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Daktronics, Inc.

$17.91 -$1.93 (-9.73%)
NASDAQ · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$17.89
Day Range
$17.52$18.31
Year Range
$17.09$28.27
Market Cap
864.78M
AVG Volume
512.79K
Trailing/Forward PE
18.05/14.76
PEG ratio
0.83
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-12-09
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
27 Q1234.56M
26 Q4208.61M
26 Q3181.87M
26 Q2229.25M
26 Q1218.97M
25 Q4172.55M
25 Q3149.51M
25 Q2208.33M
25 Q1226.09M
24 Q4215.88M
Net Income (USD)
-20M-10M010M20M30M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
27 Q119.43M
26 Q48.41M
26 Q33.01M
26 Q217.48M
26 Q116.47M
25 Q4-9.43M
25 Q3-17.16M
25 Q221.41M
25 Q1-4.95M
24 Q42.52M
Operating Income (USD)
-10M010M20M30M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
27 Q124.94M
26 Q414.09M
26 Q31.92M
26 Q221.56M
26 Q123.27M
25 Q4-1.74M
25 Q3-3.63M
25 Q215.77M
25 Q122.72M
24 Q419.43M
EBITDA (USD)
-20M020M40M60M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
27 Q129.62M
26 Q414.94M
26 Q37.07M
26 Q226.35M
26 Q128.08M
25 Q4-8.6M
25 Q31.28M
25 Q220.67M
25 Q127.61M
24 Q440.65M
Cash Flows (USD)
-20M020M40M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
27 Q127.3M
26 Q4-9.63M
26 Q38.08M
26 Q214.04M
26 Q121.81M
25 Q418.05M
25 Q37.82M
25 Q237.95M
25 Q114.4M
24 Q46.1M
EPS (USD)
-0.4-0.200.20.424 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
27 Q10.4
26 Q40.17
26 Q30.06
26 Q20.35
26 Q10.33
25 Q4-0.19
25 Q3-0.36
25 Q20.22
25 Q1-0.11
24 Q40.05
Expenses (USD)
020M40M60MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
27 Q150.79M
26 Q448.91M
26 Q345.34M
26 Q242.73M
26 Q146.09M
25 Q449.71M
25 Q344.61M
25 Q245.48M
25 Q142.06M
24 Q439.3M
Cash & Debt (USD)
050M100M150M200MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
27 Q1154.59M
26 Q4131.64M
26 Q3144.42M
26 Q2149.6M
26 Q1136.86M
25 Q4127.51M
25 Q3132.17M
25 Q2134.35M
25 Q196.81M
24 Q481.3M
Debt ratios
-3-2-1024 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
27 Q1-1.79
26 Q4-1.48
26 Q3-2.4
26 Q2-2.53
26 Q1-2.55
25 Q4-2.7
25 Q3-0.99
25 Q2-0.64
25 Q1-0.19
24 Q4-0.19
Margins
0%10%20%30%40%24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
27 Q130.52%
26 Q428.03%
26 Q323.99%
26 Q226.97%
26 Q129.72%
25 Q425%
25 Q324.6%
25 Q226.81%
25 Q126.4%
24 Q425.65%
Return on Capital
-10%-5%0%5%10%24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
27 Q16.12%
26 Q42.8%
26 Q31.02%
26 Q25.88%
26 Q15.89%
25 Q4-3.47%
25 Q3-6.3%
25 Q28.2%
25 Q1-2.08%
24 Q41.05%
Shares Outstanding
020M40M60M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
27 Q148.19M
26 Q448.26M
26 Q348.7M
26 Q248.77M
26 Q148.9M
25 Q447.59M
25 Q347.76M
25 Q246.58M
25 Q146.31M
24 Q446.26M
Dividends (USD)
00.020.040.060.08Dec 17Mar 18Jun 18Sep 18Dec 18Mar 19Jun 19Sep 19Dec 19Mar 20
DAKT Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Mar 200.05
Dec 190.05
Sep 190.05
Jun 190.05
Mar 190.07
Dec 180.07
Sep 180.07
Jun 180.07
Mar 180.07
Dec 170.07
Employee Count
01K2K3K2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
DAKT Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20262.42K
20252.42K
20242.52K
20232.44K
20222.25K
20211.98K
20202.4K
20192.41K
20182.4K
20172.4K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
0246824 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
