Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

Communication Services

NASDAQ:PLAY · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $449.18M Beta 1.82 P/E (TTM) -9.2
$12.93 -1.90%

-$0.25 today

52W Low $9.61High $35.53

Vol 1.35M · Avg 1.88M

EPS (TTM)-$1.40
Entertainment

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-53.4%

avg 11.9%

ROIC

2.0%

avg 6.4%

ROA

-1.2%

avg 3.7%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 2.0% versus its period average of 6.4%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Darin E. Harper

Chief Financial Officer$475,000.0051$112,971.000.33%

Tony Wehner

President of Main Event$458,750.0057$86,893.000.25%

Tarun Lal

Chief Executive Officer & Director$453,693.0057$54,348.000.16%

Antonio Bautista

President of International Development$431,485.0061$60,408.000.17%

Steven Klohn

Chief Information Officer$412,923.0052$43,026.000.12%

Aldo Rosales

Chief Strategy Officer

Cory Hatton

Head of Entertainment Finance, Investor Relations & Treasurer

Devesh Sinha

Chief People Officer

Les L. Lehner

Chief Development & Procurement Officer54$61,661.000.18%

Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr.

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary59$27,494.000.08%

Putnam K. Shin

Chief Growth & Entertainment Officer46

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

4

$336,279.11

Sells

2

$297,128.11

Net Sentiment

+$39,151.00

Net buying

Most Active

Lal Tarun

3 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Apr 17, 2026

Klohn Steve

Direct

Sell7.0K$14.69$102,668.41
Jan 16, 2026

Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr

Direct

Buy730$20.10$14,673.00
Oct 21, 2025

Lal Tarun

Direct

Buy1.0K$18.39$18,390.00
Sep 18, 2025

Lal Tarun

Direct

Buy2.5K$20.52$51,300.00
Jul 22, 2025

Lal Tarun

Direct

Buy8.1K$31.26$251,916.11
Jun 17, 2025

Mulleady John

Direct

Sell5.9K$32.79$194,459.70

Analysis

Insiders reported 4 buys worth $336,279.11 and 2 sells worth $297,128.11 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $39,151.00. Lal Tarun was the most active insider with 3 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A+84.9%
N/A1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+12.6%
+7.4% (14yr)2 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+89.3%
N/A2 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+36.0%
+5.9% (14yr)2 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Net Income at +89.3% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +7.4% (14yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages PLAY?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) lists 11 active executives. The top listed executive is Aldo Rosales, Chief Strategy Officer.

Are PLAY insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $27.07M.

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