Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Entertainment
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -4.82 | — | 16.34 | — | — | 20.68 | 7.95 | 27.67 | — | 8.16 | 13.34 | 15.21 | — | 18.92 | 6.11 | 13.55 | 255.39 | 15.83 | 8.43 | 17.21 | 44.20 |
| — | — | +105.6% | — | — | +153.3% | -40.4% | +81.9% | — | -56.8% | +118.2% | +12.3% | — | +19.5% | -27.4% | -21.3% | +477.8% | +103.6% | -70.5% | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 0.83 | 0.59 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.72 | 0.94 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.44 |
| — | -59.3% | -46.5% | -32.9% | -67.1% | -29.5% | -67.3% | -48.4% | +6.8% | -34.9% | +30.0% | -2.3% | -23.9% | -7.6% | -42.3% | -26.7% | -29.2% | -9.4% | -41.2% | -63.0% | -23.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.57 | 4.20 | 3.67 | 7.39 | 3.74 | 5.60 | 4.72 | 6.96 | 6.62 | 4.64 | 7.52 | 8.78 | 6.84 | 6.26 | 4.78 | 5.18 | 5.43 | 5.17 | 6.40 | 6.40 | 7.42 |
| — | -24.9% | -22.3% | +6.2% | -43.5% | +20.7% | -37.2% | -20.7% | -3.2% | -26.0% | +57.5% | +69.6% | +26.0% | +21.3% | -25.3% | -19.2% | -26.8% | -27.5% | -49.3% | -39.5% | +87.8% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | 10.75 | 4.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.22 | 10.43 | 7.25 | 129.85 | 18.70 | 5.18 | 7.87 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +24.2% | +101.3% | -8.0% | — | +326.1% | -38.5% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.80 | 9.78 | 6.98 | 12.20 | 17.82 | 8.37 | 7.35 | 9.59 | 17.63 | 7.50 | 8.56 | 8.58 | 15.35 | 9.57 | 6.61 | 9.52 | 15.06 | 12.17 | 7.37 | 10.84 | 15.34 |
| — | +16.8% | -5.0% | +27.3% | +1.1% | +11.6% | -14.2% | +11.8% | +14.8% | -21.6% | +29.5% | -9.9% | +1.9% | -21.4% | -10.3% | -12.2% | -1.8% | +65.0% | -47.9% | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 32.19 | 36.47 | 16.11 | — | — | 20.03 | 15.91 | 23.50 | — | 13.01 | 15.33 | 16.39 | 56.66 | 19.20 | 9.36 | 17.32 | 39.27 | 21.05 | 9.85 | 20.40 | 41.71 |
| — | +82.1% | +1.3% | — | — | +54.0% | +3.8% | +43.4% | — | -32.3% | +63.9% | -5.3% | +44.3% | -8.8% | -5.0% | -15.1% | -5.8% | +98.0% | -64.3% | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 85.7% | 9.9% | 14.6% | 85.2% | 85.8% | 86.3% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.0% | 85.3% | 85.2% | 84.9% | 83.6% | 83.9% | 84.2% | 84.6% | 84.2% | 83.9% | 84.5% | 84.0% | 83.5% |
| — | -88.5% | -82.9% | -0.3% | +0.9% | +1.1% | +0.4% | +0.7% | +1.7% | +1.6% | +1.1% | +0.4% | -0.6% | +0.1% | -0.3% | +0.7% | +0.9% | -1.0% | -0.6% | +1.6% | -0.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.0% | 5.0% | 9.7% | -1.8% | -2.6% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 8.3% | 2.5% | 15.2% | 14.5% | 14.9% | 4.0% | 14.2% | 20.3% | 13.7% | 6.3% | 12.1% | 21.9% | 13.6% | 7.7% |
| — | -51.6% | -20.6% | -122.2% | -201.1% | -32.5% | -16.0% | -44.8% | -36.3% | +6.6% | -28.5% | +9.1% | -36.3% | +17.9% | -7.1% | +1.0% | -18.7% | -42.5% | +56.9% | +129.3% | +115.0% | |
| Net Margin | -2.3% | -2.3% | 1.0% | -7.5% | -9.4% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1.7% | -7.2% | 7.2% | 7.0% | 6.0% | -1.1% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 6.9% | 0.4% | 6.2% | 14.9% | 7.5% | 3.3% |
