PLAY
Dave & Buster’s EntertainmentNASDAQ
Communication Services • Entertainment
Factor tilt: Micro-Cap Blend
$7.81-4.11%
Close Nov 6, 2026
- Market cap
- $271.7M
- 1 month
- +12.1%
- 3 months
- -20.7%
- 1 year
- -45.3%
- 52-week range
- $6.38$21.17
- Dividend, last 12 mo
- None in the last year
- Last ex-date
- Jan 9, 2020 · $0.16
- Next-quarter EPS estimate
- -$1.43Quarter to Oct 31, 2026 · 8 analysts · revenue $449.04M · -0.7% in 30d
- Short interest
- 40.3% of float10.6M shares · settled Oct 15, 2026 · +9.2% since Sep 30, 2026 · FINRA
Fundamentals · trailing 12 months to Jul 31, 2026
- Revenue
- $2.08B
- Net income
- -$88.6M
- Free cash flow
- -$16M
- Book value
- $87.9M
- Total debt
- $3.59B
- P/E
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.1×
- Price / book
- 3.1×
- FCF yield
- -5.9%
- Net margin
- -4.3%
EODHD (TTM) · as of Nov 6, 2026
End-of-day close from stored market data, not a live quote.
Quarterly results
The last 8 fiscal quarters as reported (EODHD). Year over year compares the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026filed Sep 14, 2026 | $544.1M | -2.4% | 9.9% | $27.0M | -$12.5M |
| Apr 2026filed Jun 15, 2026 | $559.2M | -1.5% | 14.6% | $54.2M | $5.7M |
| Jan 2026filed Mar 31, 2026 | $529.6M | -0.9% | 85.2% | -$9.7M | -$39.7M |
| Oct 2025filed Dec 9, 2025 | $448.2M | -1.1% | 85.8% | -$11.5M | -$42.1M |
| Jul 2025filed Sep 15, 2025 | $557.4M | +0.1% | 86.3% | $57.1M | $11.4M |
| Apr 2025filed Jun 10, 2025 | $567.7M | -3.5% | 85.5% | $69.3M | $21.7M |
| Jan 2025filed Apr 7, 2025 | $534.5M | -10.8% | 85.5% | $50.2M | $9.3M |
| Oct 2024filed Dec 10, 2024 | $453.0M | -3.0% | 85.0% | $11.5M | -$32.7M |
Fiscal years · last 6
| Fiscal year | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026filed Mar 31, 2026 | $2.1B | -1.4% | 85.7% | $105.1M | -$48.7M |
| Jan 2025filed Apr 7, 2025 | $2.1B | -3.3% | 85.3% | $239.1M | $58.3M |
| Jan 2024filed Apr 2, 2024 | $2.2B | +12.3% | 84.0% | $325.0M | $126.9M |
| Jan 2023filed Mar 28, 2023 | $2.0B | +50.6% | 83.5% | $277.1M | $137.1M |
| Jan 2022filed Mar 29, 2022 | $1.3B | +198.7% | 84.3% | $195.3M | $108.7M |
| Jan 2021filed Mar 31, 2021 | $436.5M | -67.8% | 82.8% | -$252.6M | -$207.0M |
Short-interest history
FINRA reports open short positions for a settlement date. The publication date is later. These are reported positions, with a separate date for each observation.
Compare the reported short exposure around the dates you bought, sold or watched PLAY. A long position benefits from price rises; a short position benefits from falls. A change in these counts does not predict either move.
Settlement Oct 15, 2026
10,625,661 shares short
+891,816 shares (+9.2%) vs Sep 30, 2026
40.3% of the stored float. Published Oct 26, 2026.
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
9,733,845 shares short
-97,462 shares (-1%) vs Sep 15, 2026
36.7% of the stored float. Published Oct 9, 2026.
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
9,831,307 shares short
+1,146,537 shares (+13.2%) vs Aug 31, 2026
40.3% of the stored float. Published Sep 24, 2026.
Settlement Aug 31, 2026
8,684,770 shares short
+276,552 shares (+3.3%) vs Aug 14, 2026
35.6% of the stored float. Published Sep 10, 2026.
Settlement Aug 14, 2026
8,408,218 shares short
-1,388,417 shares (-14.2%) vs Jul 31, 2026
34.4% of the stored float. Published Aug 25, 2026.
Settlement Jul 31, 2026
9,796,635 shares short
-1,533,922 shares (-13.5%) vs Jul 15, 2026
40.1% of the stored float. Published Aug 11, 2026.