27 Q16.59
26 Q46.23
26 Q36.03
26 Q26.1
26 Q15.72
25 Q45.71
25 Q35.7
25 Q25.6
25 Q15.14
24 Q45.16
Total Assets (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q1
DAKT Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
27 Q1607.38M
26 Q4554.41M
26 Q3546.38M
26 Q2548.39M
26 Q1545.59M
25 Q4502.89M
25 Q3524.16M
25 Q2551.89M
25 Q1553.89M
24 Q4527.88M
PE Ratio
0100200300400500med 57.32Oct 24Jan 25May 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
DAKT PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2617.85
Sep 2617.83
Sep 2619.29
Aug 2620.53
Aug 2620.42
Aug 2621.71
Aug 2622.79
Jul 2621.03
Jul 2620.72
Jul 2620.33
Jul 2621.19
Jul 2621.17
Jun 2620.77
Jun 2636.71
Jun 2635.9
Jun 2633.81
May 2636.57
May 2635.88
May 2633.67
May 2636.31
May 2634.84
Apr 2635.32
Apr 2634.79
Apr 2635.19
Apr 2634.79
Mar 2634.04
Mar 2635.65
Mar 2635.6
Mar 2638.82
Feb 26170.59
Feb 26183.49
Feb 26181.9
Feb 26168.14
Jan 26153.18
Jan 26142.33
Jan 26143.52
Jan 26137.63
Jan 26131.28
Dec 25122.74
Dec 25124.53
Dec 25124.2
Dec 2575.81
Nov 2581.96
Nov 2577.89
Nov 2581.18
Nov 2581.35
Oct 2581.35
Oct 2588.41
Oct 2584.64
Oct 2582.95
Oct 2586.24
Sep 2590.88
Sep 2595.86
Sep 25101.27
Jun 25373.04
Jun 25359.15
Jun 25365.96
May 25389.03
May 25403.19
May 25396.11
May 25367.54
May 25351.81
Apr 25329.26
Apr 25325.33
Apr 25322.97
Apr 25304.36
Mar 25315.63
Mar 25329
Mar 25333.46
Mar 25332.93
Feb 2523.91
Feb 2524.65
Feb 2525.18
Feb 2525.03
Jan 2525.72
Jan 2526.75
Jan 2526.08
Jan 2525.22
Jan 2526.39
Dec 2426.56
Dec 2426.17
Dec 2427.61
Dec 2430.56
Nov 2468.06
Nov 2465.76
Nov 2464.13
Nov 2465.98
Nov 2457.41
Oct 2457.45
Oct 2459.88
Oct 2459.75
Oct 2458.12
Sep 2457.23
Sep 2453.61
Sep 2455.51
Sep 2452.19
Aug 2419.31
Aug 2421.16
Aug 2420.48
Aug 2418.79
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%med 7.82%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
DAKT Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 264.61%
Sep 264.62%
Sep 264.27%
Aug 263.68%
Aug 263.7%
Aug 263.48%
Aug 263.32%
Jul 263.6%
Jul 263.65%
Jul 263.72%
Jul 263.57%
Jul 263.57%
Jun 263.64%
Jun 266.13%
Jun 266.27%
Jun 266.66%
May 266.15%
May 266.27%
May 266.68%
May 266.2%
May 266.46%
Apr 266.37%
Apr 266.47%
Apr 266.4%
Apr 266.47%
Mar 266.61%
Mar 266.31%
Mar 266.32%
Mar 265.8%
Feb 264.91%
Feb 264.56%
Feb 264.6%
Feb 264.98%
Jan 265.47%
Jan 265.88%
Jan 265.83%
Jan 266.08%
Jan 266.38%
Dec 256.82%
Dec 256.72%
Dec 256.74%
Dec 2510%
Nov 259.25%
Nov 259.73%
Nov 259.34%
Nov 259.32%
Oct 259.32%
Oct 258.57%
Oct 258.96%
Oct 259.14%
Oct 258.79%
Sep 258.34%
Sep 257.91%
Sep 257.49%
Sep 259.46%
Aug 259.47%
Aug 259.73%
Aug 259.78%
Aug 259.67%
Aug 2510.22%
Jul 259.87%
Jul 2510.32%
Jul 2510.2%
Jul 259.73%
Jun 2510.54%
Jun 259.75%
Jun 2510.13%
Jun 259.94%
May 259.35%
May 259.02%
May 259.18%
May 259.9%
May 2510.34%
Apr 2511.05%
Apr 2511.18%
Apr 2511.26%
Apr 2511.95%
Mar 2511.52%
Mar 2511.06%
Mar 2510.91%
Mar 2510.92%
Feb 258.94%
Feb 258.67%
Feb 258.49%
Feb 258.54%
Jan 258.31%
Jan 257.99%
Jan 258.2%
Jan 258.48%
Jan 258.1%
Dec 248.05%
Dec 248.17%
Dec 247.74%
Dec 246.99%
Nov 246.44%
Nov 246.67%
Nov 246.84%
Nov 246.65%
Nov 247.64%
Oct 247.63%
Price to Sales
0.511.52med 1.11Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
DAKT Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.01
Sep 261.01
Sep 261.09
