Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of January 2026: 0.33x

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.33x as of January 2026. Free cash flow of $34.00 Million represents 0% of operating cash flow ($103.00 Million). See how liquid is Dave & Buster’s Entertainment's working capital to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.33x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$34.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$103.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$69.00 Million
USD

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2000–2026)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment across 22 annual periods. Explore Dave & Buster’s Entertainment debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (2000–2026)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Dave & Buster’s Entertainment stock valuation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2026 -0.35x $-100.60 Million $290.80 Million $391.40 Million ▲ +50.4%
2025 -0.70x $-217.90 Million $312.30 Million $530.20 Million ▼ -847.4%
2024 0.09x $34.00 Million $364.20 Million $330.20 Million ▼ -80.3%
2023 0.47x $210.24 Million $444.47 Million $234.22 Million ▼ -29.9%
2022 0.67x $190.93 Million $283.13 Million $92.20 Million ▲ +220.2%
2020 0.21x $60.85 Million $288.95 Million $228.09 Million ▼ -41.4%
2019 0.36x $121.33 Million $337.62 Million $216.29 Million ▲ +112.4%
2018 0.17x $44.77 Million $264.67 Million $219.90 Million ▼ -22.9%
2017 0.22x $50.75 Million $231.33 Million $180.58 Million ▲ +70.3%
2016 0.13x $24.09 Million $186.98 Million $162.89 Million ▲ +126.0%
2015 -0.50x $-42.97 Million $86.72 Million $129.69 Million ▼ -1466.8%
2014 0.04x $3.98 Million $109.88 Million $105.89 Million ▼ -26.9%
2013 0.05x $4.11 Million $82.80 Million $78.69 Million ▲ +2236.1%
2012 0.00x $-169.00K $72.78 Million $72.95 Million ▼ -106.5%
2011 0.04x $1.30 Million $36.53 Million $35.23 Million ▼ -80.2%
2010 0.18x $10.63 Million $59.05 Million $48.42 Million ▼ -89.5%
2005 1.71x $82.57 Million $48.34 Million $34.23 Million ▲ +11.4%
2004 1.53x $69.81 Million $45.52 Million $24.29 Million ▼ -0.1%
2003 1.53x $62.32 Million $40.60 Million $21.72 Million ▼ -23.0%
2002 1.99x $98.98 Million $49.63 Million $49.35 Million ▼ -18.9%
2001 2.46x $90.25 Million $36.68 Million $53.57 Million ▼ -37.8%
2000 3.96x $98.74 Million $24.94 Million $73.80 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).