Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 25.04% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 28.23% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of +3.19 percentage points. The year's high was 33.19% on 30 Jun 2026 and its low 23.66% on 15 Apr 2026, averaging 26.94% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 10.63 days on 13 Feb 2026. Full history: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc..

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Short position data for Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/play/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-dave-buster-s-entertainment-inc-short-in-2026-09-15,
  title        = {Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/play/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 25.04% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 28.23% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: +3.19 pp
High: 33.19% (30 Jun 2026)
Low: 23.66% (15 Apr 2026)
Average: 26.94%
Highest days to cover: 10.63 (13 Feb 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	25.04%	8.45
30 Jan 2026	24.23%	8.17
13 Feb 2026	25.87%	10.63
27 Feb 2026	25.70%	9.91
13 Mar 2026	28.27%	8.34
31 Mar 2026	24.01%	3.47	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Apr 2026	23.66%	4.80
30 Apr 2026	26.46%	4.66
15 May 2026	26.79%	5.74
29 May 2026	25.83%	5.14
15 Jun 2026	30.76%	5.57	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Jun 2026	33.19%	4.99
15 Jul 2026	32.57%	7.94
31 Jul 2026	28.16%	7.91
14 Aug 2026	24.17%	5.10
31 Aug 2026	24.96%	6.66
15 Sep 2026	28.23%	2.49	10-Q filed, results (8-K)

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.