Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY Variable Lease Cost
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Dave & Buster's Entertainment in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:VariableLeaseCost.
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 variable lease cost?
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported variable lease cost of $9.6M in Q1 2026.
- How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's variable lease cost changed year-over-year?
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment's variable lease cost decreased by 20.0% year-over-year, from $12M to $9.6M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's variable lease cost?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's variable lease cost has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $30.1M to $39.3M.
- What does variable lease cost mean?
- Represents lease payments that are not fixed but are based on performance metrics, such as a percentage of store sales or usage-based fees. This metric is critical for understanding the flexibility of the company's cost structure in relation to revenue performance. Higher variable costs can provide a buffer during economic downturns by aligning occupancy costs with actual store traffic.