Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc (PLAY) Key Metrics
PLAY valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $264.7M
- Enterprise value
- $3.36B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 17.0
- Forward P/E
- 8.8
- PEG ratio
- 1.48
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 1.2
- Price / book
- 2.7 10-yr median 6.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.4 10-yr median 10.6
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.92
PLAY key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsPLAY valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−37.9%
0.3
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Price / book−2.1%
7.1
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EV / EBITDA+9.8%
10.6
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Free cash flow yield+5.0 pts
−15.5%
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PLAY returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−70.5 pts
−41.1%
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Return on invested capital−3.7 pts
2.5%
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Return on assets−2.7 pts
−1.2%
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Free cash flow margin+5.4 pts
−4.8%
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Asset turnover−5.8%
0.52
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PLAY per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+13.8%
$60.65
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Earnings per share
−$1.40
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Free cash flow per share
−$2.90
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Book value per share−27.8%
$2.63
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Shares outstanding−13.3%
34.7M
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PLAY financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+61.2%
34.71
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Net debt+$16.4M
$3.15B
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Net debt / EBITDA+1.58
8.81
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Current ratio+31.3%
0.29
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Interest coverage−59.1%
0.7
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Debt / assets−1.6%
0.77
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PLAY efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+1 days
7 days
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Days of inventory+4 days
48 days
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Days payables outstanding+11 days
158 days
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Cash conversion cycle−6 days
-102 days
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Capex / revenue−6.2 pts
18.6%
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PLAY valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
PLAY returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
PLAY debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
PLAY cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
PLAY price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
PLAY key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $650.8M | $1.06B | $2.36B | $2.13B | $1.76B | $1.48B | $1.51B | $2.06B | $2.00B | $2.36B |
| Enterprise value | $3.80B | $4.19B | $5.24B | $4.81B | $3.49B | $3.38B | $3.40B | $2.43B | $2.35B | $2.60B |
| P/E ratio | — | 18.2 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 | — | 15.0 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 26.0 |
| Price / sales | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Price / book | 7.1 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 69.4 | 10.1 | 9.2 | — | 24.7 | 17.0 | 44.7 | 46.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 6.2 | — | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| EV / sales | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.6 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | — | 12.1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 10.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 154.0 | 22.9 | 18.3 | — | 55.8 | 20.0 | 52.5 | 51.3 |
| Earnings yield | −7.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 6.2% | −14.0% | 6.7% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 3.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | −15.5% | −20.5% | 1.4% | 9.9% | 10.8% | −8.9% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 25.5% | 4.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.3% | 16.3% | 12.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 20.8% | 7.8% | 33.1% | 5.5% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $18.77 | $26.56 | $53.53 | $43.35 | $35.79 | $34.02 | $44.16 | $51.45 | $47.00 | $54.46 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $60.65 | $53.30 | $50.04 | $39.95 | $26.47 | $10.02 | $39.73 | $31.65 | $26.77 | $23.22 |
| Earnings per share | −$1.40 | $1.46 | $2.88 | $2.79 | $2.21 | −$4.75 | $2.94 | $2.93 | $2.84 | $2.10 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $8.39 | $7.81 | $8.26 | $9.04 | $5.75 | −$1.13 | $8.47 | $8.45 | $6.22 | $5.34 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$2.90 | −$5.45 | $0.77 | $4.28 | $3.88 | −$3.04 | $1.78 | $3.04 | $1.05 | $1.17 |
| Cash per share | $0.48 | $0.17 | $0.85 | $3.69 | $0.53 | $0.27 | $0.72 | $0.54 | $0.44 | $0.46 |
| Book value per share | $2.63 | $3.64 | $5.70 | $8.35 | $5.59 | $3.52 | $4.98 | $9.70 | $9.90 | $10.15 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$23.93 | −$19.37 | −$15.19 | −$10.42 | −$1.55 | −$4.55 | −$5.34 | $0.91 | $1.65 | $2.01 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.46 | $0.29 | $11.98 | $2.34 |
| Capex per share | $11.29 | $13.25 | $7.49 | $4.76 | $1.87 | $1.91 | $6.69 | $5.41 | $5.16 | $4.17 |
| Debt per share | $91.29 | $78.46 | $66.14 | $58.22 | $35.61 | $43.87 | $56.17 | $9.84 | $8.60 | $6.10 |
| Shares outstanding | 34.7M | 40.0M | 44.1M | 49.2M | 49.3M | 43.5M | 34.1M | 40.0M | 42.6M | 43.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −13.3% | −9.2% | −10.4% | −0.2% | +13.1% | +27.7% | −14.7% | −6.1% | −1.6% | +1.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −41.1% | 29.4% | 38.4% | 40.0% | 50.7% | −128.2% | 36.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 23.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 2.5% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 8.2% | −9.7% | 8.3% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 14.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −1.2% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 4.6% | −8.8% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | −1.5% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.5% | −10.3% | 5.0% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 13.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | −4.8% | −10.2% | 1.5% | 10.7% | 14.6% | −30.3% | 4.5% | 9.6% | 3.9% | 5.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 5.36 | 2.87 | 3.24 | 2.60 | — | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.19 | 2.55 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $3.17B | $3.14B | $2.91B | $2.86B | $1.75B | $1.91B | $1.92B | $393.5M | $366.2M | $264.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $16.6M | $6.9M | $37.3M | $181.6M | $25.9M | $11.9M | $24.7M | $21.6M | $18.8M | $20.1M |
