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Commitment and Contingencies (Details) - Pending Litigation	Apr. 17, 2025 individual	Oct. 21, 2024 individual claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individuals, alleging arbitration claims	980	980
Number of arbitration claims \| claim		10
Number of additional individuals, alleging arbitration claims		3,000

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Some expenses not separately presented on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations have been disaggregated on a functional basis and presented below.


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Other store operating expenses	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Store lease expenses (1)	$	51.7	$	50.3	$	104.2	$	100.8
Advertising and marketing costs (2)	24.6		20.6		52.3		43.6
Other costs (3)	110.6		99.7		218.8		202.2
Total other store operating expenses	$	186.9	$	170.6	$	375.3	$	346.6

(1)Amounts represent minimum and variable lease costs incurred to operate certain of our stores. See Note 3 for further discussion.

(2)Amounts represent costs incurred to market our brands at a local and national level.

(3)Remaining amounts include various costs incurred to operate our stores that are not considered individually significant.


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Other charges and gains	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
System implementation costs (1)	$	0.9	$	2.8	$	2.5	$	6.6
Currency loss	—		—		—		0.1
Asset (gains) and losses (2)	0.2		(3.4)		3.9		(3.7)
Total other charges and gains	$	1.1	$	(0.6)	$	6.4	$	3.0

(1)Amounts represent non-capitalizable costs incurred to implement software at both the store and corporate level.

(2)Amounts represent the write-off of assets retired or impaired.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 557.4	$ 557.1	$ 1,125.0	$ 1,145.2
Entertainment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	358.2	369.7	717.3	750.3
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	6.3	6.0	13.8	11.1
Entertainment revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	364.5	375.7	731.1	761.4
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	136.0	128.1	273.5	263.8
Alcoholic beverages
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	56.9	53.3	120.4	120.0
Food and beverage revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 192.9	$ 181.4	$ 393.9	$ 383.8

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Debt - Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Feb. 04, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt outstanding	$ 1,590.8	$ 1,524.3
Less current installments of long-term debt	(7.0)	(7.0)
Less debt issue discounts and debt issuance costs	(34.3)	(38.2)
Long-term debt, net	1,549.5	1,479.1
Credit facility—revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility	205.0	135.0
Credit facility—term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility	$ 1,385.8	$ 1,389.3

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+ Details

Leases - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Leases - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($) proprerty	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) store	Aug. 05, 2025 USD ($) option lease proprerty	Aug. 06, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2025 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of options to renew \| option			1
Number of leases not yet commenced \| lease			8
Current outstanding liability			$ 0.8
Long term outstanding liability recorded in other liabilities			$ 335.4		$ 263.9
Number of properties subject to finance lease \| proprerty	3		3
Incentives from landlords - finance leases	$ 4.5		$ 4.5	$ 0.0
Finance lease, liability, current			0.4
Finance lease, liability, noncurrent			32.9		$ 0.0
Open Stores
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Stores sold \| store		2
Store Opening Later in 2025
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, net book value		$ 74.1
Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Future minimum rent operating leases not yet commenced			$ 174.1
Minimum
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Term of contract			10 years
Maximum
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Term of contract			20 years

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 33.1	$ 81.7
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	128.4	120.3
Non-cash interest expense	4.4	5.6
Deferred taxes	3.4	(5.3)
Share-based compensation	10.9	6.3
Other, net	1.6	6.6
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventories	0.7	0.0
Prepaid expenses	(8.5)	(6.8)
Income tax receivable	(5.5)	18.0
Accounts receivable	(4.0)	6.0
Other assets and deferred charges	(1.8)	(2.9)
Accounts payable	(23.4)	(19.9)
Accrued liabilities	(8.3)	1.6
Income taxes payable	(0.2)	5.3
Other long-term liabilities	(1.0)	(5.9)
Net cash provided by operating activities:	129.8	210.6
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(243.8)	(229.1)
Incentives from landlords - finance leases	4.5	0.0
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	0.0	0.4
Net cash used in investing activities:	(239.3)	(228.7)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from term loan and revolver	506.0	270.0
Term loan and revolver payments	(439.5)	(266.5)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	73.0	44.8
Principal payments on sale-leaseback financing	(1.0)	(0.3)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	0.0	7.6
Repurchases of common stock under share repurchase program	(23.9)	(60.0)
Repurchases of common stock to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations	0.0	(1.7)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities:	114.6	(6.1)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	5.1	(24.2)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	6.9	37.3
Ending cash and cash equivalents	12.0	13.1
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Decrease in accounts payable for the acquisition of property and equipment	(51.8)	(14.6)
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	8.6	2.9
Cash paid for interest, net	$ 70.3	$ 59.9

Debt

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following as of the dates presented:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Credit facility—revolver	$	205.0	$	135.0
Credit facility—term loans	1,385.8		1,389.3

Total debt outstanding	1,590.8		1,524.3
Less current installments of long-term debt	(7.0)		(7.0)
Less debt issue discounts and debt issuance costs	(34.3)		(38.2)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,549.5	$	1,479.1

Credit Facility

In fiscal 2022, D&B Inc. entered into a senior secured credit agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) that provides for a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a term loan facility (together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facility”). On November 1, 2024, D&B Inc. entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement with its banking syndicate (the “Fourth Amendment”). The Credit Facility is unconditionally guaranteed by D&B Holdings and certain of D&B Inc.’s existing and future wholly owned material domestic subsidiaries.

The Fourth Amendment, among other things:

•provided for a new tranche of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $700.0 (the “Incremental Term B Loans”) with a maturity date of November 1, 2031, and

•increased the Revolving Credit Facility by $150.0 to a total of $650.0 and extended the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility to November 1, 2029.

The proceeds from the Incremental Term B Loans were primarily used to:

•redeem the $440.0 of then outstanding senior secured notes, and

•pay down $200.0 of the term loans outstanding under the Credit Facility immediately prior to the Fourth Amendment (the “Existing Term B Loans”).

