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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 2014-10-10 · LEI

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$411.2M
P / S0.2×
P / B4.5×
Net margin-2.3%
Return on equity-53.4%
FCF margin-4.8%
Net debt$1.5B
Net debt / EBITDA4.2×
Enterprise value USD$1.9B
EV / EBITDA5.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.4%
Return on capital2.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.80% 2.70% -2.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
15.00% 14.50% 12.70% 10.90% -57.90% 14.40% 13.40% 13.90% 10.30% 4.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
50.50% 40.00% -53.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
43.3M 42.6M 40.0M 34.1M 47.6M 49.3M 49.2M 44.1M 40.0M 34.8M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$244.7M $348.5M $372.7M $623.6M $598.1M $414.1M $1.11B $1.30B $1.52B $1.54B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
3.40% 1.50% -1.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.00% 3.90% 9.60% 4.50% -30.30% 14.60% 10.70% 1.50% -10.20% -4.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.60× 0.87× 1.02× 3.82× 3.98× 1.60× 3.14× 5.33× 10.45× 17.02× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$2.10 $2.84 $2.93 $2.94 -$4.75 $2.21 $2.79 $2.88 $1.46 -$1.40 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. trades at about 7.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.2×–148.6×, median 19.6×).

7.1× 148.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.2×–148.6×); dot = today's 7.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin4.1%10.3%13.9%13.4%14.4%-57.9%10.9%12.7%14.5%15.0%
Net margin-2.3%2.7%5.8%———————
FCF margin-4.8%-10.2%1.5%10.7%14.6%-30.3%4.5%9.6%3.9%5.0%
Return on assets-1.2%1.5%3.4%———————
Return on equity-53.4%40.0%50.5%———————
Debt / equity17.02×10.45×5.33×3.14×1.60×3.98×3.82×1.02×0.87×0.60×
Current ratio0.290.220.320.670.470.440.270.370.460.43

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-02-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.