SuperworthDave & Buster's Entertainment profit margin PLAY
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2014.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −4.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 1.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −4.7 pts
- Peer median
- 1.9%
Over the twelve months to Aug 4, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment kept −4.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 1.7% and a gross margin of 85.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −3.7%.
The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 1.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.3% | 4.1% | 85.7% |
| FY2024 | 2.7% | 10.3% | 85.3% |
| FY2023 | 5.8% | 13.9% | 84.0% |
| FY2022 | 7.0% | 13.4% | 84.3% |
| FY2021 | 8.3% | 14.4% | 84.3% |
| FY2020 | −47.4% | −57.9% | 82.8% |
| FY2019 | 7.4% | 10.9% | 82.8% |
| FY2018 | 9.3% | 12.7% | 82.6% |
| FY2017 | 10.6% | 14.5% | 82.7% |
| FY2016 | 9.0% | 15.0% | 82.1% |
| FY2015 | 6.9% | 12.7% | 81.2% |
| FY2014 | 1.0% | 9.9% | 80.4% |
| FY2013 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −4.3% | −4.7 pts | 1.7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −3.1% | −4.9 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −2.3% | −5.0 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 0.0% | −3.9 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 0.5% | −4.6 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.8% | −2.6 pts | 9.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.7% | −3.0 pts | 10.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 3.9% | −2.1 pts | 12.1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.1% | −1.2 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 4.5% | −2.2 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 5.8% | −1.2 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 6.0% | −1.1 pts | 13.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Restaurants nearest Dave & Buster's Entertainment's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment | −4.3% |
| JACKJack in the Box | 2.8% |
| PTLOPortillo's | 1.9% |
| NATHNathans Famous | 11.8% |
| LOCOEl Pollo Loco | 7.0% |
| BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar | 0.7% |
| PZZAPapa Johns International | 1.4% |
| FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant | 1.4% |
| BLMNBloomin' Brands | 0.7% |
| SGSweetgreen | 2.0% |
| WENWendy's | 5.7% |
| Peer median | 1.9% |
Where Dave & Buster's Entertainment ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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