Both the Existing Term B Loans and the Incremental Term B Loans bear interest at Term SOFR or ABR (each, as defined in the amended Credit Agreement) plus (i) in the case of Term SOFR loans, 3.25% per annum and (ii) in the case of ABR loans, 2.25% per annum. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest subject to a pricing grid based on net total leverage, at Term SOFR plus a spread ranging from 2.50% to 3.00% per annum or ABR plus a spread ranging from 1.50% to 2.00% per annum. Unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility incur initial commitment fees of 0.30% to 0.50%. Additionally, the interest rate margin applicable to the Existing Term B Loans and loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility would be subject to an additional 0.25% step-down if a rating of B1/B+ or higher from Moody’s and S&P is achieved (which will step back up if such rating is subsequently not maintained).

A portion of the Revolving Credit Facility not to exceed $35.0 is available for the issuance of letters of credit. As of August 5, 2025, we had letters of credit outstanding of $13.7 and an unused commitment balance of $431.3 under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Credit Facility may be increased through incremental facilities, by an amount equal to the greater of (i) $400.0 and (ii) 0.75 times trailing twelve-month Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, plus additional amounts subject to compliance with applicable leverage ratio and/or interest coverage ratio requirements.

Restrictive covenants and debt compliance

Our debt agreements contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, place certain limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make loans or advances to subsidiaries and other entities, pay dividends, acquire other businesses or sell assets. The Credit Facility also requires the Company to maintain a maximum net total leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, as of the end of each fiscal quarter. As of August 5, 2025, we believe we were in compliance with our debt covenants and the terms of our debt agreements.

Interest expense

The Company’s weighted average effective interest rate on its total debt facilities was 8.5% and 9.6% for the six months ended August 5, 2025 and August 6, 2024, respectively.

The following table sets forth our total interest expense, net for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Interest expense on debt	$	32.1	$	30.2	$	64.0	$	59.8
Amortization of debt issue discounts and issuance costs	2.0		2.8		4.4		5.6
Interest expense on sale-leaseback transactions (1)	5.0		1.5		9.6		2.9
Interest expense on finance leases (1)	0.2		—		0.2		—
Interest income	(0.1)		(0.2)		(0.5)		(0.3)
Capitalized interest	(0.5)		(0.4)		(2.2)		(1.0)
Total interest expense, net	$	38.7	$	33.9	$	75.5	$	67.0

(1) See further discussion of failed sale-leaseback transactions and finance leases at Note 3 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities - Schedule of Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Feb. 04, 2025
Accrued Liabilities Current and and Other Long-term Liabilities [Abstract]
Long-term lease financing	$ 335.4	$ 263.9
Long-term finance leases	32.9	0.0
Long-term portion of self-insurance reserves	16.6	16.9
Deferred compensation liability	10.9	10.1
Other	17.7	18.0
Total other long-term liabilities	$ 413.5	$ 308.9

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Total revenues	$ 557.4	$ 557.1	$ 1,125.0	$ 1,145.2
Total cost of products	76.4	81.8	158.6	169.1
Operating payroll and benefits	138.7	131.2	273.7	272.8
Other store operating expenses	186.9	170.6	375.3	346.6
General and administrative expenses	32.0	28.0	56.3	56.0
Depreciation and amortization expenses	65.2	57.5	128.4	120.3
Pre-opening costs	4.1	4.1	10.1	7.4
Other charges and gains	1.1	(0.6)	6.4	3.0
Total operating costs	504.4	472.6	1,008.8	975.2
Operating income	53.0	84.5	116.2	170.0
Interest expense, net	38.7	33.9	75.5	67.0
Income before income taxes	14.3	50.6	40.7	103.0
Provision for income taxes	2.9	10.3	7.6	21.3
Net income	11.4	40.3	33.1	81.7
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	0.1	0.0	0.5	(0.1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	0.1	0.0	0.5	(0.1)
Total comprehensive income	$ 11.5	$ 40.3	$ 33.6	$ 81.6
Net income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 1.02	$ 0.96	$ 2.05
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.99	$ 0.94	$ 1.99
Weighted average shares used in per share calculations:
Basic (in shares)	34,520	39,670	34,560	39,940
Diluted (in shares)	35,140	40,780	35,080	41,120
Entertainment revenues
Total revenues	$ 364.5	$ 375.7	$ 731.1	$ 761.4
Cost of entertainment	29.2	32.9	59.8	66.1
Food and beverage revenues
Total revenues	192.9	181.4	393.9	383.8
Cost of food and beverage	$ 47.2	$ 48.9	$ 98.8	$ 103.0

Income Taxes (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Detail)	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	18.70%	20.70%

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Fiscal Calendar

Fiscal Calendar — We operate on a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year that ends on the Tuesday after the Monday closest to January 31. Each quarterly period reported has 13 weeks, except for 53-week fiscal years when the fourth quarter has 14 weeks. Fiscal 2025, which will end February 3, 2026, and Fiscal 2024, which ended on February 4, 2025, both follow a 52-week calendar.

On May 6, 2024, the first day of the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company changed its fiscal year to end on the Tuesday after the Monday closest to January 31st. Prior to the change, the Company’s fiscal year ended on Sunday. The change was made to improve labor and operational efficiencies by ending the Company's periods outside of the busier weekend timeframe. As a result of this change, the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and year-to-date fiscal 2024 had two additional days added to its normal 13-week quarter and 52-week year, respectively.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation — The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States for interim financial information as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Our quarterly financial data should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended February 4, 2025, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on April 7, 2025.

Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and for the period then ended. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the three and six months ended August 5, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year ending February 3, 2026.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents — We consider transaction settlements in process from credit card companies and all highly-liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Our cash management system provides for the daily funding of all major bank disbursement accounts as checks are presented for payment. Under this system, outstanding checks in excess of the cash balances at certain banks can create book overdrafts. There were no book overdrafts as of August 5, 2025 or as of February 4, 2025.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments — Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. In determining fair value, the accounting standards establish a three-level hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable, and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. The fair value of the Company’s debt is determined based on traded price data as of the measurement date, which we classify as a level two input within the fair value hierarchy as defined under GAAP. The fair value of the Company's debt was as follows as of the periods indicated:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Revolving credit facility	$	205.0	$	135.0
Term loans	1,345.9		1,351.1
Total debt	$	1,550.9	$	1,486.1

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition for Entertainment — Customers purchase cards with game play credits to be used on a variety of redemption and simulation games. Entertainment revenues related to game play primarily consist of game play credits, which are used by customers to activate video and redemption games. Redemption games allow customers to earn tickets, which may be redeemed for prizes. We have deferred a portion of entertainment revenues for the estimated unfulfilled performance obligations related to unredeemed game play credits and unredeemed tickets. The deferred entertainment revenue is based on an estimated rate of future use by customers of unused game play credits and the material right provided to customers to redeem tickets in the future for prizes. The Company recognizes breakage as revenue in proportion to the pattern of redemption by the customers. This breakage is based on the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns and will change as those redemption patterns change over time. Recognized game play credits and tickets breakage revenue is included in Entertainment revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Historically, select Company promotional programs include multiple performance obligations that are discounted from the standalone selling prices. We allocate the entire discount to the remaining performance obligation.

During the three and six months ended August 5, 2025, we recognized revenue of $16.0 and $54.8, respectively, related to the amount in deferred entertainment revenues as of the end of fiscal 2024.

Revenue Recognition for Gift Cards — During the three and six months ended August 5, 2025, we recognized revenue of $9.3 and $12.7, respectively, related to the amount in deferred gift card revenue as of the end of fiscal 2024. These revenues are included in Entertainment revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. We recognize breakage revenue on unredeemed gift cards in proportion to the pattern of redemption by the customers.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share — Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. For the calculation of diluted net income per share, the basic weighted average shares outstanding is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted share awards. Stock options and restricted share awards with an anti-dilutive effect are not included in the diluted net income per share calculation.

Basic weighted average shares outstanding are reconciled to diluted weighted average shares outstanding as follows:


	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025	August 6, 2024	August 5, 2025	August 6, 2024
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	34.52	39.67	34.56	39.94
Weighted average dilutive impact of awards	0.62	1.11	0.52	1.18
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	35.14	40.78	35.08	41.12
Weighted average awards excluded as anti-dilutive	0.68	0.42	0.67	0.25

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements — We reviewed the accounting pronouncements that became effective for fiscal year 2025 and determined that either they were not applicable, or they did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. See the discussion at Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 4, 2025 for previously issued accounting pronouncements that may impact the Company in the future.

Accounting Reclassifications

Accounting reclassifications — We made certain reclassifications of amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the period ended August 6, 2024 to be consistent with the presentation for the period ended August 5, 2025. We reclassified certain costs and gains from “Other store operating expenses” and “General and administrative expenses” to “Other charges and gains” for the following reasons:

•System implementation costs - These costs are enterprise wide and not specifically attributable to store operations or general and administrative costs.

•Asset and currency gains and losses - These gains and losses include the disposal or impairment of assets and the impact of currency revaluation and are not directly attributable to specific store operations or general and administrative costs and may be irregular in nature.

Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	Aug. 05, 2025 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	1

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangement

Our compensation expense related to share-based compensation was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
General and administrative expenses	$	7.9	$	2.3	$	10.9	$	6.3

Schedule of Transactions Related to Stock Options Awards

Our share-based compensation award activity during the six months ended August 5, 2025 was as follows:


	Options		Restricted Stock Units (1)		Total
Outstanding as of February 4, 2025	0.66		0.93		1.59
Granted	0.67		0.85		1.52


RSUs vested	—		(0.18)		(0.18)
Forfeited	(0.19)		(0.12)		(0.31)
Outstanding as of August 5, 2025	1.14		1.48		2.62
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense	$	11.6	$	29.9	$	41.5

(1) Includes performance-based restricted stock units, market stock units and time-based restricted stock units.

Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Accrued Liabilities Current and and Other Long-term Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates presented:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Deferred entertainment revenue	$	79.4	$	95.7
Current portion of operating lease liabilities, net (1)	80.8		77.8
Compensation and benefits	29.4		26.2
Deferred gift card revenue	15.5		22.4
Sales and use and other taxes	8.4		8.1
Property taxes	16.7		10.7
Customer deposits	11.5		10.4
Accrued interest	2.7		2.2
Utilities	8.9		7.4
Current portion of self-insurance reserves	5.4		5.7
Current portion of deferred occupancy costs	2.8		1.6
Other	20.7		22.5
Total accrued liabilities	$	282.2	$	290.7

(1)Balances are net of leasehold incentive receivables from landlords and prepaid amounts.

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates presented:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Long-term lease financing (1)	$	335.4	$	263.9
Long-term finance leases (2)	32.9		—
Long-term portion of self-insurance reserves	16.6		16.9
Deferred compensation liability	10.9		10.1
Other	17.7		18.0
Total other long-term liabilities	$	413.5	$	308.9

(1)See discussion of failed sale-leaseback transactions at Note 3.

(2)See discussion of finance leases at Note 3.

Debt - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2025 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt facility		8.50%	9.60%
Credit facility—revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in revolving credit facility	$ 150.0
Aggregate principal amount	$ 650.0	$ 400.0
Line of credit facility, maximum amount outstanding during period		35.0
Letter of credit facility outstanding		13.7
Borrowing available		$ 431.3
Credit facility—revolver \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, additional credit spread adjustment	3.25%
Credit facility—revolver \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, additional credit spread adjustment	2.50%
Credit facility—revolver \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, additional credit spread adjustment	3.00%
Credit facility—revolver \| ABR Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, additional credit spread adjustment	2.25%
Credit facility—revolver \| ABR Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, additional credit spread adjustment	1.50%
Credit facility—revolver \| ABR Loans \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, additional credit spread adjustment	2.00%
Credit facility—revolver \| Initial Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial commitment fees	0.30%
Credit facility—revolver \| Initial Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial commitment fees	0.50%
Senior Notes \| Senior secured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining outstanding principal amount	$ 440.0
2024 Term B Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional step down	0.0025
Incremental Term B Loans \| Term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility	$ 700.0
Existing Term B Loans \| Term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining outstanding principal amount	$ 200.0
Credit Facility \| Increase of Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
EBITDA multiplier to increase revolving credit facility		0.75

