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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

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United States Fiscal year ends February CIK 0001525769
$6.90 -1.00% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $6.90 −81.89% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2017Revenue1,005.2Operating income150.5Net income90.8EPS, diluted2.10Fiscal year 2018Revenue1,139.8 +13.4%Operating income165.8Net income120.9 +33.2%EPS, diluted2.84 +35.2%Fiscal year 2019Revenue1,265.3 +11.0%Operating income161.0Net income117.2 −3.1%EPS, diluted2.93 +3.2%Fiscal year 2020Revenue1,354.7 +7.1%Operating income148.1Net income100.3 −14.5%EPS, diluted2.94 +0.3%Fiscal year 2021Revenue436.5 −67.8%Operating income−252.6Net income−207.0 −306.4%EPS, diluted−4.75 −261.6%Fiscal year 2022Revenue1,304.0 +198.7%Operating income187.2EPS, diluted2.21Fiscal year 2023Revenue1,964.4 +50.6%Operating income262.5EPS, diluted2.79 +26.2%Fiscal year 2024Revenue2,205.3 +12.3%Operating income306.6Net income126.9EPS, diluted2.88 +3.2%Fiscal year 2025Revenue2,132.7 −3.3%Operating income220.4Net income58.3 −54.1%EPS, diluted1.46 −49.3%Fiscal year 2026Revenue2,102.8 −1.4%Operating income86.1Net income−48.7 −183.5%EPS, diluted−1.40 −195.9%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue 1,005.2 1,139.8 1,265.3 1,354.7 436.5 1,304.0 1,964.4 2,205.3 2,132.7 2,102.8
Growth +13.4% +11.0% +7.1% −67.8% +198.7% +50.6% +12.3% −3.3% −1.4%
Operating income 150.5 165.8 161.0 148.1 −252.6 187.2 262.5 306.6 220.4 86.1
Net income 90.8 120.9 117.2 100.3 −207.0 n/a n/a 126.9 58.3 −48.7
Growth +33.2% −3.1% −14.5% −306.4% −54.1% −183.5%
EPS, diluted 2.10 2.84 2.93 2.94 −4.75 2.21 2.79 2.88 1.46 −1.40
Growth +35.2% +3.2% +0.3% −261.6% +26.2% +3.2% −49.3% −195.9%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2017Operating margin15.0%Net margin9.0%Free cash flow margin5.0%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin14.5%Net margin10.6%Free cash flow margin3.9%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin12.7%Net margin9.3%Free cash flow margin9.6%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin10.9%Net margin7.4%Free cash flow margin4.5%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin−57.9%Net margin−47.4%Free cash flow margin−30.3%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin14.4%Free cash flow margin14.6%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin13.4%Free cash flow margin10.7%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin13.9%Net margin5.8%Free cash flow margin1.5%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin10.3%Net margin2.7%Free cash flow margin−10.2%Fiscal year 2026Operating margin4.1%Net margin−2.3%Free cash flow margin−4.8%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating margin 15.0% 14.5% 12.7% 10.9% −57.9% 14.4% 13.4% 13.9% 10.3% 4.1%
Net margin 9.0% 10.6% 9.3% 7.4% −47.4% n/a n/a 5.8% 2.7% −2.3%
Free cash flow margin 5.0% 3.9% 9.6% 4.5% −30.3% 14.6% 10.7% 1.5% −10.2% −4.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow231.3Capital expenditure−180.6Free cash flow50.8Buybacks−28.8Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow264.7Capital expenditure−219.9Free cash flow44.8 −11.8%Buybacks−151.9Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow337.6Capital expenditure−216.3Free cash flow121.3 +171.0%Buybacks−149.1Dividends paid−11.6Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow288.9Capital expenditure−228.1Free cash flow60.9 −49.8%Buybacks−297.3Dividends paid−15.7Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow−49.2Capital expenditure−83.0Free cash flow−132.2 −317.3%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−4.9Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow283.2Capital expenditure−92.2Free cash flow191.0Buybacks0.0Dividends paid0.0Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow444.4Capital expenditure−234.2Free cash flow210.2 +10.1%Buybacks−25.0Dividends paid0.0Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow364.2Capital expenditure−330.2Free cash flow34.0 −83.8%Buybacks−300.0Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow312.3Capital expenditure−530.2Free cash flow−217.9 −740.9%Buybacks−171.9Fiscal year 2026Operating cash flow290.8Capital expenditure−391.4Free cash flow−100.6Buybacks−23.9
