401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dave & Buster's, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
21,254
Participants Very large workforce
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3,507
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Dave & Buster's, Inc. · Texas · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$75M in assets, 21,254 participants

Dave & Buster's, Inc.'s Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan reported $75M in total assets and 21,254 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,740 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan covers 21,254 participants in Texas, 31x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $75M.

#2,740
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+20.1%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$74,547,212 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (21,254 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 12,926 in the plan year 2023 filing to 21,254 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $62M in the plan year 2023 filing to $75M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 431532756 · Dave & Buster's, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan · $75M · 21,254 · 88th

  • EOY $75M
  • EOY 21,254
  • EOY 88th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Purem Novi Inc. Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #2740

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) PlanBigelow Tea Employees 401(k)…$75MDave & Buster's 401(k) Savings PlanDave & Buster's 401(k) Savin…$75MPurem Novi Inc. Retirement PlanPurem Novi Inc. Retirement P…$75MNlmk USA Non-Union 401(k) Savings PlanNlmk USA Non-Union 401(k) Sa…$75MThe International 401(k) Pooled Employer PlanThe International 401(k) Poo…$75M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN431532756
Plan Effective Date1996-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dave & Buster's, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dave & Buster's, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$75M 52.46259720493192% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $48.9M $74.6M ▲ +52.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 8,743 $49M
2023 1 12,926 $62M
2024 1 21,254 $75M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000120000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.074547212 · Participants: 21254Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.121795 · Participants: 109889AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.711 · Participants: 21990Exxonmobil Savings PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.378704663 · Participants: 21505Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.81200478 · Participants: 43873Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanSouthwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.991748637 · Participants: 67820Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan
Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan reports $75M in end-of-year assets across 21,254 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.023% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $3,507 per participant (3% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $12M.

This plan identity (EIN 431532756, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $49M to $75M (+52.5%) while covered participants moved from 8,743 to 21,254 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,743 $49M Open filing
2023 12,926 $62M Open filing
2024 · index core 21,254 $75M This page

Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Purem Novi Inc. Retirement Plan in MI ($75M); by covered participants it is Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in OH (21,265 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($75M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (21,254 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.1% during 2024, from $62M to $75M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Dave & Buster's, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dave & Buster's, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 52.5%, from $49M to $75M.
Where does Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Purem Novi Inc. Retirement Plan in MI ($75M, 1,240 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dave & Buster's 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in OH (21,265 participants, $1.2B in assets).