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Feb. 04, 2025
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 12.0	$ 6.9
Inventories	39.1	39.8
Prepaid expenses	27.0	18.5
Income taxes receivable	14.6	9.1
Accounts receivable	24.1	20.1
Total current assets	116.8	94.4
Property and equipment (net of $1,532.2 and $1,403.1 of accumulated depreciation as of August 5, 2025 and February 4, 2025, respectively)	1,727.1	1,634.6
Operating lease right of use assets, net	1,281.0	1,318.4
Deferred tax assets	9.4	10.1
Tradenames	178.2	178.2
Goodwill	742.5	742.6
Other assets and deferred charges	38.4	37.5
Total assets	4,093.4	4,015.8
Current Liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	7.0	7.0
Accounts payable	59.2	134.4
Accrued liabilities	282.2	290.7
Income taxes payable	1.6	1.8
Total current liabilities	350.0	433.9
Deferred income taxes	75.7	73.0
Operating lease liabilities	1,538.5	1,575.1
Other long-term liabilities	413.5	308.9
Long-term debt, net	1,549.5	1,479.1
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized: 400.00 shares; issued: 63.31 shares as of August 5, 2025 and 63.16 as of February 4, 2025; outstanding: 34.66 shares as of August 5, 2025 and 35.55 as of February 4, 2025	0.6	0.6
Preferred stock, 50.00 authorized; none issued	0.0	0.0
Paid-in capital	620.8	609.9
Treasury stock, 28.65 and 27.61 shares as of August 5, 2025 and February 4, 2025, respectively	(1,144.7)	(1,120.6)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1.1)	(1.6)
Retained earnings	690.6	657.5
Total stockholders’ equity	166.2	145.8
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,093.4	$ 4,015.8

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share-based compensation			$ 10.9	$ 6.3
General and administrative expenses
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 7.9	$ 2.3	$ 10.9	$ 6.3

Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The Company provides premier entertainment and dining experiences for adults and families under the “Dave & Buster’s” and “Main Event” brands and offers guests the opportunity to “Eat Drink Play and Watch,” all in one location. The Company's Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews the financial information presented on a consolidated basis. The CODM assesses performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, since the Company provides its offerings and key metrics, costs and margins similarly to both business units. The CODM manages and evaluates the results of the business in a consolidated manner to drive synergies and develop uniform strategies. Accordingly, key components and processes of the Company’s operations are centrally managed, including site acquisition and development, customer service, marketing, human resources, finance and accounting, legal, risk management, and government affairs. Segment asset information is not used by the CODM to allocate resources. Under the described organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment. As a single reportable segment entity, the Company’s segment performance measure is net income attributable to its shareholders. See Note 1 for a description of the Company's disaggregated revenues by offering (entertainment and other revenues and food and beverage revenues). Significant segment expenses are presented in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Some expenses not separately presented on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations have been disaggregated on a functional basis and presented below.


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Other store operating expenses	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Store lease expenses (1)	$	51.7	$	50.3	$	104.2	$	100.8
Advertising and marketing costs (2)	24.6		20.6		52.3		43.6
Other costs (3)	110.6		99.7		218.8		202.2
Total other store operating expenses	$	186.9	$	170.6	$	375.3	$	346.6

(1)Amounts represent minimum and variable lease costs incurred to operate certain of our stores. See Note 3 for further discussion.

(2)Amounts represent costs incurred to market our brands at a local and national level.

(3)Remaining amounts include various costs incurred to operate our stores that are not considered individually significant.


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Other charges and gains	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
System implementation costs (1)	$	0.9	$	2.8	$	2.5	$	6.6
Currency loss	—		—		—		0.1
Asset (gains) and losses (2)	0.2		(3.4)		3.9		(3.7)
Total other charges and gains	$	1.1	$	(0.6)	$	6.4	$	3.0

(1)Amounts represent non-capitalizable costs incurred to implement software at both the store and corporate level.

(2)Amounts represent the write-off of assets retired or impaired.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -Summary Of Reclassification Of Previously Reported Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Other store operating expenses	$ 186.9	$ 170.6	$ 375.3	$ 346.6
General and administrative expenses	32.0	28.0	56.3	56.0
Other charges and gains	$ 1.1	(0.6)	$ 6.4	3.0
Previously Reported
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Other store operating expenses		167.6		343.7
General and administrative expenses		30.4		61.9
Other charges and gains		0.0		0.0
System Implementation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Other store operating expenses		(0.4)		(0.7)
General and administrative expenses		(2.4)		(5.9)
Other charges and gains		2.8		6.6
Currency (Gain) Loss
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Other store operating expenses		0.0		(0.1)
General and administrative expenses		0.0		0.0
Other charges and gains		0.0		0.1
Asset (Gain) Loss
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Other store operating expenses		3.4		3.7
General and administrative expenses		0.0		0.0
Other charges and gains		$ (3.4)		$ (3.7)

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Feb. 04, 2025
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accumulated depreciation	$ 1,532.2	$ 1,403.1
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	400,000,000.00	400,000,000.00
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	63,310,000	63,310,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	34,660,000	35,550,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000.00	50,000,000.00
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Treasury stock, common, shares (in shares)	28,650,000	27,610,000

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Aug. 05, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended August 5, 2025, was 18.7%, compared to 20.7% for the six months ended August 6, 2024. The Company’s effective tax rate decreased for the six months ended August 5, 2025 in comparison to the six months ended August 6, 2024. The tax rate was impacted by a reduction in pre-tax book income partially offset by an increase in permanent items. As pre-tax income decreases, the effect of certain tax attributes and permanent items, specifically our employment tax credits, become more pronounced, which causes fluctuations in the effective tax rate. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was enacted in the United States. The legislation includes the permanent extension of certain provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, changes to international tax rules, and the restoration of favorable treatment for certain business tax provisions, most notably 100% bonus depreciation on qualified assets and interest expense deductibility, with various effective dates beginning in 2025. We have reflected the impact of the enacted provisions, primarily affecting deferred tax liability and income tax receivable balances, in our consolidated balance sheet. The legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense or effective tax rate for the three and six months ended August 5, 2025. We will continue to evaluate the broader effects of the legislation as further guidance is issued.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income tax.

