DAKT vs FTV vs OMAB Stock Comparison

Daktronics, Fortive and Central North Airport Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$20.53 +20.6% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$953.58M
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$61.62 +9.8% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.37B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Daktronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Daktronics 5, Fortive 4, Central North Airport 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAKTFTVOMABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $953.58M $19.37B $4.70B FTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 36.2x 16.1x OMAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 19.3x 15.0x OMAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +5.6% — DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 12.4% — FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% 7.4% — DAKT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 2.5x — DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% +24.6% -3.4% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.4%/yr -3.8%/yr +15.3%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 26.7% 31.1% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 47/100 46/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

DAKTFTVOMAB

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

AxisDAKTFTVOMAB
Valuation 76 #50 of 203 45 #112 of 203 30 #96 of 136
Growth 64 #69 of 188 19 #153 of 188 –
Profitability 62 #71 of 183 73 #50 of 183 –
Financial Health 82 #40 of 217 39 #133 of 217 35 #94 of 143
Shareholder Returns 74 #41 of 153 61 #61 of 153 74 #22 of 82
Overall 71 47 46
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAKTFTVOMABSPY
1 month +20.6%+9.8%-3.9% -0.2%
3 months +4.1%-4.0%-8.5% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%-0.2%-6.4% +8.2%
Year to date +3.8%+11.6%-8.9% +12.9%
1 year +1.5%+24.6%-3.4% +12.3%
3 years +111.9%-5.2%+74.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.5%-1.8%+20.4% +23.3%
5 years +262.7%-17.8%+103.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.4%-3.8%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +144.4%+29.8%+105.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+2.6%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDAKTFTVOMABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%26.7%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%26.0%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.601.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.92-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.7%-46.1%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-4.0%-26.6% -1.2%
52-week high $27.73$64.16$134.98 $779.14
52-week low $17.02$49.16$88.75 $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.

MultipleDAKTFTVOMAB
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.2x 35.1xmedian 25.2x 16.1xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 14.0x 17.6xmedian 14.0x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x 11.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 7.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 1.32 -4.25median 1.32 —median 0.82

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 monthsDAKTFTVOMAB
Revenue $854.30M $4.32B –
Gross profit $235.53M $2.73B –
Operating income $62.51M $786.70M –
Net income $48.34M $534.40M –
Free cash flow $39.80M $937.60M –
R&D $44.90M $262.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $1.74 –
Cash & equivalents $154.59M $374.20M $172.32M
Total debt $10.51M $3.51B $1.84B
Shares (diluted) 48.90M 307.60M –
Enterprise value $373.33M $17.83B $4.18B

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
MetricDAKTFTVOMAB
P/E 20.5x 35.1x 16.1x
P/FCF 24.8x 19.9x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 17.7x –
P/S 1.2x 4.3x 5.4x
P/B 3.1x 3.1x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 4.6x -9.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT 13.5x 27.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 5.0x –
EV/FCF 21.2x 23.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 20.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 -4.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAKTFTVOMAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 5.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -10.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.3% 4.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.6% 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -9.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 327.9% -30.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -12.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 335.2% -22.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.7% -30.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -6.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.5% -34.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -7.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAKTFTVOMAB
Gross margin 27.6% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 9.6% 28.6% –
Operating margin 7.3% 18.2% –
Pretax margin 7.2% 15.6% –
Net margin 5.7% 12.4% –
FCF margin 4.7% 21.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 24.4% –
Return on equity 15.6% 8.8% –
Return on assets 8.3% 4.6% –
Return on invested capital 15.3% 7.4% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 7.6% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAKTFTVOMAB
Debt / assets 1.7% 30.2% 43.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 47.7% 63.1%
Equity / assets 52.3% 52.3% 36.9%
Interest coverage – 12.8x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.77 3.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAKTFTVOMAB
Dividend yield – 0.4% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 10.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 11.0% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -48.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -17.0% –

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.

ConsensusDAKTFTVOMAB
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $3.20FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% -3.1% +28.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $862.28MFY2026 $4.63BFY2026 $933.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% -6.7% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAKTFTVOMAB
Held by institutions 75.2% 100.0% 12.3%
Institutions holding 189 803 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.8% +5.4%
Institutions buying 84 350 77
Institutions selling 67 301 59
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.16 1.31

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.

DAKTFTVOMAB
DAKT 1.00 0.18 0.26
FTV 0.18 1.00 0.18
OMAB 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAKT, FTV and OMAB?

Fortive (FTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daktronics (DAKT) $953.58M, Fortive (FTV) $19.37B, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAKT, FTV and OMAB?

Central North Airport (OMAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daktronics (DAKT) 19.7x, Fortive (FTV) 36.2x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Central North Airport (OMAB) is cheapest (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.8x, Fortive (FTV) 19.3x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 15.0x). 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%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Daktronics (DAKT) leads (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%, Fortive (FTV) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Daktronics (DAKT) +1.5%, Fortive (FTV) +24.6%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -3.4%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Daktronics (DAKT) +29.4%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.8%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Daktronics (DAKT) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 0.00%. Daktronics (DAKT) and Central North Airport (OMAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Fortive (FTV) 26.7%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAKT, FTV and OMAB?

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 5. 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.