| — | -212.3% | -73.3% | -530.8% | -30.1% | -71.7% | -45.7% | -71.1% | -548.2% | +51.4% | -40.0% | -13.2% | -382.1% | -23.1% | -21.0% | -7.1% | -88.1% | -55.5% | +100.7% | +115.4% | +107.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -41.1% | -13.3% | 6.0% | -35.8% | -28.4% | 7.3% | 14.8% | 5.0% | -12.8% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 15.6% | -2.0% | 7.7% | 18.2% | 10.1% | 0.5% | 8.2% | 21.4% | 9.8% | 4.4% |
| — | -283.0% | -59.7% | -816.1% | -121.5% | -47.9% | -2.6% | -68.0% | -547.3% | +81.9% | -16.3% | +53.7% | -473.3% | -6.5% | -14.8% | +3.3% | -88.1% | -68.2% | +80.6% | +131.2% | +121.1% | |
| ROA | -1.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | -0.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| — | -208.3% | -74.3% | -511.8% | -21.7% | -73.6% | -51.1% | -75.9% | -500.9% | +51.6% | -41.6% | -7.9% | -370.3% | -26.9% | -32.8% | -3.7% | -88.4% | -57.4% | +232.8% | +145.6% | +123.3% | |
| ROIC | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.3% | -0.2% | -0.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| — | -54.1% | -19.9% | -122.2% | -198.8% | -35.3% | -22.9% | -53.7% | -41.0% | +8.2% | -30.3% | +15.9% | -38.1% | +11.0% | -21.2% | +7.5% | -21.9% | -44.9% | +170.9% | +188.5% | +146.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 34.71 | 40.79 | 31.60 | 34.71 | 24.43 | 19.11 | 21.88 | 21.53 | 13.76 | 10.39 | 9.95 | 11.60 | 13.92 | 9.36 | 7.99 | 6.97 | 7.96 | 8.11 | 5.06 | 6.37 | 7.33 |
| — | +113.5% | +44.4% | +61.2% | +77.5% | +83.9% | +119.9% | +85.6% | -1.1% | +11.0% | +24.5% | +66.4% | +74.8% | +15.4% | +57.9% | +9.5% | +8.6% | +1.6% | -51.1% | -48.9% | -19.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 8.23 | 35.61 | 25.16 | 40.42 | 62.05 | 25.97 | 24.24 | 29.04 | 47.68 | 20.81 | 19.62 | 19.68 | 41.77 | 23.32 | 16.88 | 22.69 | 36.62 | 30.40 | 13.48 | 21.79 | 30.71 |
| — | +37.1% | +3.8% | +39.2% | +30.1% | +24.8% | +23.5% | +47.6% | +14.2% | -10.8% | +16.2% | -13.3% | +14.1% | -23.3% | +25.2% | +4.1% | +19.2% | +88.8% | -47.4% | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.69 | 0.47 | 0.50 |
| — | -11.1% | +10.2% | +31.2% | +12.8% | +41.8% | -19.1% | -31.1% | -23.5% | -52.2% | -35.9% | -52.9% | -34.9% | -6.5% | -26.9% | +43.5% | +14.2% | -17.0% | +73.8% | +6.8% | +56.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.38 |
| — | -7.5% | +20.1% | +54.0% | +15.5% | +53.9% | -29.1% | -45.4% | -30.6% | -62.9% | -39.5% | -59.4% | -41.5% | -5.4% | -30.4% | +67.8% | +23.4% | -26.2% | +76.6% | -3.5% | +64.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.53 | 0.71 | 1.44 | -0.44 | -0.46 | 1.32 | 1.65 | 1.25 | -0.35 | 2.40 | 2.49 | 2.22 | 0.66 | 1.91 | 3.92 | 2.28 | 1.06 | 3.22 | 8.66 | 3.58 | 1.61 |
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s current P/E is -4.8x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 16.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s current operating margin is 5.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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