# Daktronics Inc. (DAKT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals. Price $19.35, market value $931 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.5×** (5-yr avg 100.3×, 3-yr avg 17.0×). Daktronics Inc. trades at 19.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 100.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 13.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.02**. A PEG of 0.02 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.9×**. Enterprise value is 9.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.3%** (5-yr avg -1.7%). Free cash flow equals 4.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of -1.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 5.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.6%**. Daktronics Inc. keeps 27.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 7.3%**. 7.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.4%**. 5.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.1%**. 15.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 27.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 27.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.9%** (3-yr 3.6%/yr, 5-yr 11.7%/yr). Revenue grew 10.9% over the last year, against 11.7% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 538.1%** (3-yr 83.0%/yr, 5-yr 30.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 538.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.04**. Debt is 0.04 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Daktronics Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Daktronics Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Daktronics Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $31.67 (+64% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 11.0%** (YTD -2.1%, 3-mo 1.2%). The shares are up 11.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.6%** (13.2% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.42** (volatility 46%). Beta of 1.42 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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