Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.
Dave & Buster s Entertainment, Inc. ( D&B Entertainment ) is the owner and operator of 243 venues in North America that offer premier entertainment and dining experiences for both adults and families under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. As of February 3, 2026, the Company had 179 Dave & Buster s branded stores in 43 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada that offer guests the opportunity t…
$7.23
-$0.56 (-7.19%)
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Operating margin is thin at 4.09%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 1.4% YoY. Margins deteriorated 6.2pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
ROIC dropped from 6.44% to 2.06%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Negative free cash flow of -$101M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$2.08B
▼ -1.4% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$89M
▼ -183.5% YoY
Op. Margin
1.74%
▼ -6.2pp YoY
ROIC
0.87%
▼ -4.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$16M
▲ +53.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$322M
▼ -6.9% YoY
Net Debt
$3.15B
Cash & Equiv.
$16M
5Y CAGR: +36.9%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 9 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 4 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 14 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Feb. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) overvalued?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Dave & Buster's Entertainment scores 10/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment a high-quality business?+
Dave & Buster's Entertainment scores 10 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 1.7% operating margin and a 0.9% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh PLAY's valuation and scores 10/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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