# Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) · Edgar & Edgarette company card > Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) saw revenue fall 1.4% in FY2026 to $2.1 billion, operating margin 4.1%, in line with the 4.3% median for eating places, equity 2.2% of assets. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC. SEC CIK 1525769 · fiscal year ended 2026-02-03 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/PLAY) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/PLAY.json) ## Figures, as filed in the 10-K | Measure | Value | |---|---| | Revenue | $2.1B | | Revenue growth, 1 year | -1.4% | | Revenue growth per year | 12.7% | | Operating margin | 4.1% (prior year 10.3%) | | Net margin | -2.3% | | Operating cash flow | $291M | | Capital spending | $391M | | Free cash flow | −$101M | | Cash | $17M | | Long-term debt | $1.6B | | Total assets | $4.1B | | Total equity | $91M | | Equity ÷ assets | 2.2% | | Return on equity | -53.4% | | Dividend per share | $0.62 | | Dividend years rising | 0 | ## Readings, computed from those figures - Altman Z: 0.15 (distress zone) - Piotroski F: 6 of 9 (solid) - Health Harbor boat: Old boat · three warning signs · slow and jumpy: growing slower than its size class, with revenue that swings more; free cash flow was negative: capital spending outran operating cash (-$100.6M in FY2026); revenue is hard to predict: its 80% range is ±50% - Cash Compass: In between · no clear cash pattern yet ## Edgarette's reading Exposure: revenue $2.1B (FY2026), total debt $1.6B. Experience: revenue down 1.4% on the year, up 12.7% a year over 4 years; operating margin 4.1%, down from 10.3%. Soundness: equity 2.2% of assets, return on equity -53.4%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $1.2B and $3.6B next year (method v4.1: its own 5-year record of growth weighed at 57% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $799.9M to $5.3B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (31 filers, $50M+ revenue, retail-eating places): operating margin 4.1% against a 4.3% median; growth -1.4% against 4.7%. Range logged 2026-09-24, receipt 76e3ea8c1076ec83, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance. ## Health Watch, last 12 months - Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 3, latest 2026-09-21 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000041/0001525769-26-000041-index.htm)) ## Recent filings - 8-K · filed 2026-09-21 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000041/0001525769-26-000041-index.htm) - 8-K · filed 2026-09-14 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000039/0001525769-26-000039-index.htm) - 10-Q · filed 2026-09-14 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000038/0001525769-26-000038-index.htm) - 8-K · filed 2026-08-04 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000032/0001525769-26-000032-index.htm) - 8-K · filed 2026-06-25 · 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000029/0001525769-26-000029-index.htm) - 10-Q · filed 2026-06-15 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000026/0001525769-26-000026-index.htm) ## Sources - facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001525769.json - filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1525769 ## Cite POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-02, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/PLAY. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources. DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4. Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations. Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.