Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

DB:9DB Stock Report

Market Cap: €305.3m

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Darin Harper

Chief executive officer

US$3.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage13.79%
CEO tenureno data
CEO ownership0.9%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure1.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Darin Harper's remuneration changed compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
May 05 2026n/an/a

-US$65m

Feb 03 2026US$3mUS$475k

-US$49m

Nov 04 2025n/an/a

US$300k

Aug 05 2025n/an/a

US$10m

May 06 2025n/an/a

US$39m

Feb 04 2025US$3mUS$305k

US$58m

Compensation vs Market: Darin's total compensation ($USD3.45M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.05M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Darin's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Darin Harper (51 yo)

no data
Tenure
US$3,445,690
Compensation

Mr. Darin E. Harper served as Chief Financial Officer of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. since June 17, 2024 until August 3, 2026 and is its Chief Executive Officer and Director since August 3, 2026. H...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Darin Harper
CEO & Directorno dataUS$3.45m0.89%
€ 2.7m
Steven Klohn
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer1.7yrsUS$2.93m0.066%
€ 202.6k
Antonio Bautista
President of International Development4.7yrsUS$2.47m0.25%
€ 776.9k
Tony Wehner
President of Main Eventless than a yearUS$2.79m0.33%
€ 1.0m
Tarun Lal
Advisorno dataUS$14.50m0.033%
€ 101.5k
Cory Hatton
Interim Chief Financial Officerno datano data0.14%
€ 436.3k
Rodolfo Rodriguez
Senior VP1.6yrsno datano data
Devesh Sinha
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Les Lehner
Chief Development & Procurement Officer4.1yrsno data0.26%
€ 788.8k
Aldo Rosales
Chief Strategy Officer1.6yrsno data0.15%
€ 472.5k
Putnam Shin
Chief Growth & Entertainment Officerless than a yearno datano data
0.8yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 9DB's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Darin Harper
CEO & Directorno dataUS$3.45m0.89%
€ 2.7m
Kevin Sheehan
Lead Independent Director14.8yrsUS$8.03m0.43%
€ 1.3m
Nathaniel Lipman
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$213.71k0.014%
€ 41.8k
Allen Weiss
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$156.17k0.014%
€ 41.8k
Scott Ross
Independent Director1.6yrsUS$254.00k0.014%
€ 41.8k
Charles Protell
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
James Chambers
Independent Chair of the Board5.7yrsUS$262.91k0.035%
€ 107.2k
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 9DB's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/08/23 08:45
End of Day Share Price 2026/08/21 00:00
Earnings2026/05/05
Annual Earnings2026/02/03

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HickeyBenchmark Company
Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lynne CollierCanaccord Genuity