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Leases - Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 50.9	$ 50.7	$ 103.6	$ 101.0
Variable lease cost	7.2	11.9	19.2	22.8
Short-term lease cost	0.9	1.0	1.9	1.3
Total	$ 59.0	$ 63.6	$ 124.7	$ 125.1

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Transactions Related to Stock Option Awards (Details) - 2014 Stock Incentive Plan shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025 USD ($) shares
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at February 4, 2025 (in shares)	1,590
Granted (in shares)	1,520
RSU vested (in shares)	(180)
Forfeited (in shares)	(310)
Outstanding at August 5, 2025 (in shares)	2,620
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 41.5
Options
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at February 4, 2025 (in shares)	660
Granted (in shares)	670
RSU vested (in shares)	0
Forfeited (in shares)	(190)
Outstanding at August 5, 2025 (in shares)	1,140
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 11.6
Restricted Stock Units
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at February 4, 2025 (in shares)	930
Granted (in shares)	850
RSU vested (in shares)	(180)
Forfeited (in shares)	(120)
Outstanding at August 5, 2025 (in shares)	1,480
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 29.9

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Aug. 05, 2025
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Paid-In Capital	Treasury Stock at Cost	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Retained Earnings
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2024		62,860
Beginning balance at Feb. 04, 2024	$ 251.2	$ 0.6	$ 597.6	$ (945.3)	$ (0.9)	$ 599.2
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2024				22,590
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	41.4					41.4
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(0.1)				(0.1)
Share-based compensation	4.0		4.0
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		290
Issuance of common stock	7.5		7.5
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				210
Repurchase of common stock	(11.5)			$ (11.5)
Ending balance (in shares) at May. 05, 2024		63,150
Ending balance at May. 05, 2024	292.5	$ 0.6	609.1	$ (956.8)	(1.0)	640.6
Ending balance (in shares) at May. 05, 2024				22,800
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2024		62,860
Beginning balance at Feb. 04, 2024	251.2	$ 0.6	597.6	$ (945.3)	(0.9)	599.2
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2024				22,590
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	81.7
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(0.1)
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 06, 2024		63,150
Ending balance at Aug. 06, 2024	284.4	$ 0.6	611.4	$ (1,007.5)	(1.0)	680.9
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 06, 2024				23,850
Beginning balance (in shares) at May. 05, 2024		63,150
Beginning balance at May. 05, 2024	292.5	$ 0.6	609.1	$ (956.8)	(1.0)	640.6
Beginning balance (in shares) at May. 05, 2024				22,800
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	40.3					40.3
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	0.0
Share-based compensation	2.3		2.3
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				1,050
Repurchase of common stock	(50.7)			$ (50.7)
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 06, 2024		63,150
Ending balance at Aug. 06, 2024	$ 284.4	$ 0.6	611.4	$ (1,007.5)	(1.0)	680.9
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 06, 2024				23,850
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2025	35,550	63,160
Beginning balance at Feb. 04, 2025	$ 145.8	$ 0.6	609.9	$ (1,120.6)	(1.6)	657.5
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2025	27,610			27,610
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 21.7					21.7
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	0.4				0.4
Share-based compensation	3.0		3.0
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				1,040
Repurchase of common stock	(24.1)			$ (24.1)
Ending balance (in shares) at May. 06, 2025		63,160
Ending balance at May. 06, 2025	$ 146.8	$ 0.6	612.9	$ (1,144.7)	(1.2)	679.2
Ending balance (in shares) at May. 06, 2025				28,650
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2025	35,550	63,160
Beginning balance at Feb. 04, 2025	$ 145.8	$ 0.6	609.9	$ (1,120.6)	(1.6)	657.5
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 04, 2025	27,610			27,610
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 33.1
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	$ 0.5
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 05, 2025	34,660	63,310
Ending balance at Aug. 05, 2025	$ 166.2	$ 0.6	620.8	$ (1,144.7)	(1.1)	690.6
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 05, 2025	28,650			28,650
Beginning balance (in shares) at May. 06, 2025		63,160
Beginning balance at May. 06, 2025	$ 146.8	$ 0.6	612.9	$ (1,144.7)	(1.2)	679.2
Beginning balance (in shares) at May. 06, 2025				28,650
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	11.4					11.4
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)	0.1				0.1
Share-based compensation	7.9		7.9
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		150
Issuance of common stock	$ 0.0		0.0
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 05, 2025	34,660	63,310
Ending balance at Aug. 05, 2025	$ 166.2	$ 0.6	$ 620.8	$ (1,144.7)	$ (1.1)	$ 690.6
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 05, 2025	28,650			28,650

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”), any predecessor companies and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Dave & Buster’s Holdings, Inc. (“D&B Holdings”), which owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Dave & Buster’s, Inc. (“D&B Inc”), the operating company. The Company, headquartered in Coppell, Texas, is a leading operator of high-volume entertainment and dining venues (“stores”) in North America for adults and families.

The Company operates its business as one reportable operating segment with two reporting units based on its major brands, Dave & Buster's and Main Event. The Company has one reportable operating segment as both brands provide similar products and services to a similar customer base, are managed together by a single management team and share similar economic characteristics. See further discussion of segment consideration at Note 8 - Segment Information to the consolidated financial statements.

During the six months ended August 5, 2025, the Company opened five stores and relocated one store. As of August 5, 2025, the Company owned and operated 237 stores in 44 states, Puerto Rico and one Canadian province.


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Revolving credit facility	$	205.0	$	135.0
Term loans	1,345.9		1,351.1
Total debt	$	1,550.9	$	1,486.1

Revenues — Our entertainment revenues primarily consist of attractions including redemption and simulation games, bowling, laser tag, billiards and gravity ropes. Our food and beverage revenues consist of full meals, appetizers and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The Company's revenue by categories was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Entertainment	$	358.2	$	369.7	$	717.3	$	750.3
Other (1)	6.3		6.0		13.8		11.1
Entertainment revenues	$	364.5	$	375.7	$	731.1	$	761.4

Food and non-alcoholic beverages	$	136.0	$	128.1	$	273.5	$	263.8
Alcoholic beverages	56.9		53.3		120.4		120.0
Food and beverage revenues	$	192.9	$	181.4	$	393.9	$	383.8

(1) Primarily consists of revenue earned from party rentals and gift card breakage (see Revenue Recognition below).

