PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating places · CIK 0001525769
C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about PLAY
Insiders, 180 days
+$188.6K net bought
2 buyers
Dave & Buster's Entertainment insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. insiders bought a net $188.6K of stock across 176 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 2 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 3.8% of the 104,475 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Interim CFO Hatton Cory bought about $26.0K of PLAY on Sep 28, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 39.1% of the 30,715 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Lipman Nathaniel bought about $81.3K of PLAY on Sep 17, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 39.1% of the 30,715 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Lipman Nathaniel bought about $81.3K of PLAY on Sep 17, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 2 sales), the last on Sep 12, 2024.
- +10.2% median (+10.2% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 18.1% of the 38,547 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP Chief Information Officer Klohn Steve sold about $102.7K of PLAY on Apr 17, 2026.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 5.0% of the 14,500 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Legal Officer Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr bought about $14.7K of PLAY on Jan 16, 2026.176 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$188.6K over 180 days
+$188.6K over 90 days
more than 84% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
-1.4% year over year
below 75% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
-2.3% net margin
below 64% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
$23.9M repurchased, FY to 2026-02-03
below 69% of Restaurants & Leisure
Short interest
36.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 99% of Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Sep 28Interim CFO Hatton Cory bought $26.0K (Sep 28)
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-61.0%12M
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Who owns PLAY: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders
No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.
Congress trades in PLAY
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
PLAY planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $188.6K bought by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
PLAY financials
Revenue growth
-1.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-2.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.1B
four quarters, 2025-08-06 to 2026-08-04
Revenue, TTM PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | $2.1B |
| FY Feb 2025 | $2.1B |
| FY Feb 2024 | $2.2B |
| FY Jan 2023 | $2.0B |
| FY Jan 2022 | $1.3B |
| Aug 2026 | $544.1M |
| May 2026 | $559.2M |
| Feb 2026 | $529.6M |
| Nov 2025 | $448.2M |
| Aug 2025 | $557.4M |
| May 2025 | $567.7M |
| Feb 2025 | $534.5M |
| Nov 2024 | $453.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-4.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-06 to 2026-08-04
Net margin, TTM PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | -2.3% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +2.7% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +5.8% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +7.0% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +8.3% |
| Aug 2026 | -2.3% |
| May 2026 | +1.0% |
| Feb 2026 | -7.5% |
| Nov 2025 | -9.4% |
| Aug 2025 | +2.0% |
| May 2025 | +3.8% |
| Feb 2025 | +1.7% |
| Nov 2024 | -7.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$16.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-06 to 2026-08-04
Free cash flow, TTM PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | -$100.6M |
| FY Feb 2025 | -$217.9M |
| FY Feb 2024 | $34.0M |
| FY Jan 2023 | $210.2M |
| FY Jan 2022 | $191.0M |
| Aug 2026 | -$37.9M |
| May 2026 | $8.5M |
| Feb 2026 | $34.0M |
| Nov 2025 | -$20.6M |
| Aug 2025 | -$55.2M |
| May 2025 | -$58.8M |
| Feb 2025 | -$61.0M |
| Nov 2024 | -$138.4M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
17.15x
long-term 2026-08-04 plus current 2026-08-04; equity 2026-08-04
Debt to equity PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | 16.69x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 10.19x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 5.15x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 3.00x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 1.57x |
| Aug 2026 | 17.15x |
| May 2026 | 15.08x |
| Feb 2026 | 16.69x |
| Nov 2025 | 11.93x |
| Aug 2025 | 9.37x |
| May 2025 | 10.74x |
| Feb 2025 | 10.19x |
| Nov 2024 | 6.41x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.21x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-08-04 plus current 2026-08-04
Cash flow to debt PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | 0.19x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 0.21x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 0.28x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 0.36x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 0.66x |
| Aug 2026 | 0.21x |
| May 2026 | 0.21x |
| Feb 2026 | 0.19x |
| Nov 2025 | 0.19x |
