Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY)
Earnings
Annual and quarterly EPS data presented alongside analyst estimates, earnings surprises, and historical growth statistics. The side-by-side view of reported versus estimated EPS — combined with surprise percentage and report timing — allows investors to assess whether a company consistently beats, meets, or misses market expectations, and how that track record has evolved across full economic cycles.
Earnings annual
Fiscal date endingReported EPS
Jan 31, 2015
-0.0772
Jan 31, 2016
1.51
Jan 31, 2017
2.1
Jan 31, 2018
2.59
Jan 31, 2019
2.93
Jan 31, 2020
2.93
Jan 31, 2021
-4.81
Jan 31, 2022
2.25
Jan 31, 2023
2.78
Jan 31, 2024
3.36
Jan 31, 2025
2.22
Jan 31, 2026
-0.33
Apr 30, 2026
0.22
Jul 31, 2026
-0.05
Calculation
Growth rate
-3.29%
Average
1.259
Maximum
Jan 31, 2024
3.36
Minimum
Jan 31, 2021
-4.81
Median
Jan 31, 2017
2.1
Earnings quarterly
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Reported date | Oct 16, 2014 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -0.3472 |
| Estimated EPS | |
| Surprise | 0 |
| Surprise (%) | % |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Reported date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -0.06 |
| Estimated EPS | -0.09 |
| Surprise | 0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 33.3333% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2015 |
| Reported date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.33 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.28 |
| Surprise | 0.05 |
| Surprise (%) | 17.8571% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Reported date | Jun 8, 2015 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.46 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.38 |
| Surprise | 0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 21.0526% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Reported date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.4 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.23 |
| Surprise | 0.17 |
| Surprise (%) | 73.913% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2015 |
| Reported date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.12 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.03 |
| Surprise | 0.09 |
| Surprise (%) | 300% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2016 |
| Reported date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.53 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.43 |
| Surprise | 0.1 |
| Surprise (%) | 23.2558% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Reported date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.72 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.6 |
| Surprise | 0.12 |
| Surprise (%) | 20% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2016 |
| Reported date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.5 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.44 |
| Surprise | 0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 13.6364% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Reported date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.25 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.14 |
| Surprise | 0.11 |
| Surprise (%) | 78.5714% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Reported date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.63 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.59 |
| Surprise | 0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.7797% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2017 |
| Reported date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.98 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.81 |
| Surprise | 0.17 |
| Surprise (%) | 20.9877% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Reported date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.71 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.56 |
| Surprise | 0.15 |
| Surprise (%) | 26.7857% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Reported date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.29 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.23 |
| Surprise | 0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 26.087% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Reported date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.61 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.6 |
| Surprise | 0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.6667% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Reported date | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 1.04 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.92 |
| Surprise | 0.12 |
| Surprise (%) | 13.0435% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Reported date | Sep 14, 2018 |
| Report time | PRE_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.84 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.67 |
| Surprise | 0.17 |
| Surprise (%) | 25.3731% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Reported date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.3 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.24 |
| Surprise | 0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 25% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Reported date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.75 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.63 |
| Surprise | 0.12 |
| Surprise (%) | 19.0476% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Reported date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 1.13 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.14 |
| Surprise | -0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -0.8772% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Reported date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.9 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.85 |
| Surprise | 0.05 |
| Surprise (%) | 5.8824% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Reported date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.1 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.07 |
| Surprise | 0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 42.8571% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Reported date | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.8 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.69 |
| Surprise | 0.11 |
| Surprise (%) | 15.942% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2020 |
| Reported date | Jun 11, 2020 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -1.37 |
| Estimated EPS | -0.86 |
| Surprise | -0.51 |
| Surprise (%) | -59.3023% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Reported date | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -1.24 |
| Estimated EPS | -1.4 |
| Surprise | 0.16 |
| Surprise (%) | 11.4286% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2020 |
| Reported date | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -1.01 |
| Estimated EPS | -1.09 |
| Surprise | 0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 7.3394% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2021 |
| Reported date | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -1.19 |
| Estimated EPS | -1.25 |
| Surprise | 0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 4.8% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Reported date | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.4 |
| Estimated EPS | -0.16 |
| Surprise | 0.56 |
| Surprise (%) | 350% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2021 |
| Reported date | Sep 9, 2021 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 1.07 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.59 |
| Surprise | 0.48 |
| Surprise (%) | 81.3559% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2021 |
| Reported date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.21 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.13 |
| Surprise | 0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 61.5385% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Reported date | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.57 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.61 |
| Surprise | -0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | -6.5574% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Reported date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Report time | PRE_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 1.35 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.15 |
| Surprise | 0.2 |
| Surprise (%) | 17.3913% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2022 |
| Reported date | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.59 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.07 |
| Surprise | -0.48 |
| Surprise (%) | -44.8598% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| Reported date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.04 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.04 |
| Surprise | 0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Reported date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.8 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.73 |
| Surprise | 0.07 |
| Surprise (%) | 9.589% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2023 |
| Reported date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 1.53 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.28 |
| Surprise | 0.25 |
| Surprise (%) | 19.5313% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Reported date | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.94 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.93 |
| Surprise | 0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.0753% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Reported date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.01 |
| Estimated EPS | -0.12 |
| Surprise | 0.13 |
| Surprise (%) | 108.3333% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Reported date | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.88 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.1 |
| Surprise | -0.22 |
| Surprise (%) | -20% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Reported date | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.99 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.7 |
| Surprise | -0.71 |
| Surprise (%) | -41.7647% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Reported date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.99 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.86 |
| Surprise | 0.13 |
| Surprise (%) | 15.1163% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Reported date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -0.45 |
| Estimated EPS | -0.36 |
| Surprise | -0.09 |
| Surprise (%) | -25% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Reported date | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Report time | PRE_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.69 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.689 |
| Surprise | 0.001 |
| Surprise (%) | 0.1451% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Reported date | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.76 |
| Estimated EPS | 1.01 |
| Surprise | -0.25 |
| Surprise (%) | -24.7525% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Reported date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.4 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.92 |
| Surprise | -0.52 |
| Surprise (%) | -56.5217% |
| Fiscal date ending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Reported date | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -1.14 |
| Estimated EPS | -1.04 |
| Surprise | -0.1 |
| Surprise (%) | -9.6154% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jan 31, 2026 |
| Reported date | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Report time | PRE_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -0.35 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.4056 |
| Surprise | -0.7556 |
| Surprise (%) | -186.2919% |
| Fiscal date ending | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Reported date | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | 0.22 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.37 |
| Surprise | -0.15 |
| Surprise (%) | -40.5405% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Reported date | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Report time | POST_MARKET |
| Reported EPS | -0.27 |
| Estimated EPS | 0.19 |
| Surprise | -0.46 |
| Surprise (%) | -242.1053% |
Calculation
Growth rate
-0.52%
Average
0.355
Maximum
Apr 30, 2023
1.53
Minimum
Apr 30, 2020
-1.37
Median
Jul 31, 2016
0.5