 82% · EM ±18.2%Jun 22 — IV 83% · EM ±17.4%Jun 23 — IV 86% · EM ±17.5%Jun 24 — IV 81% · EM ±16.2%Jun 25 — IV 88% · EM ±17.2%Jun 26 — IV 83% · EM ±15.8%Jun 29 — IV 90% · EM ±15.9%Jun 30 — IV 81% · EM ±13.9%Jul 01 — IV 83% · EM ±13.9%Jul 02 — IV 91% · EM ±14.7%Jul 03 — IV 94% · EM ±14.7%Jul 06 — IV 98% · EM ±13.5%Jul 07 — IV 90% · EM ±11.9%Jul 08 — IV 81% · EM ±10.1%Jul 09 — IV 92% · EM ±10.9%Jul 10 — IV 93% · EM ±10.3%Jul 13 — IV 89% · EM ±7.5%Jul 14 — IV 126% · EM ±9.2%Jul 15 — IV 128% · EM ±7.5%Jul 16 — IV 166% · EM ±6.9%Jul 20 — IV 86% · EM ±20.4%Jul 21 — IV 85% · EM ±19.7%Jul 22 — IV 85% · EM ±19.5%Jul 23 — IV 81% · EM ±18.3%Jul 24 — IV 83% · EM ±18.3%Jul 27 — IV 86% · EM ±18.0%Jul 28 — IV 80% · EM ±16.4%Jul 29 — IV 69% · EM ±13.9%Jul 30 — IV 104% · EM ±20.3%Jul 31 — IV 80% · EM ±15.2%Aug 03 — IV 90% · EM ±15.9%Aug 04 — IV 85% · EM ±14.6%Aug 05 — IV 90% · EM ±15.0%Aug 06 — IV 78% · EM ±12.6%Aug 07 — IV 83% · EM ±12.9%Aug 10 — IV 82% · EM ±11.4%Aug 11 — IV 75% · EM ±10.0%Aug 12 — IV 84% · EM ±10.5%Aug 13 — IV 76% · EM ±8.9%Aug 14 — IV 70% · EM ±7.7%Aug 17 — IV 91% · EM ±7.6%Aug 18 — IV 84% · EM ±6.0%Aug 19 — IV 109% · EM ±6.4%Aug 20 — IV 111% · EM ±4.6%Aug 24 — IV 86% · EM ±18.0%Aug 25 — IV 90% · EM ±18.4%Aug 26 — IV 99% · EM ±19.9%Aug 27 — IV 100% · EM ±19.6%Aug 28 — IV 107% · EM ±20.5%Aug 31 — IV 105% · EM ±18.5%Sep 01 — IV 118% · EM ±20.4%Sep 02 — IV 109% · EM ±18.2%Sep 03 — IV 118% · EM ±19.1%Sep 04 — IV 122% · EM ±19.1%Sep 07 — IV 137% · EM ±18.9%Sep 08 — IV 141% · EM ±18.7%Sep 09 — IV 153% · EM ±19.2%Sep 10 — IV 154% · EM ±18.2%Sep 11 — IV 158% · EM ±17.4%Sep 14 — IV 294% · EM ±24.5%Sep 15 — IV 101% · EM ±7.3%Sep 16 — IV 104% · EM ±6.1%Sep 17 — IV 322% · EM ±13.4%Sep 21 — IV 63% · EM ±13.3%Sep 22 — IV 75% · EM ±15.4%Sep 23 — IV 70% · EM ±14.0%Sep 24 — IV 77% · EM ±15.1%Sep 25 — IV 79% · EM ±15.1%Sep 28 — IV 79% · EM ±14.1%Sep 29 — IV 79% · EM ±13.6%Sep 30 — IV 81% · EM ±13.5%Oct 01 — IV 74% · EM ±12.0%Oct 02 — IV 76% · EM ±11.9%Oct 06 — IV 69% · EM ±9.1%Oct 07 — IV 94% · EM ±11.8%Oct 08 — IV 82% · EM ±9.7%

Sector peers

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PTLO
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$288M $4.51-1.3%
RRGB
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$142M $8.71-1.7%
BRCB
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$350M $9.65+11.9%
JACK
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$360M $11.41-5.5%
DIN
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$367M $31.84-1.0%

PLAY earnings FAQ

What is PLAY's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±9.7%, or $0.72 per share either way from $7.46.

How does PLAY stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 1 reports the average next-day move was ±1.2%, up 1 times and down 0 times.

What is PLAY's implied volatility?

PLAY's at-the-money implied volatility is about 82% based on the latest options snapshot.

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