profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
$8.02+2.17% today
-46.4% in 1 year
1-year low $6.381-year high $21.17
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Dave & Buster's Entertainment sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.96 billion in 2023 to $2.10 billion in 2026, with -$48.7 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave & Buster's Entertainment | No profit yet | ||
 Netflix | 23.2× · Fair price | ||
 Disney | 16.6× · Fair price | ||
 Warner Bros. Discovery | 106.7× · Very expensive | ||
 Live Nation Entertainment | 84.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Dave & Buster's Entertainment's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,964 | 2,205 | 2,133 | 2,103 | |
| 1,641 | 1,852 | 1,818 | 1,803 | |
| 277 | 325 | 239 | 105 | |
| 422 | 492 | 433 | 357 | |
| 137 | 127 | 58 | -49 | |
| 2.79 | 2.88 | 1.46 | -1.40 | |
| 83.5% | 84.0% | 85.3% | 85.7% | |
| 14.1% | 14.7% | 11.2% | 5.0% | |
| 7.0% | 5.8% | 2.7% | -2.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,761 | 3,754 | 4,016 | 4,117 |
| Cash | 182 | 37 | 7 | 17 |
| Total debt | 2,863 | 2,915 | 3,139 | 3,165 |
| Total liabilities | 3,351 | 3,503 | 3,870 | 4,025 |
| 411 | 251 | 146 | 91 | |
| 49 | 44 | 40 | 35 | |
| 6.1% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 1.9% | |
| 33.4% | 50.5% | 40.0% | -53.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444 | 364 | 312 | 291 | |
| 234 | 330 | 530 | 391 | |
| 210 | 34 | -218 | -101 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | – | – | – |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | 16 | 5 | 20 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- 3.9×
- 0.1×
- –
- 9.6×
- -36.0%
- -17.4%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 85.7%
- 5.0%
- -2.3%
- 17.0%
- 2.0%
- 2.8%
- -36.4%
- -1.2%
- 2.9%
- –
Growth
- +2.3%
- –
- +53.8%
- –
- −7.9%
Financial health
- 8.8×
- 34.71
- 76.9%
- 0.7×
- 0.29
- 0.19
- 0.51
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 19%of 436
Bottom 24%of 438
Bottom 35%of 440
Bottom 1%of 440
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $20.25
- Range
- $13.00 – $30.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.35 | 0.39 | −189.7% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | -1.14 | -1.16 | +1.7% |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 0.40 | 0.88 | −54.5% |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 0.76 | 0.96 | −20.8% |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 0.69 | 0.64 | +7.8% |
| Dec 10, 2024 | -0.45 | -0.31 | −45.2% |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 0.99 | 0.84 | +17.9% |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.99 | 1.70 | −41.8% |
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
25No pass
Benjamin Graham
2No pass
Philip Fisher
42No pass
Peter Lynch
9No pass
Joel Greenblatt
2No pass
Charlie Munger
40No pass
Terry Smith
42No pass
Questions about Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Dave & Buster's Entertainment AI analysis
What does Dave & Buster's Entertainment do?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. It is in Entertainment.
Does Dave & Buster's Entertainment pay a dividend?
No. Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2026 it returned $1.70 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock halal?
No. Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 1,133% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock done over the past year?
Down 46.4% over the past twelve months, to $8.02. It traded between $6.38 and $21.17 and is 62.1% below its high.
Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Live Nation Entertainment. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Dave & Buster's Entertainment's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.