Dave & Busters Entertain.

Dave & Buster's reported fiscal Q2 revenue decline and a GAAP net loss, but comparable-store sales improved month-to-month from June into early Q3. New CEO Darin Harper has rebuilt the leadership team, launched new games and pricing changes that lifted play and dwell time, and food and beverage sales rose for five straight quarters. Free cash flow turned positive and capex was reduced, while management slows new openings until comps are decisively positive amid heavy short interest. » More on finance.yahoo.com

Dave & Buster’s reported an adjusted loss of $0.27 per share in the second quarter (expectation: profit of $0.19) and revenue of $544.1 million (expectation: $556.83 million). The stock fell 12.53% after hours to $7.41. Comparable-store sales improved sequentially to minus 2.9% and food and beverage sales rose 7.6%, while adjusted EBITDA and margins declined sharply. Management expects short-term improvements, plans cost cuts (at least $15 million identified, target at least $30 million) and is limiting new openings, but will continue investing in games and marketing. » More on de.investing.com

The company will release results on September 14, 2026. Analyst consensus expects earnings per share of 0.180 USD versus 0.320 USD in the year-ago quarter and revenue of 556.8 million USD (prior year 557.4 million USD). For the current fiscal year, analysts forecast an average loss per share of -0.859 USD (prior year -1.400 USD) with annual revenue of around 2.12 billion USD. » More on finanzen.net