Dutch Bros vs Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's reported revenue of $2.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Dutch Bros' $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Dutch Bros' revenue grew 27.9% in its latest year, and Dave & Buster's fell 1.4%. Dutch Bros had an operating margin of 9.8%, against 4.1% at Dave & Buster's. Free cash flow was $54 million at Dutch Bros and −$101 million at Dave & Buster's. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and February 3), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Dutch Bros | Dave & Buster's | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Feb 3, 2026 |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $2.1B |
| Revenue growth | 27.9% | −1.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| Gross margin | 25.9% | 85.7% |
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | −2.3% |
| Free cash flow | $54M | −$101M |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.3% | −4.8% |
| Return on capital | 11.9% | 4.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.3x | 4.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $24M |
| Change in diluted share count | 20.8% | −13.3% |
| Last close | $42.02 | $7.07 |
| P/E at the last close | 58.4× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $205,480, sold $646.0 million | bought $122,033, sold $102,668 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Dutch Bros and Dave & Buster's pages.