Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

DB:9DB Stock Report

Market Cap: €326.7m

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Tarun Lal

Chief executive officer

US$14.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage3.12%
CEO tenure1yr
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure1.5yrs
Board average tenure1.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

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

-US$65m

Feb 03 2026US$15mUS$452k

-US$49m

Compensation vs Market: Tarun's total compensation ($USD14.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.02M).

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


CEO

Tarun Lal (57 yo)

1yr
Tenure
US$14,502,745
Compensation

Mr. Tarun Lal is Independent Non-Executive Director of International Workplace Group plc. He is CEO & Director of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Lal was Senior Independent Director of Internationa...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Tarun Lal
CEO & Director1yrUS$14.50m0.033%
€ 108.6k
Darin Harper
Chief Financial Officer2.1yrsUS$3.45m0.31%
€ 1.0m
Steven Klohn
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer1.6yrsUS$2.93m0.066%
€ 216.8k
Antonio Bautista
President of International Development4.6yrsUS$2.47m0.25%
€ 831.2k
Tony Wehner
President of Main Eventless than a yearUS$2.79m0.33%
€ 1.1m
Cory Hatton
Head of Entertainment Finance3.8yrsno datano data
Rodolfo Rodriguez
Senior VP1.5yrsno datano data
Devesh Sinha
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Les Lehner
Chief Development & Procurement Officer4yrsno data0.26%
€ 844.0k
Aldo Rosales
Chief Strategy Officer1.5yrsno datano data
Putnam Shin
Chief Growth & Entertainment Officerless than a yearno datano data
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 9DB's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Tarun Lal
CEO & Director1yrUS$14.50m0.033%
€ 108.6k
Kevin Sheehan
Independent Chair of the Board14.8yrsUS$8.03m0.43%
€ 1.4m
Nathaniel Lipman
Independent Director1.1yrsUS$213.71k0.014%
€ 44.7k
Allen Weiss
Independent Director1.1yrsUS$156.17k0.014%
€ 44.7k
Scott Ross
Independent Director1.5yrsUS$254.00k0.014%
€ 44.7k
Charles Protell
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
James Chambers
Independent Vice Chair5.6yrsUS$262.91k0.035%
€ 114.7k
1.1yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 9DB's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/08 03:01
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/08 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