Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

About Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. operates 243 venues across North America under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands, offering combined dining and entertainment experiences. Their locations feature a variety of arcade games, sports viewing on large screens, and full-service food and beverage menus, targeting both families and young adults. The company serves customers seeking a social and interactive environment for eating, playing games, and watching live sports.

Snapshot

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended February 3, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

Peer comparison

Where Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s fundamentals sit among the 42 restaurant companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s gross margin of 85.7% is the highest of the 9 restaurant companies reporting it. Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s long-term debt to equity of 16.61 is the highest of the 23 restaurant companies reporting it. Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s return on equity of -53.4% ranks in the 4th percentile of the 29 restaurant companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 6 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

No longer held by: Maverick Capital (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

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Quarterly trend (as reported)

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

Selected SEC filings

Largest restaurant peers

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