During the three and six months ended August 5, 2025, we recognized revenue of $16.0 and $54.8, respectively, related to the amount in deferred entertainment revenues as of the end of fiscal 2024.

Basic weighted average shares outstanding are reconciled to diluted weighted average shares outstanding as follows:


	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025	August 6, 2024	August 5, 2025	August 6, 2024
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	34.52	39.67	34.56	39.94
Weighted average dilutive impact of awards	0.62	1.11	0.52	1.18
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	35.14	40.78	35.08	41.12
Weighted average awards excluded as anti-dilutive	0.68	0.42	0.67	0.25

•System implementation costs - These costs are enterprise wide and not specifically attributable to store operations or general and administrative costs.

A summary of the reclassifications is as follows:


	Three Months Ended August 6, 2024
	Previously Reported		System Implementation		Currency (Gain) Loss		Asset (Gain) Loss		Adjusted

Other store operating expenses	$	167.6	$	(0.4)	$	—	$	3.4	$	170.6
General and administrative expenses	30.4		(2.4)		—		—		28.0
Other charges and gains	$	—	$	2.8	$	—	$	(3.4)	$	(0.6)


	Six Months Ended August 6, 2024
	Previously Reported		System Implementation		Currency (Gain) Loss		Asset (Gain) Loss		Adjusted

Other store operating expenses	$	343.7	$	(0.7)	$	(0.1)	$	3.7	$	346.6
General and administrative expenses	61.9		(5.9)		—		—		56.0
Other charges and gains	$	—	$	6.6	$	0.1	$	(3.7)	$	3.0

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Feb. 04, 2025
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,550.9	$ 1,486.1
Revolving credit facility
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Total debt	205.0	135.0
Term loans
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,345.9	$ 1,351.1

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Leases

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

We currently lease the vast majority of the buildings or sites for our stores, store support center, and warehouse space under facility operating leases. These leases typically have initial terms ranging from ten to twenty years and include one or more options to renew. When determining the lease term, we include option periods for which renewal is reasonably certain. Most of the leases require us to pay property taxes, insurance, and maintenance of the leased assets. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Operating leases also include certain equipment leases that have a term in excess of one year. Certain facility leases also have provisions for additional variable contingent rentals based on revenues.

Operating lease cost, variable lease cost and short-term lease cost related primarily to our facilities is included in “Other store operating expenses” for our operating stores, “Pre-opening costs” for our stores not yet operating, or “General and administrative expenses” for our store support center and warehouse, in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

The components of lease expense, including variable lease costs primarily consisting of common area maintenance charges and property taxes, are as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Operating lease cost	$	50.9	$	50.7	$	103.6	$	101.0
Variable lease cost	7.2		11.9		19.2		22.8
Short-term lease cost	0.9		1.0		1.9		1.3
Total	$	59.0	$	63.6	$	124.7	$	125.1

Operating lease payments in the table above include minimum lease payments for future sites for which the leases have commenced. As of August 5, 2025, the Company had signed lease agreements with total lease payments of $174.1 related to eight facility leases, which had not yet commenced. Fixed minimum lease payments related to these facilities are not included in the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 5, 2025.

Sale-leaseback transactions

In June 2025, the Company entered into sale and master lease agreements (“sale leaseback transactions”) with an unrelated third party. Under these agreements:

•The Company sold two of its open store properties, including land, buildings and certain improvements, and then leased the assets back through these sale-leaseback transactions,

•The Company sold certain store locations, including land, buildings and certain improvements, and then leased the assets back through these sale-leaseback transactions. The locations sold were in varying states of development, or will begin development in fiscal 2025, and are scheduled to open over the next few years. The Company expects to receive incremental proceeds in the amount of remaining capital expenditures incurred related to the construction of these stores prior to opening.

•Total proceeds related to these sale and master lease agreements as of August 5, 2025 was $74.1.

The sale-leaseback transactions were accounted for as failed sale leasebacks based on GAAP under ASC 842, Leases. As a result, the store property assets remain on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their historical cost and are depreciated over the remaining term of the applicable master lease. Financing liabilities were recognized in the amount of the proceeds received, net of certain transactions costs. The Company will not recognize rent expense related to the leased assets. Instead, monthly rent payments under the applicable master lease agreement are recorded as interest expense and a reduction of the outstanding liability.

The Company also agreed to sell, and then subsequently lease back, assets related to additional stores scheduled to open over the next few years. The Company expects to receive proceeds in the amount of capital expenditures incurred related to the construction of these stores prior to opening.

As of August 5, 2025, the current outstanding financing liability of $0.8 is included in Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the long-term outstanding financing liability of $335.4 is included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the transactions noted above, as well as previous failed sale leaseback transactions.

Finance Leases

In July 2025, the Company amended leases related to three existing properties with an unrelated third party. The Company received $4.5 in proceeds related to these extensions. As a result of the amendment, the Company reclassified these leases as finance leases.

