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Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation
 6 Months Ended
Aug. 05, 2025
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation 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 EndedSix Months Ended
August 5, 2025August 6, 2024August 5, 2025August 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, 20250.660.931.59
Granted0.670.851.52
RSUs vested—(0.18)(0.18)
Forfeited(0.19)(0.12)(0.31)
Outstanding as of August 5, 20251.141.482.62
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.