Dave & Buster's Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1982

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 23,420

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • PLAY

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 2

  • Share Price
  • $29.95
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Dave & Buster's General Information

Description

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc owns and operates nearly a hundred entertainment and dining establishments in the United States where customers can eat, drink, play games, and watch televised sports. Each store offers a full menu of entries and appetizers, a complete selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an extensive assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. It derives maximum revenue from Entertainment.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 9450 North Central Expressway
  • Dallas, TX 75220
  • United States
+1 (214)
Primary Industry
Restaurants and Bars
Other Industries
Leisure Facilities
Stock Exchange
NAS
Corporate Office
  • 9450 North Central Expressway
  • Dallas, TX 75220
  • United States
+1 (214)

Dave & Buster's Timeline

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Dave & Buster's Stock Performance

As of 18-Jul-2025, Dave & Buster's’s stock price is $29.95. Its current market cap is $1.04B with 34.6M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$29.95 $29.52 $15.08 - $43.73 $1.04B 34.6M 1.17M $1.06

Dave & Buster's Financials Summary

As of 30-Apr-2025, Dave & Buster's has a trailing 12-month revenue of $2.11B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Apr-2025 FY 2025 31-Jan-2025 FY 2024 31-Jan-2024 FY 2023 31-Jan-2023
EV 3,794,449 4,132,437 5,031,824 4,859,473
Revenue 2,112,300 2,132,700 2,205,300 1,964,400
EBITDA 411,300 432,800 487,200 421,800
Net Income 38,600 58,300 126,900 137,100
Total Assets 4,064,700 4,015,800 3,754,400 3,761,000
Total Debt 3,212,100 3,139,000 2,914,600 2,863,100
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Dave & Buster's Valuation & Funding

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Dave & Buster's Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc owns and operates nearly a hundred entertainment and dining establishments in the Unit
Restaurants and Bars
Dallas, TX
23,420 As of 2025

Irving, TX
 

Denver, CO
 
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Dave & Buster's Competitors (4)

One of Dave & Buster's’s 4 competitors is Chuck E. Cheese, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Irving, TX.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Chuck E. Cheese Private Equity-Backed Irving, TX
Punch Bowl Social Private Equity-Backed Denver, CO
Buffalo Wild Wings Private Equity-Backed Atlanta, GA
GameWorks Private Equity-Backed Seattle, WA
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Dave & Buster's Patents

Dave & Buster's Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-D879901-S1 Amusement attraction Active 31-Aug-2018
CA-186289-S Virtual reality arcade amusement simulator Active 31-Aug-2018

Dave & Buster's Signals

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Dave & Buster's Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Dave & Buster's Acquisitions (2)

Dave & Buster's’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Main Event Entertainment for . The deal was made on 29-Jun-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Main Event Entertainment 29-Jun-2022 Merger/Acquisition Leisure Facilities
Jillian's Entertainment Holdings 24-May-2004 Merger/Acquisition Casinos and Gaming
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Dave & Buster's ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated July, 01, 2025

31.1 | High Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Industry

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Subindustry

of 137

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Dave & Buster's Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Main Event Entertainment Plano, TX 1998

Dave & Buster's FAQs

  • When was Dave & Buster's founded?

    Dave & Buster's was founded in 1982.

  • Where is Dave & Buster's headquartered?

    Dave & Buster's is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

  • What is the size of Dave & Buster's?

    Dave & Buster's has 23,420 total employees.

  • What industry is Dave & Buster's in?

    Dave & Buster's’s primary industry is Restaurants and Bars.

  • Is Dave & Buster's a private or public company?

    Dave & Buster's is a Public company.

  • What is Dave & Buster's’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Dave & Buster's is PLAY.

  • What is the current stock price of Dave & Buster's?

    As of 18-Jul-2025 the stock price of Dave & Buster's is $29.95.

  • What is the current market cap of Dave & Buster's?

    The current market capitalization of Dave & Buster's is $1.04B.

  • What is Dave & Buster's’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Dave & Buster's is $2.11B.

  • Who are Dave & Buster's’s competitors?

    Chuck E. Cheese, Punch Bowl Social, Buffalo Wild Wings, and GameWorks are competitors of Dave & Buster's.

  • What is Dave & Buster's’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Dave & Buster's’s EPS for 12 months was $1.06.

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