DAKT vs OMAB vs RLJ Stock Comparison

Daktronics, Central North Airport and RLJ Lodging Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$19.79 +16.1% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$955.03M
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.51 +13.1% 1M +81.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
762.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDAKTOMABRLJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $955.03M $4.92B $1.88B OMAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 16.0x 762.1x OMAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 14.9x 417.0x OMAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% — +1.1% DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% — 0.2% DAKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% — 3.0% DAKT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — 5.2x DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -4.2% +81.6% RLJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr +15.2%/yr -2.8%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 31.1% 28.1% RLJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 46/100 57/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

DAKTOMABRLJ

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

AxisDAKTOMABRLJ
Valuation 78 #46 of 203 30 #96 of 136 92 #12 of 145
Growth 67 #62 of 188 – 21 #113 of 142
Profitability 61 #73 of 184 – 49 #69 of 135
Financial Health 82 #40 of 217 35 #94 of 143 40 #82 of 136
Shareholder Returns 80 #32 of 153 75 #21 of 81 81 #26 of 131
Overall 73 46 57
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RLJ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAKTOMABRLJSPY
1 month +16.1%-3.6%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months +1.0%-7.6%+1.1% +5.9%
6 months +3.9%-7.4%+51.3% +8.5%
Year to date +0.1%-9.7%+67.9% +13.3%
1 year +1.0%-4.2%+81.6% +12.4%
3 years +104.2%+73.1%+37.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.9%+20.1%+11.1% +23.5%
5 years +256.6%+103.0%-13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.0%+15.2%-2.8% +11.0%
10 years +136.7%+108.9%-36.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.0%+7.6%-4.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDAKTOMABRLJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%31.1%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%28.0%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.120.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.142.90 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.7%-42.1%-60.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-27.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $27.73$134.98$12.51 $779.14
52-week low $17.02$88.75$6.80 $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.

MultipleDAKTOMABRLJ
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 25.4x 16.0xmedian 16.1x 758.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 0.9x 1.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 14.3x —median 8.6x 10.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 21.8x 11.7xmedian 11.6x 11.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 7.5xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 1.41 —median 0.80 -12.02median 1.91

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 monthsDAKTOMABRLJ
Revenue $854.30M – $1.38B
Gross profit $235.53M – –
Operating income $62.51M – –
Net income $48.34M – $27.66M
Free cash flow $39.80M – $173.52M
R&D $44.90M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.99 – $0.02
Cash & equivalents $154.59M $172.32M $937.60M
Total debt $10.51M $746.90M $2.70B
Shares (diluted) 48.90M – 150.93M
Enterprise value $374.77M $4.40B -$190.88M

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
MetricDAKTOMABRLJ
P/E 19.7x 16.0x 758.2x
P/FCF 23.9x 11.7x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x – 7.1x
P/S 1.1x 5.3x 1.4x
P/B 3.0x 7.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.0x -9.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x – 10.8x
EV/EBIT 12.9x – 25.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 2.7x
EV/FCF 20.3x – 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x – 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 – -12.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABRLJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% – 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 327.9% – -52.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% – -28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 335.2% – -92.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – -63.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.7% – -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – -1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.5% – 41.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABRLJ
Gross margin 27.6% – –
EBITDA margin 9.6% – 24.4%
Operating margin 7.3% – –
Pretax margin 7.2% – 2.1%
Net margin 5.7% – 0.2%
FCF margin 4.7% – 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% – 19.3%
Return on equity 15.6% – 1.3%
Return on assets 8.3% – 0.6%
Return on invested capital 15.3% – 3.0%
Return on capital employed 17.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.5x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABRLJ
Debt / assets 1.7% 43.4% 51.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – 5.2x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 15.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 63.1% 58.6%
Equity / assets 52.3% 36.9% 41.4%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 4.69 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAKTOMABRLJ
Dividend yield – 5.5% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 5.5% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 330.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 52.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 43.8%

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.

ConsensusDAKTOMABRLJ
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 417.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +28.5% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $862.28MFY2026 $933.64MFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +19.6% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAKTOMABRLJ
Held by institutions 75.2% 12.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding 189 163 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +5.4% +8.6%
Institutions buying 84 77 118
Institutions selling 67 59 75
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.31 1.57

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.

DAKTOMABRLJ
DAKT 1.00 0.26 0.21
OMAB 0.26 1.00 0.26
RLJ 0.21 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAKT, OMAB and RLJ?

Central North Airport (OMAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daktronics (DAKT) $955.03M, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.92B, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAKT, OMAB and RLJ?

Central North Airport (OMAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daktronics (DAKT) 19.8x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.0x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 762.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Central North Airport (OMAB) is cheapest (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.2x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 14.9x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 417.0x). 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%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Daktronics (DAKT) has the highest net margin (Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Daktronics (DAKT) leads (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) returned the most: Daktronics (DAKT) +1.0%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -4.2%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +81.6%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Daktronics (DAKT) +29.0%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +15.2%/yr, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -2.8%/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) 0.00%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.05%. Daktronics (DAKT) and Central North Airport (OMAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has been the steadiest (Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.