Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Stock Plummets on Q2 Earnings Miss
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) shares tumbled 18.97% in pre-market trading after reporting dismal Q2 2025 results. Adjusted earnings per share cratered to 40 cents, far below the 91-cent analyst consensus and marking a 64.3% year-over-year decline. Revenue barely inched upward to $557.4 million, missing estimates of $562.78 million.
Comparable store sales dropped 3% as the entertainment chain struggles with weakening demand. The stock’s pre-market plunge erases yesterday’s 2.33% gain, compounding a 17.13% year-to-date decline. Wall Street anticipates deeper losses next quarter, forecasting a 93-cent adjusted EPS deficit.