Q2 FY2026 · ended Aug 4, 2026 · Revenue $544.10M, -2.4% YoY · Filed Sep 14, 2026
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) files with the SEC under industry code 5812, Retail-Eating Places. In Q2 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Aug 4, 2026, it reported revenue of $544.1 million and a net loss of $12.5 million. Free cash flow was -$37.9 million. As of Aug 4, 2026 it held $16.0 million in cash and investments and $3.2 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$544.10M
-2.4% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$-12.50M
-209.6% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$46.80M
+37.6% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$-37.90M
+31.3% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$-0.36
-212.5% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
34.83M
+0.5% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-3.18B
Q2 FY2026
Operating margin
8.1%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places (SIC 5812)
- Listed as
- PLAY (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- February 2
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1525769
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Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q2 FY2026 Aug 4, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 May 5, 2026 |
Q3 FY2025 Nov 4, 2025 |
Q2 FY2025 Aug 5, 2025 |
Q1 FY2025 May 6, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $544.1M | $559.2M | $448.2M | $557.4M | $567.7M |
| Operating income | $19.4M | $46.9M | -$16.2M | $53.0M | $63.2M |
| Net income | -$12.5M | $5.7M | -$42.1M | $11.4M | — |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.36 | $0.16 | -$1.22 | $0.32 | $0.62 |
| Operating cash flow | $46.8M | $113.8M | $58.0M | $34.0M | $95.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$37.9M | $8.5M | -$20.6M | -$55.2M | -$58.8M |
| Total assets | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B |
| Stockholders' equity | $87.9M | $99.6M | $130.8M | $166.2M | $146.8M |
| Cash and investments | $16.0M | $19.6M | $13.6M | $12.0M | $11.9M |
| Total debt | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.2B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Other events
|
Sep 21, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Sep 14, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Jun 15, 2026 | May 5, 2026 |
All 1005 Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.