Daktronics Inc DAKT Stock Analysis
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$19.41 up $0.17, 0.88% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $19.24
- Market cap
- $937.21MAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- 19.81On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $0.98Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- NoneLast 12 months
Price chart
$19.41up $0.17, 0.88%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$19.24Nov 5
- Volume220.63KNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume521.69KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $16.77 to $28.27; now $19.41
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
DAKT beat the S&P 500 in 3 of 7 periods.
| Period | DAKT and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | DAKT: up 8.7% S&P 500: down 5.6% | DAKT beat the S&P 500 by 14.3 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | DAKT: down 10.7% S&P 500: down 4.1% | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 6.6 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | DAKT: down 1.8% S&P 500: up 8.7% | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 10.5 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | DAKT: up 0.8% S&P 500: up 10.9% | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 10.1 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | DAKT: up 101.8% S&P 500: up 75.0% +26.4% vs +20.5% a year | DAKT beat the S&P 500 by 26.8 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | DAKT: up 227.9% S&P 500: up 67.8% +26.8% vs +10.9% a year | DAKT beat the S&P 500 by 160.1 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | DAKT: up 161.3% S&P 500: up 313.1% +10.1% vs +15.2% a year | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 151.8 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in DAKT 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $26,134 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
DAKT beat the S&P 500 in 3 of 7 periods.
| Period | DAKT and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | DAKT: up 8.7% S&P 500: down 5.6% | DAKT beat the S&P 500 by 14.3 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | DAKT: down 10.7% S&P 500: down 4.3% | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 6.4 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | DAKT: down 1.8% S&P 500: up 7.8% | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 9.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | DAKT: up 0.8% S&P 500: up 9.7% | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 8.9 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | DAKT: up 101.8% S&P 500: up 68.8% +26.4% vs +19.1% a year | DAKT beat the S&P 500 by 33.0 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | DAKT: up 227.9% S&P 500: up 56.9% +26.8% vs +9.4% a year | DAKT beat the S&P 500 by 171.0 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | DAKT: up 133.9% S&P 500: up 252.6% +8.9% vs +13.4% a year | DAKT trailed the S&P 500 by 118.7 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in DAKT 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $23,386 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$39.46
Closing high on . Now 50.8% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Feb 10, 1994.
Stock splits
3
Latest: 2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split is 8 shares today.
All 3 splits
- 2-for-1
- 2-for-1
- 2-for-1
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Aug 1, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
19.8×The Nov 6 close ÷ diluted EPS over the last 12 months ($0.98)
The range covers daily P/E ratios from Oct 28, 2021 to Nov 6, 2026, each based on the previous 12 months of earnings.
DAKT trades at 19.8× its earnings over the last 12 months, below its 5-year median of 36.7×. In plain terms, buyers are paying about $20 for each $1 of profit from the past year. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 1.1×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 3.0×Book value as of Aug 1, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 10.3×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 4.31%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $793.13MAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q1 FY27, the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Aug 3, 2025 to Aug 1, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Aug 1, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $854.30Mup 14.0%
- Net income
- $48.34Mup 327.9%
- Diluted EPS
- $0.98
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY25 (Oct 26, 2024) | $208.33M | $21.41M | $0.22 |
| Q3 FY25 (Jan 25, 2025) | $149.51M | −$17.16M | −$0.36 |
| Q4 FY25 (Apr 26, 2025) | $172.55M | −$9.43M | −$0.20 |
| Q1 FY26 (Aug 2, 2025) | $218.97M | $16.47M | $0.33 |
| Q2 FY26 (Nov 1, 2025) | $229.25M | $17.48M | $0.35 |
| Q3 FY26 (Jan 31, 2026) | $181.87M | $3.01M | $0.06 |
| Q4 FY26 (May 2, 2026) | $208.61M | $8.42M | $0.17 |
| Q1 FY27 (Aug 1, 2026) | $234.57M | $19.43M | $0.40 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY22 (Apr 30, 2022) | $610.97M | $592.00K | $0.01 |
| FY23 (Apr 29, 2023) | $754.20M | $6.80M | $0.15 |
| FY24 (Apr 27, 2024) | $818.08M | $34.62M | $0.74 |
| FY25 (Apr 26, 2025) | $756.48M | −$10.12M | −$0.21 |
| FY26 (May 2, 2026) | $838.71M | $45.38M | $0.92 |
Margins
- Gross 27.6%
