---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001525769-26-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:09:12.760466+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's Q4 net loss $39.8M; revenue down 0.9% to $529.6M

## Summary
- Q4 net loss of $39.8M ($1.15 diluted EPS) vs net income of $9.3M ($0.24 EPS) a year ago; adjusted net loss of $0.35/share.
- Q4 revenue $529.6M (-0.9% YoY); comparable store sales -3.3% (-1.5% excluding Winter Storm Fern impact).
- FY2025 revenue $2.1B (-1.4%); full-year net loss $48.7M ($1.40 EPS) vs net income $58.3M ($1.46 EPS) in FY2024.
- FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA $436.6M vs $506.2M prior year; 11 new stores opened, 16 Dave & Buster's stores remodeled.
- Liquidity $482.9M at quarter end ($16.6M cash + $466.3M revolver availability).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001525769-26-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000006/0001525769-26-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000006/play-20260331.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. reported fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2026 results: revenue $529.6 million, net income Net loss totaled $39.8 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, EPS $1.15 per diluted share.
  - Period: fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2026
  - Revenue: $529.6 million
  - Net income: Net loss totaled $39.8 million, or $1.15 per diluted share
  - EPS: $1.15 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and dining venues, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2026. Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Summary • Revenue of $529.6 million decreased 0.9% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. • Comparable store sales decreased 3.3% compared to the same calendar period of fiscal 2024. Excluding the impact from
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000006/0001525769-26-000006-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.