DAKT vs OMAB vs MTD Stock Comparison

Daktronics, Central North Airport and Mettler Toledo International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$20.53 +20.6% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$987.34M
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 4, Daktronics 4, Central North Airport 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAKTOMABMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $987.34M $4.78B $36.56B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 16.1x 37.5x OMAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 15.0x 33.5x OMAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% — +6.9% DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% — 21.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% — 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — 1.5x DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 5.46% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% -3.4% +18.8% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.4%/yr +15.3%/yr +2.7%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 31.1% 33.0% OMAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 46/100 51/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

DAKTOMABMTD

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

AxisDAKTOMABMTD
Valuation 76 #50 of 203 30 #96 of 136 12 #178 of 203
Growth 64 #69 of 188 – 38 #117 of 188
Profitability 62 #71 of 183 – 100 #1 of 183
Financial Health 82 #40 of 217 35 #94 of 143 24 #166 of 217
Shareholder Returns 74 #41 of 153 74 #22 of 82 80 #32 of 153
Overall 71 46 51
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAKTOMABMTDSPY
1 month +20.6%-3.9%+11.5% -0.2%
3 months +4.1%-8.5%+21.3% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%-6.4%+33.5% +8.2%
Year to date +3.8%-8.9%+20.9% +12.9%
1 year +1.5%-3.4%+18.8% +12.3%
3 years +111.9%+74.5%+72.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.5%+20.4%+20.0% +23.3%
5 years +262.7%+103.7%+14.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.4%+15.3%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +144.4%+105.1%+323.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+7.4%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDAKTOMABMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%31.1%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%28.1%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.120.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.110.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.7%-42.1%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-26.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $27.73$134.98$1,685.92 $779.14
52-week low $17.02$88.75$1,025.53 $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.

MultipleDAKTOMABMTD
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.2x 16.1xmedian 16.3x 37.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.0x 8.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 14.0x —median 8.7x 28.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 21.7x 11.8xmedian 11.4x 42.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 7.5xmedian 1.2x 2,851xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 1.32 —median 0.82 5.42median 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 monthsDAKTOMABMTD
Revenue $854.30M – $4.13B
Gross profit $235.53M – $2.49B
Operating income $62.51M – $1.23B
Net income $48.34M – $905.61M
Free cash flow $39.80M – $863.97M
R&D $44.90M – $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.99 – $44.91
Cash & equivalents $154.59M $172.32M $51.40M
Total debt $10.51M $1.84B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 48.90M – 20.17M
Enterprise value $407.09M $4.27B $36.31B

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
MetricDAKTOMABMTD
P/E 20.5x 16.1x 37.5x
P/FCF 24.8x 11.8x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 37.5x
P/S 1.2x 5.4x 8.8x
P/B 3.1x 7.5x 2,851x
P/Tangible book 3.1x -9.6x -144.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x – 28.4x
EV/EBIT 13.5x – 31.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x – 9.3x
EV/FCF 21.2x – 44.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x – 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 – 5.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABMTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% – 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.3% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.6% – 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 327.9% – 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% – 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 335.2% – 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.7% – 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.5% – 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABMTD
Gross margin 27.6% – 60.3%
EBITDA margin 9.6% – 32.9%
Operating margin 7.3% – 29.7%
Pretax margin 7.2% – 26.5%
Net margin 5.7% – 21.9%
FCF margin 4.7% – 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% – 23.6%
Return on equity 15.6% – –
Return on assets 8.3% – 24.7%
Return on invested capital 15.3% – 47.1%
Return on capital employed 17.9% – 49.8%
Asset turnover 1.5x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABMTD
Debt / assets 1.7% 43.4% 57.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 63.1% 99.7%
Equity / assets 52.3% 36.9% 0.3%
Interest coverage – – 17.7x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.77 – 11.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABMTD
Dividend yield – 5.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 5.5% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDAKTOMABMTD
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +28.5% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $862.28MFY2026 $933.64MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +19.6% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAKTOMABMTD
Held by institutions 75.2% 12.3% 94.4%
Institutions holding 189 163 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +5.4% +3.1%
Institutions buying 84 77 331
Institutions selling 67 59 324
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.31 1.02

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.

DAKTOMABMTD
DAKT 1.00 0.26 0.19
OMAB 0.26 1.00 0.23
MTD 0.19 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAKT, OMAB and MTD?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daktronics (DAKT) $987.34M, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.78B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAKT, OMAB and MTD?

Central North Airport (OMAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daktronics (DAKT) 20.5x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.1x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Central North Airport (OMAB) is cheapest (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.8x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 15.0x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.5x). 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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Daktronics (DAKT) +1.5%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -3.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +18.8%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Daktronics (DAKT) +29.4%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +15.3%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +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%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 5.46%. Daktronics (DAKT) and Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Central North Airport (OMAB) has been the steadiest (Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads on 4. 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.