| Net debt | $3.15B | $3.13B | $2.88B | $2.68B | $1.73B | $1.90B | $1.89B | $371.9M | $347.5M | $244.0M |
| Debt / equity | 34.71 | 21.53 | 11.60 | 6.97 | 6.37 | 12.47 | 11.29 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 0.60 |
| Debt / assets | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.81 | 7.23 | 5.85 | 6.35 | 5.48 | — | 6.76 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.02 |
| Current ratio | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
| Quick ratio | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.57 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| Interest coverage | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -6.8 | 7.1 | 12.3 | 19.2 | 21.2 |
| Working capital | −$310.5M | −$339.5M | −$298.1M | −$144.3M | −$165.9M | −$152.8M | −$211.9M | −$153.3M | −$112.9M | −$102.2M |
| Invested capital | $3.24B | $3.28B | $3.13B | $3.09B | $2.00B | $2.05B | $2.06B | $759.7M | $769.1M | $683.5M |
| Tangible asset value | −$829.6M | −$775.0M | −$669.5M | −$512.2M | −$76.1M | −$198.4M | −$182.0M | $36.2M | $70.1M | $87.0M |
| Net current asset value | −$3.90B | −$3.78B | −$3.37B | −$3.06B | −$1.92B | −$2.08B | −$2.12B | −$794.3M | −$680.5M | −$537.7M |
| Graham number | — | $10.93 | $19.22 | $22.88 | $16.66 | — | $18.14 | $25.30 | $25.16 | $21.89 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$113.87 | −$95.51 | −$77.46 | −$63.59 | −$40.10 | −$48.75 | −$63.11 | −$21.23 | −$17.36 | −$13.35 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $0 | $5.1M | $4.9M | $15.7M | $11.6M | $510.3M | $101.4M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.7M | $173.6M | $303.1M | $33.5M | $9.5M | $929,000 | $297.9M | $149.8M | $151.9M | $28.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | 0.0% | 4.7% | — | 15.7% | 9.9% | 421.9% | 111.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 891.5% | 15.9% | 7.7% | — | 515.4% | 133.0% | — | 256.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 18.6% | 24.9% | 15.0% | 11.9% | 7.1% | 19.0% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 18.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 134.6% | 169.8% | 90.7% | 52.7% | 32.6% | — | 78.9% | 64.1% | 83.1% | 78.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.40 | 2.23 | 1.58 | 1.38 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 2.14 | 2.04 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 31.0% | 33.0% | 32.1% | 33.9% | 30.3% | 37.7% | 29.0% | 28.3% | 27.7% | 29.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 18.9 | 32.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 48.4 | 44.7 | 42.7 | 48.4 | 57.1 | 142.0 | 48.3 | 45.5 | 45.9 | 41.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 157.9 | 146.9 | 105.1 | 83.1 | 88.1 | 247.9 | 98.4 | 95.3 | 102.0 | 99.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -102.2 | -95.8 | -56.6 | -26.3 | -12.1 | -73.0 | -48.6 | -48.9 | -54.4 | -55.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 50.25 | 57.64 | 62.72 | 43.44 | 19.32 | 11.09 | 256.81 | 375.07 | 211.70 | 200.09 |
| Payables turnover | 2.31 | 2.49 | 3.47 | 4.39 | 4.14 | 1.47 | 3.71 | 3.83 | 3.58 | 3.68 |
| Inventory turnover | 7.54 | 8.17 | 8.55 | 7.54 | 6.39 | 2.57 | 7.55 | 8.03 | 7.96 | 8.71 |
| Asset turnover | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.18 | 0.74 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98 |
| Average receivables | $41.9M | $37.0M | $35.2M | $45.2M | $67.5M | $39.4M | $5.3M | $3.4M | $5.4M | $5.0M |
| Average payables | $129.9M | $126.5M | $101.7M | $73.6M | $49.4M | $50.9M | $62.9M | $57.5M | $55.0M | $49.1M |
| Average inventory | $39.9M | $38.5M | $41.3M | $42.9M | $32.1M | $29.1M | $30.9M | $27.4M | $24.7M | $20.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 22.4% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 14.8% | 27.6% | 29.4% | 33.5% |
Computed from PLAY's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
PLAY valuation and financial ratios
Dave & Buster's Entertainment earned a return on equity of −41.1% and a return on invested capital of 2.5% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $3.2 billion of debt and $16.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.1 billion. It returned $1.7 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $1.7 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 19.9% from 43.3M to 34.7M over 9 years.
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PLAY key metrics FAQ
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EV/EBITDA?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's enterprise value was 10.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $3.8 billion, EBITDA $357.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.4.
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity (ROE) was −41.1% in fiscal 2026: net income of -$48.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $118.5 million.
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's ROIC?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on invested capital was 2.5% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Dave & Buster's Entertainment have?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment had total debt of $3.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.71 and $3.1 billion of net debt (8.81 times EBITDA).
Does Dave & Buster's Entertainment buy back its shares?
Yes. Dave & Buster's Entertainment spent $1.7 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −13.3% over the year, to 34.7M..
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's free cash flow yield?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment generated -$100.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of −15.5% on its market value at year-end ($650.8 million).
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's current ratio?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's current ratio was 0.29 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 0.29 times current liabilities.