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating cash flow 231.3 264.7 337.6 288.9 −49.2 283.2 444.4 364.2 312.3 290.8
Capital expenditure −180.6 −219.9 −216.3 −228.1 −83.0 −92.2 −234.2 −330.2 −530.2 −391.4
Free cash flow 50.8 44.8 121.3 60.9 −132.2 191.0 210.2 34.0 −217.9 −100.6
Growth −11.8% +171.0% −49.8% −317.3% +10.1% −83.8% −740.9%
Buybacks −28.8 −151.9 −149.1 −297.3 0.0 0.0 −25.0 −300.0 −171.9 −23.9
Dividends paid n/a n/a −11.6 −15.7 −4.9 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2017Cash20.1Total debt264.1Net cash (debt)−244.0Shareholders’ equity439.5Debt to equity0.60Fiscal year 2018Cash18.8Total debt366.2Net cash (debt)−347.5Shareholders’ equity421.6Debt to equity0.87Fiscal year 2019Cash21.6Total debt393.5Net cash (debt)−371.9Shareholders’ equity387.8Debt to equity1.01Fiscal year 2020Cash24.7Total debt647.7Net cash (debt)−623.0Shareholders’ equity169.7Debt to equity3.82Fiscal year 2021Cash11.9Total debt596.4Net cash (debt)−584.5Shareholders’ equity153.2Debt to equity3.89Fiscal year 2022Cash25.9Total debt431.4Net cash (debt)−405.5Shareholders’ equity275.4Debt to equity1.57Fiscal year 2023Cash181.6Total debt1,231.2Net cash (debt)−1,049.6Shareholders’ equity410.5Debt to equity3.00Fiscal year 2024Cash37.3Total debt1,293.0Net cash (debt)−1,255.7Shareholders’ equity251.2Debt to equity5.15Fiscal year 2025Cash6.9Total debt1,486.1Net cash (debt)−1,479.2Shareholders’ equity145.8Debt to equity10.19Fiscal year 2026Cash16.6Total debt1,522.0Net cash (debt)−1,505.4Shareholders’ equity91.2Debt to equity16.69
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash 20.1 18.8 21.6 24.7 11.9 25.9 181.6 37.3 6.9 16.6
Total debt 264.1 366.2 393.5 647.7 596.4 431.4 1,231.2 1,293.0 1,486.1 1,522.0
Net cash (debt) −244.0 −347.5 −371.9 −623.0 −584.5 −405.5 −1,049.6 −1,255.7 −1,479.2 −1,505.4
Shareholders’ equity 439.5 421.6 387.8 169.7 153.2 275.4 410.5 251.2 145.8 91.2
Debt to equity 0.60 0.87 1.01 3.82 3.89 1.57 3.00 5.15 10.19 16.69

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2026 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending February, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2017 29 Jan 2017 FY2018 4 Feb 2018 FY2019 3 Feb 2019 FY2020 2 Feb 2020 FY2021 31 Jan 2021 FY2022 30 Jan 2022 FY2023 29 Jan 2023 FY2024 4 Feb 2024 FY2025 4 Feb 2025 FY2026 3 Feb 2026
Revenue and profit
1,005.2 1,139.8 1,265.3 1,354.7 436.5 1,304.0 1,964.4 2,205.3 2,132.7 2,102.8
Growth +13.4% +11.0% +7.1% −67.8% +198.7% +50.6% +12.3% −3.3% −1.4%
180.3 196.7 220.3 233.3 74.9 204.9 323.2 353.0 314.4 300.3
54.5 59.6 61.5 69.5 47.2 75.5 136.7 113.8 99.5 117.0
150.5 165.8 161.0 148.1 −252.6 187.2 262.5 306.6 220.4 86.1
Growth +10.1% −2.9% −8.0% −270.6% +40.2% +16.8% −28.1% −60.9%
143.5 156.4 147.9 127.1 −290.4 127.7 173.6 163.1 69.9 −67.9
52.7 35.4 30.7 26.9 −83.4 19.0 36.5 36.2 11.6 −19.2
90.8 120.9 117.2 100.3 −207.0 n/a n/a 126.9 58.3 −48.7
Growth +33.2% −3.1% −14.5% −306.4% −54.1% −183.5%
Per share
2.16 2.93 3.00 3.00 −4.75 2.26 2.83 2.94 1.49 −1.40
2.10 2.84 2.93 2.94 −4.75 2.21 2.79 2.88 1.46 −1.40
Growth +35.2% +3.2% +0.3% −261.6% +26.2% +3.2% −49.3% −195.9%
42.0 41.3 39.0 33.5 43.5 48.1 48.5 43.2 39.1 34.7
43.3 42.6 40.0 34.1 43.5 49.3 49.2 44.1 40.0 34.7
Growth −1.6% −6.1% −14.7% +27.7% +13.1% −0.2% −10.4% −9.2% −13.3%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 36.9% a year over five years.
  • The diluted share count fell 20.4% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is up 62.0 points on five years ago, at 4.1%.
  • A net loss in 2 of 8 years on file.