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Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY Invested capital

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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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

Calculated from Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s reported figures.

$3.2Btotal debt+$99.6Mtotal stockholders equity−$19.6Mcash and equivalents=$3.26B

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 invested capital?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported invested capital of $3.26B in Q1 2026.
How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's invested capital changed year-over-year?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's invested capital decreased by 2.6% year-over-year, from $3.35B to $3.26B.
What is the long-term trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's invested capital has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.06B to $3.29B.
What does invested capital mean?
Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).