Aug 261.11
Aug 261.1
Aug 261.17
Aug 261.23
Jul 261.14
Jul 261.12
Jul 261.1
Jul 261.15
Jul 261.15
Jun 261.12
Jun 261.26
Jun 261.23
Jun 261.16
May 261.25
May 261.23
May 261.16
May 261.25
May 261.2
Apr 261.21
Apr 261.19
Apr 261.21
Apr 261.19
Mar 261.17
Mar 261.22
Mar 261.22
Mar 261.33
Feb 261.63
Feb 261.76
Feb 261.74
Feb 261.61
Jan 261.47
Jan 261.36
Jan 261.37
Jan 261.32
Jan 261.26
Dec 251.17
Dec 251.19
Dec 251.19
Dec 251.14
Nov 251.24
Nov 251.17
Nov 251.22
Nov 251.23
Oct 251.23
Oct 251.33
Oct 251.28
Oct 251.25
Oct 251.3
Sep 251.37
Sep 251.44
Sep 251.53
Sep 251.09
Aug 251.09
Aug 251.06
Aug 251.06
Aug 251.07
Aug 251.01
Jul 251.05
Jul 251
Jul 251.01
Jul 251.06
Jun 250.98
Jun 250.85
Jun 250.82
Jun 250.83
May 250.89
May 250.92
May 250.9
May 250.84
May 250.8
Apr 250.75
Apr 250.74
Apr 250.74
Apr 250.69
Mar 250.72
Mar 250.75
Mar 250.76
Mar 250.76
Feb 250.87
Feb 250.89
Feb 250.91
Feb 250.91
Jan 250.93
Jan 250.97
Jan 250.94
Jan 250.91
Jan 250.96
Dec 240.96
Dec 240.95
Dec 241
Dec 241.11
Nov 240.88
Nov 240.85
Nov 240.83
Nov 240.85
Nov 240.74
Oct 240.74
EV/EBITDA
0102030med 15.26Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
DAKT EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 269.28
Sep 269.27
Sep 2610.17
Aug 2610.7
Aug 2610.64
Aug 2611.4
Aug 2612.04
Jul 2611
Jul 2610.81
Jul 2610.59
Jul 2611.09
Jul 2611.09
Jun 2610.85
Jun 2616.71
Jun 2616.28
Jun 2615.2
May 2616.63
May 2616.27
May 2615.12
May 2616.5
May 2615.73
Apr 2615.98
Apr 2615.7
Apr 2615.92
Apr 2615.7
Mar 2615.32
Mar 2616.16
Mar 2616.13
Mar 2617.8
Feb 2624.16
Feb 2626.18
Feb 2625.93
Feb 2623.77
Jan 2621.43
Jan 2619.74
Jan 2619.92
Jan 2619
Jan 2618.01
Dec 2516.67
Dec 2516.95
Dec 2516.9
Dec 2518.11
Nov 2519.79
Nov 2518.68
Nov 2519.58
Nov 2519.62
Oct 2519.62
Oct 2521.55
Oct 2520.52
Oct 2520.06
Oct 2520.96
Sep 2522.22
Sep 2523.58
Sep 2525.05
Sep 2517.49
Aug 2517.45
Aug 2516.93
Aug 2516.82
Aug 2517.04
Aug 2515.99
Jul 2516.64
Jul 2515.79
Jul 2516.02
Jul 2516.93
Jun 2515.41
Jun 256.54
Jun 256.26
Jun 256.4
May 256.86
May 257.15
May 257.01
May 256.43
May 256.11
Apr 255.66
Apr 255.58
Apr 255.53
Apr 255.15
Mar 255.38
Mar 255.65
Mar 255.74
Mar 255.73
Feb 255.99
Feb 256.19
Feb 256.34
Feb 256.3
Jan 256.49
Jan 256.77
Jan 256.59
Jan 256.35
Jan 256.67
Dec 246.72
Dec 246.61
Dec 247.01
Dec 247.83
Nov 246.25
Nov 246.03
Nov 245.88
Nov 246.05
Nov 245.24
Oct 245.25
Price/Operating Cashflow
510152025med 9.78Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
DAKT Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2615.82
Sep 2615.8
Sep 2617.09
Aug 2618.92
Aug 2618.83
Aug 2620.01
Aug 2621.01
Jul 2619.38
Jul 2619.1
Jul 2618.75
Jul 2619.53
Jul 2619.52
Jun 2619.15
Jun 2613.1
Jun 2612.81
Jun 2612.06
May 2613.05
May 2612.8
May 2612.01
May 2612.95
May 2612.43
Apr 2612.6
Apr 2612.41
Apr 2612.55
Apr 2612.41
Mar 2612.14
Mar 2612.72
Mar 2612.7
Mar 2613.85
Feb 2616.22
Feb 2617.45
Feb 2617.3
Feb 2615.99
Jan 2614.57
Jan 2613.54
Jan 2613.65
Jan 2613.09
Jan 2612.48
Dec 2511.67
Dec 2511.84
Dec 2511.81
Dec 258.21
Nov 258.87
Nov 258.43
Nov 258.79
Nov 258.81
Oct 258.81
Oct 259.57
Oct 259.16
Oct 258.98
Oct 259.34
Sep 259.84
Sep 2510.38
Sep 2510.96
Sep 258.46
Aug 258.45
Aug 258.23
Aug 258.19
Aug 258.28
Aug 257.84
Jul 258.11
Jul 257.75
Jul 257.85
Jul 258.23
Jun 257.59
Jun 258.06
Jun 257.76
Jun 257.91
May 258.41
May 258.72
May 258.56
