Daktronics Inc (DAKT) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $937.81MP/E 19.9Yield –
Daktronics Inc grew revenue 14.0% to $854.30M over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026. Operating income rose 85.6% to $62.51M, moving the operating margin from 4.5% to 7.3%. Free cash flow was $39.80M, down 53.5% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $937.81M, 19.9 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Aug 1, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $937.81M
- P/E ratio
- 19.9
- Price to sales
- 1.10
- Price to book
- 2.95
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.24%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $854.30M
- Net income
- $48.34M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.98
- Free cash flow
- $39.80M
- Book value per share
- $6.50
- Diluted shares
- 49M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Dec 9, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $19.91
- Open
- $19.84
- Day's range
- $19.42 – $20.02
- Volume
- 298,041
- Average volume (20 days)
- 452,462
- Index membership
- Russell 2000 (since Jun 2023), Russell 3000 (since Aug 2023)
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.17
- 52-week range
- $16.77 – $28.27
- RSI (14 days)
- 51.9
- Volatility (1 year)
- 42.0%
- Relative volume
- 0.56×
- WACC
- 10.8%
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Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | DAKT | S&P 500 | Difference | DAKT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +6.8% | -2.7% | +9.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -5.5% | -1.7% | −3.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -1.4% | +11.9% | −13.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +1.7% | +12.0% | −10.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | +89.1% | +78.2% | +11.0 pts | +23.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +280.1% | +73.2% | +206.9 pts | +30.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +132.1% | +309.6% | −177.5 pts | +8.8% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026 and trailing twelve months, USD
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EPS, diluted
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Press releases
Releases Daktronics filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Daktronics
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Daktronics designs, manufactures, and distributes electronic display systems, control equipment, and related software. Its product lineup includes LED video displays, sports scoreboards, digital billboards, dynamic message signs for transportation, sound systems, and management software suites. The company also provides contracting, maintenance, and technical support services throughout system lifecycles. It organizes operations into five business segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. Daktronics serves a broad customer base that includes sports venue operators, educational institutions, out-of-home advertising firms, government agencies, and commercial enterprises.
Company profile, executives and historyDaktronics stock: common questions
What is Daktronics's stock price?
DAKT closed at $19.50 on Nov 12, 2026, down 2.06% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $16.77 and $28.27.
What is Daktronics's market cap?
Daktronics was worth $937.81M at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is DAKT's P/E ratio?
DAKT trades at 19.9 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.98 over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026.
How much revenue does Daktronics make?
Daktronics reported revenue of $854.30M for the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, up 14.0% from a year earlier.
Does Daktronics pay a dividend?
No. Daktronics has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Daktronics report earnings next?
Daktronics is expected to report Q2 FY2027 results on Dec 9, 2026, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has DAKT stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, DAKT returned +1.7% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many DAKT shares are sold short?
2M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 6.57% of the float, or 4.1 days of average trading volume.
Who are Daktronics's competitors?
Companies most similar to Daktronics by business, industry and size include BRC, ODC, JOUT, LYTS, MEI.
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