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Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY Return on invested capital

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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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported return on invested capital of 2.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on invested capital decreased by 59.8% year-over-year, from 5.3% to 2.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on invested capital has grown at a -26.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -12.2% to 2.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.