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DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ (DAKT)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for DAKTRONICS INC /SD/. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About DAKTRONICS INC /SD/

Daktronics designs, manufactures, and sells electronic display systems and related solutions for sports, commercial, and transportation applications. Its products include standard and custom-designed displays, control systems, and software used in stadiums, arenas, commercial facilities, and public venues. The company serves customers globally across markets such as professional sports, colleges, advertising, transportation, and recreation.

Snapshot

Revenue
$838.7M
Revenue growth (YoY)
10.9%
Net income
$45.4M
Diluted EPS
$0.92
Gross margin
27.3%
Operating margin
7.3%
Net margin
5.4%
FCF margin
4.1%
ROE
15.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
21.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$932.3M
Long-term debt / equity
0.03×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended May 2, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Daktronics Inc /sd/

  • Revenue grew 10.9% to $839M in FY2026, after a 7.5% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 7.3% in FY2026, +6.6 pp against 0.7% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $209M, up 20.9% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $34M in FY2026, 4.1% of revenue.
  • Net income turned positive at $45M in FY2026, from a $10M loss in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Daktronics Inc /sd/’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin27.3%
35th percentile of 275
Operating margin7.3%
64th percentile of 348
Net margin5.4%
67th percentile of 377
FCF margin4.1%
50th percentile of 351
Revenue growth (YoY)+10.9%
79th percentile of 394
ROE15.1%
67th percentile of 343
P/E21.0×
60th percentile of 249
Long-term debt / equity0.03×
13th percentile of 234
Short interest5.62d
69th percentile of 401

Daktronics Inc /sd/’s long-term debt to equity of 0.03 ranks in the 13th percentile of the 234 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 2 insider sales totaling $149,636. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
0 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
7
6 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$45.0M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Duquesne Family OfficeQ2 2026$22.0M1.1MAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$15.4M785.2KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$2.7M139.1KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$1.6M83.7KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$1.5M76.0KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$802,25341.0KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$547,62128.0KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$488,31525.0KReduced

No longer held by: Citadel Advisors (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
2
$150K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-17
filed 2026-07-21
Wiemann Bradley TExecutive Vice PresidentSell4.0K$19.22$77K
2026-07-01
filed 2026-07-02
Anderson Sheila MaeCDAOSell3.6K$20.01$73K
2026-04-30
filed 2026-05-06
Wendler Brett DavidVP of Design & DevelopmentBuy98$15.97$2K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.3M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-20.8%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
5.62
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
415.8K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.3M-20.8%5.62
2026-07-312.9M+11.1%7.56
2026-07-152.7M+6.4%4.35
2026-06-302.5M+11.0%3.32
2026-06-152.2M+0.4%6.47
2026-05-292.2M+2.4%8.20
2026-05-152.2M+5.3%7.51
2026-04-302.1M+8.9%7.61

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$838.7M$756.5M$818.1M$754.2M$611.0M
Gross profit$229.0M$195.5M$222.4M$151.4M$116.7M
Operating income$60.8M$33.1M$87.1M$21.4M$4.0M
Net income$45.4M$-10.1M$34.6M$6.8M$592,000
Diluted EPS$0.92$-0.21$0.74$0.15$0.01

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$131.6M$127.5M$81.3M$24.0M$17.1M
Current assets$448.0M$381.5M$401.9M$342.7M$317.6M
Total assets$554.4M$502.9M$527.9M$468.1M$440.9M
Current liabilities$193.7M$172.0M$192.3M$210.2M$213.7M
Long-term debt$9.6M$10.5M$53.2M$17.8M
Total liabilities$253.7M$231.0M$289.1M$267.2M$249.3M
Total equity$300.7M$271.9M$238.8M$200.9M$191.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$49.2M$97.7M$63.2M$15.0M$-27.0M
Capital expenditure$14.9M$19.5M$17.0M$25.4M$20.4M
Free cash flow$34.3M$78.2M$46.3M$-10.4M$-47.4M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$208.6M20.9%$8.4M$0.17
Q3 FY2026$181.9M21.6%$3.0M$0.06
Q2 FY2026$229.3M10.0%$17.5M$0.35
Q1 FY2026$219.0M-3.1%$16.5M$0.33
Q4 FY2025$172.6M-20.1%$-9.4M$-0.19
Q3 FY2025$149.5M-12.2%$-17.2M$-0.36
Q2 FY2025$208.3M4.5%$21.4M
Q1 FY2025$226.1M-2.8%$-4.9M$-0.11

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryMiscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended May 2, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2011
SEC CIK915779

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-06-24
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10-Q2026-03-04
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10-Q2025-12-10
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8-K2026-07-17
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8-K2026-06-24
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8-K2026-05-21
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8-K2026-04-09
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.