What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported G&A of $27.5M in Q1 2026.

How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A changed year-over-year?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A increased by 12.7% year-over-year, from $24.4M to $27.5M.

What is the long-term trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A has grown at a 11.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $75.5M to $117.1M.

Overhead costs not directly tied to production or sales — corporate management, legal, accounting, office rent, insurance, and other administrative functions.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY G&A

G&A at other companies

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$602.61M+43.0%

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$8.06M-17.6%

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$504M+4.3%

EPR PropertiesEPR

$14.24M+1.6%

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$427.7M+6.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$559.2M-1.5%

Gross profit$479.4M-1.3%

Operating income$46.9M-25.8%

Net income$5.7M-73.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.16-74.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$19.6M+64.7%

Total debt$3.2B-1.0%

Total equity$99.6M-32.2%

Total assets$4.1B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$113.8M+18.8%

CapEx$105.3M-31.9%

Free cash flow$8.5M+114%

Valuation

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Market cap$393.11M-65.3%

Enterprise value$3.55B-18.0%

P/S0.2×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin85.8%+0.4pp

Operating margin6.8%-5.3pp

Net margin-3.1%-4.9pp

FCF margin-9.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-52.5%-70.1pp

Debt / equity31.9×+10.1×

Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Dave & Buster's Entertainment in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

The official record: Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s 10-Q, filed June 15, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A?: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported G&A of $27.5M in Q1 2026.
How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A changed year-over-year?: Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A increased by 12.7% year-over-year, from $24.4M to $27.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's G&A has grown at a 11.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $75.5M to $117.1M.
What does G&A mean?: Overhead costs not directly tied to production or sales — corporate management, legal, accounting, office rent, insurance, and other administrative functions.