Daktronics Inc (DAKT) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Daktronics Inc stock $18.30, price $19.41, that is 5.7% below the price, quality 64 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $1.75 – $27.73 · fair‑value band $11.96 – $26.42 · the $19.41 price screens above the $18.30 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally.
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It operates through Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International segments.
The company offers video display and walls; scoreboards and timing systems; LED message displays and sings; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards and street furniture, and digit and price displays.
It also provides indoor dynamic messaging systems; and software and controllers, which includes Venus, a control suite software to control the creation of messages and graphic sequences for uploading to displays.
The company serves out-of-home companies, retailers, quick-serve restaurants, casinos, shopping centers, cruise ships, commercial building owners, petroleum retailers, governmental transportation departments, transportation industry contractors, airlines, and sports and commercial business facilities.
It sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.
Stock analysis
Daktronics Inc (DAKT) currently trades at $19.41, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $18.30, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 6.1%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $23.59 per share, and 8 of the 24 models we run sit above the $19.41 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $4.04, and 16 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $11.96 (bear) to $26.42 (bull), the price of $19.41 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 64/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Daktronics Inc reported revenue of $839M in FY2026 versus $611M in FY2022, a compound +8.2%/yr. Reported net income was $45.4M in FY2026, compounding +195.9%/yr from FY2022. FY2022 was a trough year, so the rate overstates the trend.
Key figures
Market cap $949M Small · P/E ratio 19.8 · P/S ratio 1.11 · EPS (TTM) $0.9800 · Net margin 5.7% · Return on equity 16.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.3% (5-year average) · Operating margin 10.6%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 41 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 30% below its 52-week high and 14% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −7% fair-value upside, at −6%, DAKT screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$11.96Fair Value $18.30Bull$26.42
Price $19.41 · Downside -5.7%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 6 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.5155 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors sold shares worth $149,636 and none bought.
SaleBradley T WiemannExecutive Vice President4,000 shares at $19.22$76,880Jul 17, 2026
SaleSheila Mae AndersonCDAO3,636 shares at $20.01$72,756Jul 1, 2026
Plan buyBrett David WendlerVP of Design & Development2× since Apr 30, 2026: 304 shares, avg. $16.01$4,867Oct 31, 2026
Plus 16 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.85/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+10.9%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+3.6%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.7%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +3.9% a year
Revenue growth 33 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
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What shareholders gained per year (last 3 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 3 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+23.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+23.9%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.4% → 7%
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+21.3%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+6.8%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +18.5% a year for the price and +4.3% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (86 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Electronic Components · 651 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score64 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−5.7% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)16.2% · Top 25%
Return on assets8.2% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)5.7% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)10.6% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)7.1% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.03× · Below median
Valuation Multiplesvs Electronic Components median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)19.8× · Cheaper than median
P/B3.16× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.11× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)27.7× · Pricier than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Daktronics Inc (DAKT) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $18.30 versus a price of $19.41, about 6% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of DAKT?
Our model-based fair value for Daktronics Inc is $18.30 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $19.41.
What is the quality score of DAKT?
Daktronics Inc has a Quality Score of 64/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $18.30 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $11.96, optimistic scenario $26.42. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Daktronics Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $18.30, about 6% lower versus a price of $19.41 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $11.96, optimistic scenario $26.42. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Daktronics Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $854M (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
What growth is priced into Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Daktronics Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +21.3 % per year for five years (discount rate 13.1 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +11.7 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of DAKT use?
Our models discount Daktronics Inc at 13.1 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 1.68, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Daktronics Inc that is +21.3 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (13.1 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Daktronics Inc (DAKT) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Daktronics Inc grew +11.7 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +21.3 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Daktronics Inc (DAKT) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.5 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Daktronics Inc (+21.3 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 3.61 %: that much free cash flow Daktronics Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (13.1 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Daktronics Inc it is $18.30 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $19.41. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Daktronics Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, DAKT trades above its calculated fair value: price $19.41, fair value $18.30, a gap of about −6% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of DAKT?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($19.41); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($18.30). For Daktronics Inc the two are $1.11 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Daktronics Inc worth?
The market values Daktronics Inc at about $949M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $19.41; our models calculate a fair value of $18.30 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about DAKT?
Our models span a range for Daktronics Inc: cautious scenario $11.96, base $18.30, optimistic $26.42 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $19.41). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of DAKT?
Daktronics Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.8 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $18.30 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2026 it is 18.5 (reported for FY2026: 20.9). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 8 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings, 4 of the years ex one-offs: 32.0. Other multiples: PEG 0.7, P/B 3.2, P/S 1.1, EV/EBITDA 10.2.
What is the PEG ratio of DAKT?
The PEG ratio of Daktronics Inc is 0.68 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Balance-sheet figures for Daktronics Inc (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 16.2%, debt of 0.03 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 64/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is DAKT from its 52-week high?
Daktronics Inc trades at $19.41, about 30% below its 52-week high of $27.73 and 14% above the low of $17.02 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $18.30 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Daktronics Inc?
From the same area (Technology) we also value Amphenol Corporation, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Corning Incorporated, Delta Electronics, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Daktronics Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $19.41, calculated fair value $18.30 (−6%), Quality Score 64/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of DAKT calculated?
We run Daktronics Inc through 24 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $18.30 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Daktronics Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $19.41. Our model-based fair value is $18.30, about 6% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Daktronics Inc right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. A fairly wide model range ($11.96 to $26.42) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Daktronics Inc (DAKT) come from?
Earnings per share at Daktronics Inc grew +14.4 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +3.0 %, EBIT margin +13.9 %, tax rate +0.8 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −3.3 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Daktronics Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The market capitalisation of Daktronics Inc is $949M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Daktronics Inc is 1.11 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Earnings per share at Daktronics Inc are $0.9800 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 19.8). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The net margin of Daktronics Inc is 5.7% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Daktronics Inc is 16.2% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Daktronics Inc is 8.3% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
The operating margin of Daktronics Inc is 10.6% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Revenue at Daktronics Inc is growing +7.1% versus a year earlier (3y avg +3.6%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Daktronics Inc (DAKT)?
Earnings per share at Daktronics Inc are growing +21.2% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Daktronics Inc (DAKT) hold?
Daktronics Inc holds more cash than debt, $114M net (fiscal year 2026). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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