---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001525769-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-15T20:07:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T20:10:50.408013+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue down 1.5%; diluted EPS plummets to $0.16 from $0.62

## Summary
- Revenue $559.2M (-1.5% YoY); comparable store sales fell 5.4%.
- Net income $5.7M ($0.16 diluted) vs $21.7M ($0.62); adjusted EPS $0.22 vs $0.76.
- Adjusted EBITDA $123.2M vs $136.1M; adjusted free cash flow positive $25.3M vs -$58.8M.
- Opened one domestic store in Q1, three more in Q2; six remodels completed.
- CEO says results fell short but expects positive comps and >$100M free cash flow in FY2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001525769-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-15T20:07:45+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000025/0001525769-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000025/play-20260615.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. reported first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended May 5, 2026 results: revenue $559.2 million, net income $5.7 million, EPS $0.16 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended May 5, 2026
  - Revenue: $559.2 million
  - Net income: $5.7 million
  - EPS: $0.16 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First Quarter 2026 Financial Summary • Revenue of $559.2 million decreased 1.5% from the first quarter of fiscal 2025. • Comparable store sales decreased 5.4% compared to the same calendar period in fiscal 2025. • Net income totaled $5.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $21.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000025/0001525769-26-000025-index.htm

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