- Operating 7.3%
- Net 5.7%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $40.42MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$54.55MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$14.14MLast 12 months
- 4.7%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $17.46MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$17.46MLast 12 months
43% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $154.59MAs of Aug 1, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$10.51MAs of Aug 1, 2026
- Net cash$144.08MAs of Aug 1, 2026
- 2.17As of Aug 1, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.03As of Aug 1, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 9 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✓Share count didn’t rise: passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- 16.0%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Daktronics’s net income was 16.0% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 8.6%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Daktronics’s net income was 8.6% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.34 |
| 2017 | $0.28 |
| 2018 | $0.28 |
| 2019 | $0.22 |
| 2020 | $0.050 |
| 2021 | $0.000 |
| 2022 | $0.000 |
| 2023 | $0.000 |
| 2024 | $0.000 |
| 2025 | $0.000 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.000 |
Dividend details
- $0.00Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 0.00%; 5-yr low 0.63%, 5-yr high 2.86%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 1.22%.
- $0.050Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
About Daktronics Inc
Daktronics has strong leadership positions in, and is the world's largest supplier of, large-screen video displays, electronic scoreboards, LED text and graphics displays, and related control systems. The Company excels in the control of display systems, including those that require integration of multiple complex displays showing real-time information, graphics, animation, and video. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world in four domestic business units: Live Events, Commercial, High School Park and Recreation, and Transportation, and one International business unit.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Headquarters
- South Dakota, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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DAKT stock FAQ
What is DAKT stock’s price today?
Daktronics (DAKT) traded at $19.41 at the close on , up $0.17 (0.88%) from the previous close of $19.24. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $16.77 and $28.27.
If you invested $1,000 in DAKT 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in DAKT on would be worth about $2,613 at the close on , a total return of +161.3%. The same $1,000 would be worth $3,279 if invested five years ago, $1,008 if invested one year ago, $1,284 if invested 20 years ago, and $58,162 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Daktronics’s market cap?
Daktronics’s market capitalization is about $937.2 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $19.41 (how market cap works). Daktronics reported 48.28M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is DAKT’s P/E ratio?
DAKT trades at 19.8 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($0.98 per share), at the close. Over the past five years its P/E has ranged from 6.3 to 437.1, with a median of 36.7. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Daktronics make?
Daktronics reported $854.3 million of revenue over the four quarters to , up 14.0% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q1 FY27, ended ) revenue was $234.6 million, up 7.1% from a year earlier.
Is Daktronics profitable?
Yes. Daktronics earned $48.3 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 5.7%, and its operating margin was 7.3% (what margins tell you).
What are DAKT’s earnings per share?
DAKT’s diluted earnings per share were $0.98 over the four quarters to , compared with −$0.01 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q1 FY27) brought $0.40 per share, against $0.33 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does DAKT pay a dividend?
Daktronics hasn’t paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
What is DAKT’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks DAKT has traded as low as $16.77 and as high as $28.27. At $19.41 at the close on , it is 31.3% below that high and 15.7% above the low.
What is DAKT’s all-time high?
DAKT’s highest closing price was $39.46 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $19.41 at the close on , it is 50.8% below that record.
Has DAKT stock ever split?
Yes, three times: 2-for-1 on ; 2-for-1 on ; 2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split would be 8 shares today.
How has DAKT stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , DAKT has returned −1.8% so far this year and +0.8% over the past year, and +227.9% over five years (+26.8% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Daktronics in?
Daktronics is in the Technology sector and the Electronic Components industry, and is headquartered in South Dakota, USA.
What exchange does DAKT trade on?
Daktronics trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol DAKT. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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