May 257.94
May 257.6
Apr 257.12
Apr 257.03
Apr 256.98
Apr 256.58
Mar 256.82
Mar 257.11
Mar 257.21
Mar 257.2
Feb 258.69
Feb 258.96
Feb 259.16
Feb 259.1
Jan 259.35
Jan 259.73
Jan 259.48
Jan 259.17
Jan 259.59
Dec 249.66
Dec 249.51
Dec 2410.04
Dec 2411.11
Nov 2411.24
Nov 2410.86
Nov 2410.59
Nov 2410.89
Nov 249.48
Oct 249.49
Price to Book
2345med 3.07Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
DAKT Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.72
Sep 262.71
Sep 262.94
Aug 263.1
Aug 263.08
Aug 263.27
Aug 263.44
Jul 263.17
Jul 263.13
Jul 263.07
Jul 263.2
Jul 263.19
Jun 263.13
Jun 263.44
Jun 263.37
Jun 263.17
May 263.43
May 263.36
May 263.16
May 263.4
May 263.27
Apr 263.31
Apr 263.26
Apr 263.3
Apr 263.26
Mar 263.19
Mar 263.34
Mar 263.34
Mar 263.64
Feb 264.23
Feb 264.55
Feb 264.51
Feb 264.17
Jan 263.8
Jan 263.53
Jan 263.56
Jan 263.41
Jan 263.25
Dec 253.04
Dec 253.09
Dec 253.08
Dec 253.06
Nov 253.31
Nov 253.14
Nov 253.28
Nov 253.28
Oct 253.28
Oct 253.57
Oct 253.42
Oct 253.35
Oct 253.48
Sep 253.67
Sep 253.87
Sep 254.09
Sep 253.04
Aug 253.04
Aug 252.96
Aug 252.94
Aug 252.97
Aug 252.82
Jul 252.91
Jul 252.79
Jul 252.82
Jul 252.96
Jun 252.73
Jun 252.5
Jun 252.4
Jun 252.45
May 252.6
May 252.7
May 252.65
May 252.46
May 252.35
Apr 252.2
Apr 252.18
Apr 252.16
Apr 252.04
Mar 252.11
Mar 252.2
Mar 252.23
Mar 252.23
Feb 252.72
Feb 252.81
Feb 252.87
Feb 252.85
Jan 252.93
Jan 253.05
Jan 252.97
Jan 252.87
Jan 253.01
Dec 243.03
Dec 242.98
Dec 243.15
Dec 243.48
Nov 242.99
Nov 242.89
Nov 242.82
Nov 242.9
Nov 242.53
Oct 242.53
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Daktronics: The Rally Has Matured, But There's Still Upside Ahead

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Daktronics: The Rally Has Matured, But There's Still Upside Ahead

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Daktronics Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

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Daktronics Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Daktronics NASDAQ: DAKT reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter revenue growth, higher operating income and its highest quarterly earnings per share in three years, supported by demand across its major end markets and a backlog that remained above $300 million.

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Daktronics (DAKT) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Daktronics (DAKT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.4 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.33 per share a year ago.

Daktronics, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results

globenewswire.com · 2 Sep 2026

Daktronics, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results

Earnings per share of $0.40, up 21.2%, on 7.1% sales growth and 10.6% operating margin Product backlog entering Q2 of $311 million, 6th consecutive quarter backlog exceeded $300 million Quarter-end cash balance of $155 million BROOKINGS, S.D., Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAKT) (“Daktronics” or the “Company”), a recognized industry leader in digital display and control system technology, today reported results for its fiscal 2027 first quarter, ended August 1, 2026.

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