As of August 5, 2025, the Company had finance lease liabilities related to three properties. The current outstanding finance lease liability of $0.4 is included in Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the long-term outstanding finance lease liability of $32.9 is included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Segment Information - Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total other store operating expenses	$ 186.9	$ 170.6	$ 375.3	$ 346.6
Total other charges and gains	(1.1)	0.6	(6.4)	(3.0)
Reportable Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Store lease expenses	51.7	50.3	104.2	100.8
Advertising and marketing costs	24.6	20.6	52.3	43.6
Other costs	110.6	99.7	218.8	202.2
Total other store operating expenses	186.9	170.6	375.3	346.6
System implementation costs	0.9	2.8	2.5	6.6
Currency loss	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Asset (gains) and losses	0.2	(3.4)	3.9	(3.7)
Total other charges and gains	$ (1.1)	$ 0.6	$ (6.4)	$ (3.0)

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Aug. 05, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies California Arbitrations On April 17, 2025, a mass arbitration claim was filed on behalf of 980 individuals alleging that certain language previously contained in the Company’s website and mobile app (which has since been deleted) requiring users to agree not to “disparage, tarnish or otherwise harm” the Company, its website or its app, was violative of a provision of the California Civil Code prohibiting companies from limiting consumers' rights to make negative comments about the Company or its products. Previously, on October 21, 2024, the attorneys representing the 980 claimants had filed ten arbitration claims on an individual basis alleging the same statutory violations by the Company. The claimants’ attorneys purport to represent more than 3,000 additional individuals who have similar unasserted claims. On September 2, 2025, the Company settled these claims in an amount the Company does not consider material to its financial position or results of operations. The Company does not anticipate any further financial obligations related to this matter and considers the issue resolved. Other Matters The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including claims alleging violations of federal and state law regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination, slip-and-fall and other customer-related incidents and similar matters. In the opinion of management, based upon consultation with legal counsel, the amount of ultimate liability, with respect to such legal proceedings and claims will not materially affect the consolidated results of our operations or our financial condition. Legal costs related to such claims are expensed as incurred. The Company is subject to the terms of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission that requires us, on an ongoing basis, to establish, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected from or about consumers. The agreement does not require us to pay any fines or other monetary assessments, and we do not believe that the terms of the agreement will have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, or financial performance.

Debt - Interest Expense, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest expense on debt	$ 32.1	$ 30.2	$ 64.0	$ 59.8
Amortization of debt issue discounts and issuance costs	2.0	2.8	4.4	5.6
Interest expense on sale-leaseback transactions	5.0	1.5	9.6	2.9
Interest expense on finance leases	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
Interest income	(0.1)	(0.2)	(0.5)	(0.3)
Capitalized interest	(0.5)	(0.4)	(2.2)	(1.0)
Total interest expense, net	$ 38.7	$ 33.9	$ 75.5	$ 67.0

Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Accrued Liabilities Current and and Other Long-term Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates presented:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Deferred entertainment revenue	$	79.4	$	95.7
Current portion of operating lease liabilities, net (1)	80.8		77.8
Compensation and benefits	29.4		26.2
Deferred gift card revenue	15.5		22.4
Sales and use and other taxes	8.4		8.1
Property taxes	16.7		10.7
Customer deposits	11.5		10.4
Accrued interest	2.7		2.2
Utilities	8.9		7.4
Current portion of self-insurance reserves	5.4		5.7
Current portion of deferred occupancy costs	2.8		1.6
Other	20.7		22.5
Total accrued liabilities	$	282.2	$	290.7

(1)Balances are net of leasehold incentive receivables from landlords and prepaid amounts.

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates presented:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Long-term lease financing (1)	$	335.4	$	263.9
Long-term finance leases (2)	32.9		—
Long-term portion of self-insurance reserves	16.6		16.9
Deferred compensation liability	10.9		10.1
Other	17.7		18.0
Total other long-term liabilities	$	413.5	$	308.9

(1)See discussion of failed sale-leaseback transactions at Note 3.

(2)See discussion of finance leases at Note 3.

Cover Page - shares	6 Months Ended
Cover Page - shares	Aug. 05, 2025	Sep. 12, 2025
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Aug. 05, 2025
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-35664
Entity Registrant Name	Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	35-2382255
Entity Address, Address Line One	1221 S. Belt Line Rd
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 500
Entity Address, City or Town	Coppell
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75019
City Area Code	214
Local Phone Number	357-9588
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	PLAY
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,666,565
Entity Central Index Key	0001525769
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-03
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation

Share issuances and repurchases

The Company treats shares withheld for tax purposes on behalf of our employees in connection with the vesting of time-based and performance-based restricted stock units as common stock repurchases because they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting. These were immaterial for all periods presented.

In March 2023, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program with an initial authorized limit of $100.0. Subsequently, our Board of Directors approved additional repurchases for a total authorized limit of $600.0 under the plan as of August 5, 2025. During the six months ended August 5, 2025, the Company repurchased 1.04 shares at an average of $23.03 per share. The remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased under the program was $104.1 as of August 5, 2025. Future decisions to repurchase shares continue to be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent on our operating performance, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements and other factors that the Board of Directors considers relevant.

Share-based compensation

In October 2024, the Dave and Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) expired pursuant to its terms. On December 5, 2024, the Board of Directors adopted the Dave and Buster’s Entertainment Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”), and the stockholders approved the 2025 Plan at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders on June 18, 2025.

Our compensation expense related to share-based compensation was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
General and administrative expenses	$	7.9	$	2.3	$	10.9	$	6.3

Share-based awards

The Company’s long-term incentive compensation plan provides awards to executive and management personnel as well as directors and issues share-based awards. We also grant stock options or restricted stock units to executive and management personnel and members of our Board of Directors. Options granted to employees generally become exercisable ratably over a three-year period from the grant date. Performance-based restricted stock units and market stock units awarded to employees generally either vest ratably over three years or fully vest after three years, subject to the achievement of specified performance or market conditions, as applicable. Time-based restricted stock units have various service periods not exceeding five years.

Our share-based compensation award activity during the six months ended August 5, 2025 was as follows:


	Options		Restricted Stock Units (1)		Total
Outstanding as of February 4, 2025	0.66		0.93		1.59
Granted	0.67		0.85		1.52


RSUs vested	—		(0.18)		(0.18)
Forfeited	(0.19)		(0.12)		(0.31)
Outstanding as of August 5, 2025	1.14		1.48		2.62
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense	$	11.6	$	29.9	$	41.5

(1) Includes performance-based restricted stock units, market stock units and time-based restricted stock units.

The fair value of our time-based and performance-based restricted stock units is based on our closing stock price on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of stock options was determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The grant date fair value of performance-based awards with market conditions was determined using the Monte Carlo valuation model. The unrecognized expense will be substantially recognized by the end of fiscal 2028.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company granted certain options, time-based, performance-based, and market-based restricted stock units to the Company’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. The majority of these grants vest over three years, but the market-based restricted stock units can vest earlier if the targets are achieved prior to that time. As a result, the requisite service period for such grants was determined to be less than the explicit service period.

