DAKT vs DOV vs MMM Stock Comparison

Daktronics, Dover and 3M Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$20.53 +20.6% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$967.55M
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$206.21 +7.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.08B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
MMM 3M Co
$171.62 +1.2% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$89.35B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Daktronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Daktronics 6, 3M 3, Dover 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAKTDOVMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $967.55M $28.08B $89.35B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 24.1x 25.3x DAKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 20.2x 19.3x DAKT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +8.2% +1.7% DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% — 14.0% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% — 22.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — 1.6x DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% +15.9% +1.9% DOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.4%/yr +4.1%/yr +2.7%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 24.9% 25.6% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 40/100 49/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

DAKTDOVMMM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDAKTDOVMMM
Valuation 76 #50 of 203 45 #113 of 203 37 #128 of 203
Growth 64 #69 of 188 45 #104 of 188 59 #77 of 188
Profitability 62 #71 of 183 – 89 #21 of 183
Financial Health 82 #40 of 217 – 19 #177 of 217
Shareholder Returns 74 #41 of 153 32 #105 of 153 42 #89 of 153
Overall 71 40 49
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDAKTDOVMMMSPY
1 month +20.6%+7.5%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months +4.1%+1.6%-5.9% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%-8.0%+17.5% +8.2%
Year to date +3.8%+5.6%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year +1.5%+15.9%+1.9% +12.3%
3 years +111.9%+60.6%+134.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.5%+17.1%+32.9% +23.3%
5 years +262.7%+22.0%+14.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.4%+4.1%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +144.4%+278.2%+23.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+14.2%+2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDAKTDOVMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%24.9%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%25.2%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.930.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.640.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.7%-36.3%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-11.6%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $27.73$233.31$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $17.02$177.96$141.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDAKTDOVMMM
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.2x 23.8xmedian 25.2x 25.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 16.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x 33.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 21.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 1.32 4.18median 1.32 0.70median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDAKTDOVMMM
Revenue $854.30M $8.58B $25.25B
Gross profit $235.53M $3.40B $9.98B
Operating income $62.51M – $4.74B
Net income $48.34M – $3.58B
Free cash flow $39.80M – $2.68B
R&D $44.90M – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $8.60 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $154.59M – $4.84B
Total debt $10.51M – $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 48.90M 135.55M 522.60M
Enterprise value $387.30M $28.08B $70.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDAKTDOVMMM
P/E 20.5x 23.8x 25.2x
P/FCF 24.8x 21.7x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 19.7x 24.4x
P/S 1.2x 3.2x 3.5x
P/B 3.1x – 21.3x
P/Tangible book 3.1x – 41.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x – 16.0x
EV/EBIT 13.5x – 20.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.2x 3.9x
EV/FCF 21.2x – 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 19.7x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 4.18 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAKTDOVMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 8.2% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 4.1% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.3% 8.3% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 6.1% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.6% – -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 327.9% – 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% – 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 335.2% -47.2% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 5.7% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.7% 14.3% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 12.1% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.5% – 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAKTDOVMMM
Gross margin 27.6% – 39.5%
EBITDA margin 9.6% – 24.4%
Operating margin 7.3% – 18.8%
Pretax margin 7.2% – 17.5%
Net margin 5.7% – 14.0%
FCF margin 4.7% – 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 16.4% 14.4%
Return on equity 15.6% – 101.3%
Return on assets 8.3% – 9.8%
Return on invested capital 15.3% – 22.0%
Return on capital employed 17.9% – 18.7%
Asset turnover 1.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAKTDOVMMM
Debt / assets 1.7% – 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% – 89.5%
Equity / assets 52.3% – 10.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.77 – 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAKTDOVMMM
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 1.0% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -21.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDAKTDOVMMM
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +11.4% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $862.28MFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +17.8% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAKTDOVMMM
Held by institutions 75.2% 91.1% 74.5%
Institutions holding 189 1,163 2,209
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -0.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 84 500 915
Institutions selling 67 405 837
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.23 1.09

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DAKTDOVMMM
DAKT 1.00 0.28 0.14
DOV 0.28 1.00 0.45
MMM 0.14 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAKT, DOV and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daktronics (DAKT) $967.55M, Dover (DOV) $28.08B, 3M (MMM) $89.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAKT, DOV and MMM?

Daktronics (DAKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daktronics (DAKT) 20.0x, Dover (DOV) 24.1x, 3M (MMM) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Daktronics (DAKT) is cheapest (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.8x, Dover (DOV) 20.2x, 3M (MMM) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Daktronics (DAKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daktronics (DAKT) +14.0%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dover (DOV) returned the most: Daktronics (DAKT) +1.5%, Dover (DOV) +15.9%, 3M (MMM) +1.9%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Daktronics (DAKT) +29.4%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr, 3M (MMM) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Daktronics (DAKT) 0.00%, Dover (DOV) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%. Daktronics (DAKT) and Dover (DOV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAKT, DOV and MMM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Daktronics (DAKT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.