--- title: "Dave & Buster's Metrics Guide" description: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. revenue, margins, cash flow and balance sheet figures by fiscal year, taken from its SEC filings, with the ratios explained." canonical: https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc/financial-metrics/ source: "Swoopr Investment: https://www.getswoopr.com" --- # Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. Financial Metrics Guide ## Direct Answer > Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. reported revenue of $2.1 billion for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2026, with an operating margin of 4.1% and net income of -$49 million, according to its SEC filings. Revenue fell 1.4% from the prior year. ## What Are Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.'s Key Financial Figures? | Fiscal year | FY2026ended February 3, 2026 | FY2025ended February 4, 2025 | FY2024ended February 4, 2024 | FY2023ended January 29, 2023 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Revenue | $2.1 billion | $2.1 billion | $2.2 billion | $2.0 billion | | Operating income | $86 million | $220 million | $307 million | $263 million | | Operating margin | 4.1% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 13.4% | | Net income | -$49 million | $58 million | $127 million | $137 million | | Net margin | -2.3% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | | Operating cash flow | $291 million | $312 million | $364 million | $444 million | | Capital expenditures | $391 million | $530 million | $330 million | $234 million | | Free cash flow | -$101 million | -$218 million | $34 million | $210 million | Operating margin narrowed by 6.2 percentage points between fiscal 2025 and 2026, which separates pricing and cost discipline from revenue growth alone. Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) was -$101 million against net income of -$49 million; cash generation fell short of reported earnings, which is worth reconciling in the cash flow statement. ![Bar chart of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. revenue, operating income, net income for fiscal 2023 to 2026. In fiscal 2026, revenue was $2.1 billion, operating income $86 million and net income negative $49 million.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc-metrics-revenue-profit.webp) *Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. revenue, operating income and net income by fiscal year, from the figures in the table above. Select the chart to open it full size.* ![Line chart of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. operating margin and net margin for fiscal 2023 to 2026. In fiscal 2026, operating margin was 4.1% and net margin was -2.3%.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc-metrics-margins.webp) *Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. operating margin and net margin by fiscal year: operating income and net income as a share of revenue. Select the chart to open it full size.* ![Bar chart of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow for fiscal 2023 to 2026. In fiscal 2026, operating cash flow was $291 million, capital expenditures was $391 million, free cash flow was negative $101 million.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc-metrics-cash-flow.webp) *Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. operating cash flow, capital expenditures and free cash flow by fiscal year. Select the chart to open it full size.* ## What Does Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.'s Balance Sheet Show? | Cash and cash equivalents | $17 million | | --- | --- | | Long-term debt | $1.5 billion | | Total assets | $4.1 billion | | Total liabilities | Not reported | | Shareholders' equity | $91 million | | Current ratio | 0.3x | Balance sheet values are as of the end of fiscal 2026. Income statement figures describe a whole year; balance sheet figures describe a single day, so the two answer different questions. ## Where These Numbers Come From Every figure on this page is a value Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. reported in its own SEC filings, read from the SEC's XBRL data (accession 0001525769-26-000008 for fiscal year 2026). Ratios are computed from those reported values. Figures were retrieved on October 7, 2026; a later amendment or a new annual report can change them, and the filing itself always takes precedence over this summary. Each fiscal year is labeled by the calendar year in which it ended, so a company that names the same period differently in its own filings (many retailers whose year ends in January) may use another label. A year is left out of the table when the SEC data set holds no value for it. A figure shown as "Not reported" means the company did not file a value under the standard tag Swoopr reads, not that the amount was zero. This page is educational and describes reported history only; it is not a forecast or a recommendation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What was Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.'s revenue in fiscal 2026? Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. reported revenue of $2.1 billion for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2026, according to its SEC filings. ### What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.'s operating margin? Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.'s operating margin was 4.1% in fiscal 2026: operating income of $86 million on revenue of $2.1 billion. ### How much free cash flow did Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. generate? Operating cash flow of $291 million less capital expenditures of $391 million gives free cash flow of -$101 million for fiscal 2026. ## References - [SEC EDGAR: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Form 10-K filed March 31, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000008/play-20260203.htm) - [SEC EDGAR: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. annual and quarterly filings](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1525769&type=10-K) - [SEC: EDGAR application programming interfaces (XBRL frames and submissions data)](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces) ## Related Pages - [Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. company dossier](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc/) - [Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. financial metrics](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc/financial-metrics/) - [Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. financial risk indicators](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc/risks-monitoring/) - [Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. business model and revenue mix](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/dave-and-busters-entertainment-inc/business-model/) - [Fundamental analysis guides](https://www.getswoopr.com/learn/fundamental-analysis/) [Swoopr Editorial Team](https://www.getswoopr.com/authors/swoopr-editorial-team/) Swoopr's editorial team produces independent investment education content. 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