Change = this settlement’s shares short − the previous recorded settlement’s shares short; percentage change divides by that earlier count. A zero earlier count has no percentage change. Split-spanning counts are left uncompared. Float percentages use the stored settlement observation, not today’s float.
Source: stored FINRA equity short-interest records, up to six settlements from the last 240 days. FINRA data and reporting dates · How to read short interest
Dividends and stock splits
See the recorded cash amounts and dates behind PLAY’s income, and the splits that change its share count. Dates below are stored event records, not confirmation of a payment to your account.
Cash-dividend records
The newest stored ex-date is Jan 9, 2020. These are historical records; a current dividend schedule is unavailable.
USD 0.16 per share
Ex-dividend date: Jan 9, 2020
Recorded pay date: Feb 10, 2020 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.16 per share
Ex-dividend date: Oct 10, 2019
Recorded pay date: Nov 11, 2019 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Jun 24, 2019
Recorded pay date: Jul 10, 2019 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Mar 25, 2019
Recorded pay date: Apr 10, 2019 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Dec 24, 2018
Recorded pay date: Jan 10, 2019 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Sep 24, 2018
Recorded pay date: Oct 10, 2018 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
Up to six Polygon cash-dividend events, including recorded ex-dates within the next 120 days. Amounts retain their recorded currency and decimal precision. Historical amounts are not restated to a common split basis, annualized, or converted to dollars.
For a long holding, compare the ex-date with when you held the shares and check the pay date against your broker’s cash history. Owning the stock today does not establish past entitlement. For a short holding, a dividend can create a payment obligation to the share lender.
Ex-dates and special dividend rules · Short-sale dividend obligations · Dividend data definitions
Split history
No qualified split events are stored. This does not establish that the stock has never split.
Up to six stored split dates through Nov 7, 2026. Equivalent vendor ratios are combined; conflicting ratios are left out. This history may be incomplete.
A split changes the share count and per-share price basis; it does not by itself add investment value. Put your holding’s earlier and later share counts on the same basis before comparing them. This applies to both long shares and shares owed on a short position.
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Smart money context
Holder IQ: MEDIUM
22 smart-money holders: institutions with a high Holder IQ
Q2 2026, filed Sep 22, 2026
Smart-money 13F trend: accumulating (light)
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Sentiment: neutral
Last trade: buy 40 days ago
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: neutral. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
Where the data comes from
Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
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What it means for you
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: neutral. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
Where the data comes from
Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
Largest 13-F holders · Q2 2026
169 filers reported a long position in PLAY for Q2 2026. 13-F holdings are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends.
The top 10 hold
54.9%
of the 41.6M shares 13-F filers reported
Moves vs Q1 2026
5 added1 trimmed
1 new · 3 unchanged
Net shares held
+10.2%
across the 9 holders with a comparable Q1 2026 book
| Rank | Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hill Path Capital LP | $81.2M · 7.1M shares | 7.1M | Unchanged |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | $36.7M · 3.2M shares | 3.2M | +49.6% |
| 3 | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | $27.5M · 2.4M shares | 2.4M | Unchanged |
| 4 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $24.4M · 2.1M shares | 2.1M | +45.5% |
| 5 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $20.6M · 1.8M shares | 1.8M | +19.5% |
| 6 | HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | $16.6M · 1.5M shares | 1.5M | Unchanged |
| 7 | Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | $15.5M · 1.4M shares | 1.4M | New |
| 8 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $13.3M · 1.2M shares | 1.2M | +0.4% |
| 9 | SG Americas Securities, LLC | $12.8M · 1.1M shares | 1.1M | +69.2% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | $11.9M · 1M shares | 1M | -32.5% |
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Holders of more than 5% of PLAY file with the SEC within days. A 13D holder may seek to influence the company; a 13G holder is passive. Each holder’s latest filing from the last three years.
| Filed | Holder | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC13G · passive | 5.3% |
| Aug 13, 2026 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP13G · passive | 5.2% |
| Aug 13, 2026 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC13G · passive | 6.5% |
| Jul 2, 2026 | EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP13G · passive · amended | 0%under 5% |
| May 8, 2026 | Patient Capital Management, LLC13G · passive · amended | 3.32%under 5% |
| Apr 7, 2026 | BlackRock, Inc.13G · passive · amended | 6% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | VANGUARD GROUP INC13G · passive · amended | 0%under 5% |
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