Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $544.1 million, down 2.4% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $12.5 million for the quarter ended August 4, 2026.
The company recorded a diluted loss per share of $0.36, compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.32 in the prior-year quarter. Comparable store sales declined 2.9% from the comparable calendar period in fiscal 2025.
- Entertainment revenue was $332.6 million and food and beverage revenue was $211.5 million.
- Operating income was $19.4 million, compared with $53.0 million a year earlier.
- The company opened six domestic stores during the quarter and ended the period with 250 company-owned stores.
- Available liquidity was $492.1 million at quarter-end.
- Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $98.9 million, versus $129.8 million in the prior-year quarter.
$PLAY Insider Trading Activity
$PLAY insiders have traded $PLAY stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PLAY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- STEVE KLOHN (SVP Chief Information Officer) sold 6,989 shares for an estimated $102,668
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$PLAY Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 92 institutional investors add shares of $PLAY stock to their portfolio, and 136 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- WOLF HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP added 1,356,903 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $15,468,694
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,068,676 shares (+49.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $12,182,906
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 1,030,749 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,750,538
- PATIENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 947,636 shares (-82.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $10,803,050
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 871,413 shares (-98.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $9,934,108
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 762,298 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $8,690,197
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 670,388 shares (+45.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $7,642,423
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