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Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities - Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 05, 2025	Feb. 04, 2025
Accrued Liabilities Current and and Other Long-term Liabilities [Abstract]
Deferred entertainment revenue	$ 79.4	$ 95.7
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued liabilities	Accrued liabilities
Current portion of operating lease liabilities, net	$ 80.8	$ 77.8
Compensation and benefits	29.4	26.2
Deferred gift card revenue	15.5	22.4
Sales and use and other taxes	8.4	8.1
Property taxes	16.7	10.7
Customer deposits	11.5	10.4
Accrued interest	2.7	2.2
Utilities	8.9	7.4
Current portion of self-insurance reserves	5.4	5.7
Current portion of deferred occupancy costs	2.8	1.6
Other	20.7	22.5
Total accrued liabilities	$ 282.2	$ 290.7

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 05, 2025	Mar. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount	$ 600.0	$ 600.0	$ 100.0
Treasury shares acquired not including shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares)		1,040
Weighted average price of shares acquired (in dollars per share)		$ 23.03
Share repurchase program, amount	$ 104.1	$ 104.1
Vesting period	3 years
Employee Stock Option
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Restricted Stock Units And Restricted Stock
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Vesting period		5 years

Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following as of the dates presented:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Credit facility—revolver	$	205.0	$	135.0
Credit facility—term loans	1,385.8		1,389.3

Total debt outstanding	1,590.8		1,524.3
Less current installments of long-term debt	(7.0)		(7.0)
Less debt issue discounts and debt issuance costs	(34.3)		(38.2)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,549.5	$	1,479.1

Summary of Recorded Interest Expense

The following table sets forth our total interest expense, net for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Interest expense on debt	$	32.1	$	30.2	$	64.0	$	59.8
Amortization of debt issue discounts and issuance costs	2.0		2.8		4.4		5.6
Interest expense on sale-leaseback transactions (1)	5.0		1.5		9.6		2.9
Interest expense on finance leases (1)	0.2		—		0.2		—
Interest income	(0.1)		(0.2)		(0.5)		(0.3)
Capitalized interest	(0.5)		(0.4)		(2.2)		(1.0)
Total interest expense, net	$	38.7	$	33.9	$	75.5	$	67.0

(1) See further discussion of failed sale-leaseback transactions and finance leases at Note 3 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value of Debt

The fair value of the Company's debt was as follows as of the periods indicated:


	August 5, 2025		February 4, 2025
Revolving credit facility	$	205.0	$	135.0
Term loans	1,345.9		1,351.1
Total debt	$	1,550.9	$	1,486.1

Summary of Revenue from Segments

The Company's revenue by categories was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Entertainment	$	358.2	$	369.7	$	717.3	$	750.3
Other (1)	6.3		6.0		13.8		11.1
Entertainment revenues	$	364.5	$	375.7	$	731.1	$	761.4

Food and non-alcoholic beverages	$	136.0	$	128.1	$	273.5	$	263.8
Alcoholic beverages	56.9		53.3		120.4		120.0
Food and beverage revenues	$	192.9	$	181.4	$	393.9	$	383.8

(1) Primarily consists of revenue earned from party rentals and gift card breakage (see Revenue Recognition below).

Summary of Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Reconciled to Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

Basic weighted average shares outstanding are reconciled to diluted weighted average shares outstanding as follows:


	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025	August 6, 2024	August 5, 2025	August 6, 2024
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	34.52	39.67	34.56	39.94
Weighted average dilutive impact of awards	0.62	1.11	0.52	1.18
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	35.14	40.78	35.08	41.12
Weighted average awards excluded as anti-dilutive	0.68	0.42	0.67	0.25

Summary of Reclassification of Previously Reported Segments

A summary of the reclassifications is as follows:


	Three Months Ended August 6, 2024
	Previously Reported		System Implementation		Currency (Gain) Loss		Asset (Gain) Loss		Adjusted

Other store operating expenses	$	167.6	$	(0.4)	$	—	$	3.4	$	170.6
General and administrative expenses	30.4		(2.4)		—		—		28.0
Other charges and gains	$	—	$	2.8	$	—	$	(3.4)	$	(0.6)


	Six Months Ended August 6, 2024
	Previously Reported		System Implementation		Currency (Gain) Loss		Asset (Gain) Loss		Adjusted

Other store operating expenses	$	343.7	$	(0.7)	$	(0.1)	$	3.7	$	346.6
General and administrative expenses	61.9		(5.9)		—		—		56.0
Other charges and gains	$	—	$	6.6	$	0.1	$	(3.7)	$	3.0

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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+ Details

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024	Aug. 05, 2025	Aug. 06, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	34,520	39,670	34,560	39,940
Weighted average dilutive impact of awards (in shares)	620	1,110	520	1,180
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	35,140	40,780	35,080	41,120
Weighted average awards excluded as anti-dilutive (in shares)	680	420	670	250

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2025 USD ($) store state	Aug. 05, 2025 USD ($) segment store state	Feb. 04, 2025 USD ($)
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		1
Number of reporting units \| segment		2
Number of stored opened	5	5
Number of stores relocated		1
Number of stores	237	237
Number of states \| state	44	44
Book overdrafts reclassified to accounts payable \| $	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Gift Card Revenue
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred amusement revenue \| $	9.3	12.7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) \| Entertainment revenues
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred amusement revenue \| $	$ 16.0	$ 54.8
Canada
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of provinces	1	1
Dave And Busters Holdings Inc
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding common stock owned	100.00%	100.00%

Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 05, 2025

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Lease Expense

The components of lease expense, including variable lease costs primarily consisting of common area maintenance charges and property taxes, are as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024		August 5, 2025		August 6, 2024
Operating lease cost	$	50.9	$	50.7	$	103.6	$	101.0
Variable lease cost	7.2		11.9		19.2		22.8
Short-term lease cost	0.9		1.0		1.9		1.3
Total	$	59.0	$	63.6	$	124.7	$	125.1