Dave & Buster's Ent. Inc. (PLAY)$11.75

Market Cap: 678.92 MCurrency: USD

Research Snapshot

Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Dave & Buster's Ent. Inc. (PLAY).

COMMUNICATION SERVICES

ENTERTAINMENT

DCF ready

Valuation

-22.0x

EV/FCF, N/A FCF yield

Quality

-3.0%

ROIC, -4.8% FCF margin

Growth

36.9%

5Y sales (revenue) CAGR

Balance sheet

17.0x

Debt/equity, 0.3x current ratio

Superinvestors

Top: Samantha McLemore (0.5%)

Strengths to research

Revenue compounded at 36.9% over five years.
10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.

Watchouts

Free cash flow margin is negative at -4.8%.
Debt/equity is high at 17.0x.
Current ratio is below 1 at 0.3x.

Annual data: 10 periods

Quarterly data: 24 periods

Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026

Static dataset: May 25, 2026

Quality Scorecard

Build-time composite score for PLAY.

Grade C

/ 100

Peer Comparison

Target stock against 6 market-cap comparable peers.

Heat map: red worst to green best


PLAY Target	Dave & Buster's Ent. Inc.	$678.9M	-8.4x	-22.0x	-3.0%	36.9%	-4.8%	N/A	4.2x	N/A
SPHR	Sphere Entertainment Co.	$1.0B	174.8x	4.8x	1.1%	-3.2%	20.0%	N/A	1.6x	N/A
MANU	Manchester United plc	$2.4B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BATRK	Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc. Series C	$2.5B	-133.8x	-45.8x	-1.8%	N/A	-9.3%	N/A	10.3x	N/A
BATRA	Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc. Series A	$2.5B	-143.5x	-45.9x	-1.8%	N/A	-9.3%	N/A	10.3x	N/A
CNK	Cinemark Holdings Inc.	$3.5B	25.4x	N/A	N/A	35.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSGS	Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.	$4.5B	-380.5x	49.9x	N/A	11.5%	8.5%	N/A	-8.0x	N/A

Financial Charts

No financial data available for PLAY (annual).

2 superinvestors own PLAY

Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.

Superinvestor ownership

Fund	Shares	Value	% Portfolio	QoQ Change
Samantha McLemore Patient Capital Management	1,151,658	$12M	0.47%	0.0%
Lee Ainslie Maverick Capital	59,114	$640,000	0.01%	0.0%