| Aug 2025 | 0.15x |
| May 2025 | 0.19x |
| Feb 2025 | 0.21x |
| Nov 2024 | 0.21x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-69.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-05 and 2026-08-04
Return on equity PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | -41.1% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +29.4% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +38.4% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +40.0% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +50.7% |
| Aug 2026 | -69.7% |
| May 2026 | -52.5% |
| Feb 2026 | -41.1% |
| Nov 2025 | +0.2% |
| Aug 2025 | +4.3% |
| May 2025 | +17.6% |
| Feb 2025 | +29.4% |
| Nov 2024 | +38.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-2.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-05 and 2026-08-04
Return on assets PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | -1.2% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +1.5% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +3.4% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +4.5% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +4.6% |
| Aug 2026 | -2.2% |
| May 2026 | -1.6% |
| Feb 2026 | -1.2% |
| Nov 2025 | +0.0% |
| Aug 2025 | +0.2% |
| May 2025 | +1.0% |
| Feb 2025 | +1.5% |
| Nov 2024 | +2.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | +11.1% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +15.8% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +14.1% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +25.4% |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Feb 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | +9.8% |
| Feb 2025 | +11.1% |
| Nov 2024 | +12.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+1.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-05 and 2026-08-04 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | +2.4% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +6.4% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +9.2% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +9.8% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +9.1% |
| Aug 2026 | +1.0% |
| May 2026 | +1.9% |
| Feb 2026 | +2.4% |
| Nov 2025 | +3.9% |
| Aug 2025 | +4.6% |
| May 2025 | +5.7% |
| Feb 2025 | +6.4% |
| Nov 2024 | +7.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | 19.70x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 19.71x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 14.96x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 15.98x |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Feb 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | 75.63x |
| May 2025 | 19.32x |
| Feb 2025 | 19.70x |
| Nov 2024 | 19.09x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$1.7B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-09-09 shares, plus long-term 2026-08-04 plus current 2026-08-04, minus cash 2026-08-04
Enterprise value PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | $2.2B |
| FY Feb 2025 | $2.5B |
| FY Feb 2024 | $3.5B |
| FY Jan 2023 | $3.1B |
| FY Jan 2022 | $2.1B |
| Aug 2026 | $1.9B |
| May 2026 | $1.8B |
| Feb 2026 | $2.2B |
| Nov 2025 | $2.0B |
| Aug 2025 | $2.5B |
| May 2025 | $2.2B |
| Feb 2025 | $2.5B |
| Nov 2024 | $3.0B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-6.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | -14.9% |
| FY Feb 2025 | -20.7% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +1.5% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +10.5% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +11.2% |
| Aug 2026 | -4.3% |
| May 2026 | -9.2% |
| Feb 2026 | -14.9% |
| Nov 2025 | -39.8% |
| Aug 2025 | -34.2% |
| May 2025 | -40.1% |
| Feb 2025 | -20.7% |
| Nov 2024 | -12.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing PLAY
| FY Feb 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | 27.40x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 0.58x |
| FY Jan 2022 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Feb 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2026-02 | 2025-02 | 2024-02 | 2023-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.0B |
| Operating income | $86.1M | $220.4M | $306.6M | $262.5M |
| Net income | -$48.7M | $58.3M | $126.9M | $137.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -1.40 | 1.46 | 2.88 | 2.79 |
| Operating cash flow | $290.8M | $312.3M | $364.2M | $444.4M |
| Cash | $16.6M | $6.9M | $37.3M | $181.6M |
| Long-term debt | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Buybacks | $23.9M | $171.9M | $300.0M | $25.0M |
| Dividends paid | n/a | n/a | n/a | $0 |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
PLAY Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes
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PLAY filings, in plain words
Are Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders buying or selling PLAY?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders were net buyers, a net $188.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 buyers.
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In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders were net buyers of PLAY, a net $188.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 buyers. 2 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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