Daktronics Inc /Sd/
DAKT Nasdaq· Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$20.60
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Daktronics Inc /Sd/ had $839M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 10.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +11.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 7.3%, up 2.9 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 7 is left after running the business.
- Daktronics Inc /Sd/ made $45.4M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 16.7% a year.
- Free cash flow was $34.3M in fiscal 2026, 4.1% of revenue.
- Daktronics Inc /Sd/ returned $25.6M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 75% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 3.8%.
- Daktronics Inc /Sd/ has $121M more cash than debt.
Market cap
$1.0B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue
$839M
Net income
$45.4M
Free cash flow
$34.3M
Operating margin
7.3%
Daktronics Inc /Sd/ in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+10.9%
Yes. Sales grew 10.9% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.4%
A little. It keeps 5.4% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
4.1%
Partly. 4.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
20.8x
One share costs 20.8 times its yearly profit per share.
What Daktronics Inc /Sd/ does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- May 2, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Jun 24, 2026
- Legal name
- DAKTRONICS INC /SD/
- CIK
- 0000915779
Daktronics Inc /Sd/ · DAKT
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $611M | $754M | $818M | $756M | $839M |
| Revenue growth | 26.7% | 23.4% | 8.5% | −7.5% | 10.9% |
| Gross margin | 19.1% | 20.1% | 27.2% | 25.8% | 27.3% |
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 2.8% | 10.6% | 4.4% | 7.3% |
| Net income | $0.6M | $6.8M | $34.6M | −$10.1M | $45.4M |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4.2% | −1.3% | 5.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.01 | $0.15 | $0.74 | −$0.21 | $0.92 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$27.0M | $15.0M | $63.2M | $97.7M | $49.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $20.4M | $25.4M | $17.0M | $19.5M | $14.9M |
| Free cash flow | −$47.4M | −$10.4M | $46.3M | $78.2M | $34.3M |
| FCF margin | −7.8% | −1.4% | 5.7% | 10.3% | 4.1% |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks | $3.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $29.5M | $25.6M |
| Share count change | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3.8% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $21.2M | $24.5M | $81.3M | $128M | $132M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | $17.8M | $54.7M | $12.0M | $10.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | $192M | $201M | $239M | $272M | $301M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −0.2x | −0.3x | −2.2x | −1.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 1.6x | 2.1x | 2.2x | 2.3x |
| Interest coverage | 82.6x | 19.0x | 25.6x | 11.5x | 41.6x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | — | 7.2% | 26.7% | 16.7% | 26.3% |
| Return on equity | 0.3% | 3.5% | 15.7% | −4.0% | 15.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 0.3% | 3.5% | 14.7% | −3.8% | 15.4% |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.1M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Daktronics Inc /Sd/ · DAKT
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $20.60 a share, the company is worth $1.0B: 20.8 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000915779). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.