What are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's profit margins?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) runs a 85.8% gross margin and a 6.8% operating margin, with a -3.1% net margin.

Where do Dave & Buster's Entertainment's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Dave & Buster's Entertainment's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	85.8%+0.4pp	85.7%+0.5pp	85.8%+0.9pp	85.6%+1.0pp	85.4%+1.1pp
Net margin	-3.1%-4.9pp	-2.3%-5.0pp	0%-3.9pp	0.5%-4.6pp	1.8%-2.6pp
Returns
Return on equity	-52.5%-70.1pp	-41.1%-70.5pp	0.2%-38.7pp	4.3%-33.3pp	17.6%-12.5pp
Return on invested capital	2.1%-3.1pp	2.6%-3.0pp	4.3%-2.0pp	5.1%-1.8pp	5.3%-1.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×-0.1×	0.5×-0.1×	0.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	0.3×0.0×	0.3×+0.1×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×+0.1×	0.3×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	31.9×+10.1×	35.3×+13.6×	24.7×+10.9×	19.3×+8.9×	21.9×+11.9×
Net debt / EBITDA	8.9×+1.5×	8.8×+1.9×	8×+1.8×	7.7×+2.0×	7.3×+1.5×
Per Share
Book value per share	$2.85-31.7%	$2.63-27.8%	$3.79-34.6%	$4.73-32.2%	$4.17-40.6%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$393.11M-65.3%	$510.49M-36.5%	$606.32M-61.1%	$887.57M-29.8%	$783.46M-61.9%
Price / sales	0.2×-0.4×	0.2×-0.1×	0.3×-0.4×	0.4×-0.2×	0.4×-0.6×
Price / book	3.9×-3.8×	5.6×+0.1×	4.6×-2.2×	5.3×+0.9×	5.3×-1.7×
EV / EBITDA	10×0.0×	10.1×+1.5×	9.6×+0.2×	9.9×+1.6×	9.1×-0.9×

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What are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's profit margins?: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) runs a 85.8% gross margin and a 6.8% operating margin, with a -3.1% net margin.
Where do Dave & Buster's Entertainment's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Dave & Buster's Entertainment's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.