This company discontinued its dividend after 2021.
Based on TTM and annual data · Not a buy/sell signal
This company does not pay dividends
Last dividend was paid in 2021. The company has not paid dividends in the last 5 years.
Does Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) pay a dividend?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) stopped paying a dividend after 2021 and pays nothing today. Free cash flow is currently negative, so there is no surplus to distribute. All figures are computed from company filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Does Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) pay a dividend?+
No. Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) does not currently pay a dividend. The last payment in our data was in 2021, and nothing has been paid since.
How does Dave & Buster's Entertainment return cash to shareholders?+
It largely does not. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays no dividend and we do not see a meaningful reduction in share count over the last twelve months, so cash is being retained in the business or spent on growth rather than returned. That is common for companies reinvesting heavily, and it means your return depends entirely on the share price.
Could Dave & Buster's Entertainment afford to pay a dividend?+
Not currently. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's free cash flow is negative at -$16 million, meaning the business consumed cash over the period rather than generating it. A company funding a dividend from cash it is not producing would be paying shareholders out of its balance sheet or borrowings, which is not sustainable.
Which consumer discretionary companies do pay dividends?+
Our Consumer Discretionary sector page ranks the companies we cover by dividend score, which combines payout safety, free cash flow coverage and growth record. If income is what you are after, start there rather than with Dave & Buster's Entertainment.
SourceDividend analysis computed 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.
Fiscal year ends Feb. Earnings payout = dividends / net income. FCF payout = dividends / FCF. Yield = TTM DPS / price.
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Held by ETFs
PLAY is in 9 US ETFs. The largest of them, with PLAY's weight in each:
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO0.01%of the fund
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETFFNDA0.05%of the fund
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETFVCR0.01%of the fund
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETFAVSC0.02%of the fund
Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETFPRFZ0.06%of the fund
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