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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

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7.83 USD -0.30 -3.69%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 7.83 0.00%
Bid
7.83 × 2
Ask
7.84 × 2
7.75 Day range 8.30
6.38 52-week range 21.17
YTD
-51.70%
1 year
-47.90%
Open
8.03
Prev close
8.13
Mkt cap
272.72M
Vol
1.37M
Avg vol
2.22M
EPS
-2.56
P/E
0.00
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
7.75
High
8.30
Forward P/E
7.55
Beta
2.09
Short ratio
5.77
Inst. own
132.36%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Jan 8, 2020
Earnings
Sep 9, 2025
50-d avg
28.79
200-d avg
27.39
1y target
33.00

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.70 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

3 / 9 Weak

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

D+1 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 1
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E -13.9×
FY 2016: 25.2×FY 2017: 16.0×FY 2018: 17.2×FY 2019: 14.7×FY 2020: -7.2×FY 2021: 15.8×FY 2022: 14.7×FY 2023: 18.2×FY 2024: 18.4×FY 2025: -13.9×
FY 2016 5y median 15.8× FY 2025
P/S 0.3×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 1.7×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 3.4×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
P/B 7.4×
FY 2016: 5.2×FY 2017: 4.6×FY 2018: 5.2×FY 2019: 8.7×FY 2020: 9.7×FY 2021: 6.3×FY 2022: 4.9×FY 2023: 9.2×FY 2024: 7.3×FY 2025: 7.4×
FY 2016 5y median 7.3× FY 2025
P/FCF -6.7×
FY 2016: 45.0×FY 2017: 43.3×FY 2018: 16.6×FY 2019: 24.3×FY 2020: -11.3×FY 2021: 9.0×FY 2022: 9.6×FY 2023: 68.1×FY 2024: -4.9×FY 2025: -6.7×
FY 2016 5y median 9.0× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 10.7×
FY 2016: 10.6×FY 2017: 8.6×FY 2018: 8.6×FY 2019: 12.0×FY 2020: -29.0×FY 2021: 10.9×FY 2022: 11.1×FY 2023: 10.6×FY 2024: 9.7×FY 2025: 10.7×
FY 2016 5y median 10.7× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.8×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 1.9×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 7.8×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.4×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.4× FY 2025
FCF Yield -14.9%
FY 2016: 2.2%FY 2017: 2.3%FY 2018: 6.0%FY 2019: 4.1%FY 2020: -8.9%FY 2021: 11.1%FY 2022: 10.4%FY 2023: 1.5%FY 2024: -20.4%FY 2025: -14.9%
FY 2016 5y median 1.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 85.7%
FY 2016: 82.1%FY 2017: 82.7%FY 2018: 82.6%FY 2019: 82.8%FY 2020: 82.8%FY 2021: 84.3%FY 2022: 83.5%FY 2023: 84.0%FY 2024: 85.3%FY 2025: 85.7%
FY 2016 5y median 84.3% FY 2025
Operating Margin 5.0%
FY 2016: 15.0%FY 2017: 14.5%FY 2018: 12.7%FY 2019: 10.9%FY 2020: -57.9%FY 2021: 15.0%FY 2022: 14.1%FY 2023: 14.7%FY 2024: 11.2%FY 2025: 5.0%
FY 2016 5y median 14.1% FY 2025
Net Margin -2.3%
FY 2016: 9.0%FY 2017: 10.6%FY 2018: 9.3%FY 2019: 7.4%FY 2020: -47.4%FY 2021: 8.3%FY 2022: 7.0%FY 2023: 5.8%FY 2024: 2.7%FY 2025: -2.3%
FY 2016 5y median 5.8% FY 2025
ROE -53.4%
FY 2016: 20.7%FY 2017: 28.7%FY 2018: 30.2%FY 2019: 59.1%FY 2020: -135.1%FY 2021: 39.5%FY 2022: 33.4%FY 2023: 50.5%FY 2024: 40.0%FY 2025: -53.4%
FY 2016 5y median 39.5% FY 2025
ROIC 2.0%
FY 2016: 10.8%FY 2017: 12.8%FY 2018: 12.2%FY 2019: 5.5%FY 2020: -8.5%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 6.4%FY 2023: 7.5%FY 2024: 5.4%FY 2025: 2.0%
FY 2016 5y median 6.4% FY 2025
ROA -1.2%
FY 2016: 8.6%FY 2017: 10.1%FY 2018: 9.2%FY 2019: 4.2%FY 2020: -8.8%FY 2021: 4.6%FY 2022: 3.6%FY 2023: 3.4%FY 2024: 1.5%FY 2025: -1.2%
FY 2016 5y median 3.4% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -1.4%
FY 2016: 15.9%FY 2017: 13.4%FY 2018: 11.0%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: -67.8%FY 2021: 198.7%FY 2022: 50.6%FY 2023: 12.3%FY 2024: -3.3%FY 2025: -1.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -56.0%
FY 2016: 36.8%FY 2017: 10.1%FY 2018: -2.9%FY 2019: -8.0%FY 2020: -270.6%FY 2021: 177.3%FY 2022: 41.9%FY 2023: 17.3%FY 2024: -26.4%FY 2025: -56.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -195.9%
FY 2016: 51.1%FY 2017: 35.2%FY 2018: 3.2%FY 2019: 0.3%FY 2020: -261.6%FY 2021: 146.5%FY 2022: 26.2%FY 2023: 3.2%FY 2024: -49.3%FY 2025: -195.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 53.8%
FY 2016: 110.7%FY 2017: -11.8%FY 2018: 171.0%FY 2019: -49.8%FY 2020: -317.3%FY 2021: 244.4%FY 2022: 10.1%FY 2023: -83.8%FY 2024: -740.9%FY 2025: 53.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.3×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.2×FY 2025: 0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.2×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 34.7×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 11.3×FY 2020: 12.5×FY 2021: 6.4×FY 2022: 7.0×FY 2023: 11.6×FY 2024: 21.5×FY 2025: 34.7×
FY 2016 5y median 11.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 8.8×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 6.8×FY 2020: -16.2×FY 2021: 5.5×FY 2022: 6.3×FY 2023: 5.8×FY 2024: 7.2×FY 2025: 8.8×
FY 2016 5y median 6.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 0.7×
FY 2016: 21.2×FY 2017: 19.2×FY 2018: 12.3×FY 2019: 7.1×FY 2020: -6.8×FY 2021: 3.9×FY 2022: 3.3×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.5× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.6%FY 2019: 1.1%FY 2020: 0.3%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 9.9%FY 2019: 15.7%FY 2020: -2.4%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-02-03