Daktronics (DAKT) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Daktronics (DAKT) posted Cash & Current Investments of $154.59 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 13.0% from $136.86 million a year earlier and up 17.4% from the prior quarter.
Daktronics (DAKT) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Daktronics' Cash & Current Investments came in at $131.64 million, up 3.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Daktronics' Cash & Current Investments was $127.51 million in FY2025 (+56.8%), $81.3 million in FY2024 (+231.6%), $24.52 million in FY2023 (+15.8%) and $21.16 million in FY2022 (-72.7%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments has increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with growth averaging 39.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with growth of 838.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a decline of 88.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $131.64 million (Q4 2026), $144.42 million (Q3 2026) and $149.6 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 6.71 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 695.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 10 | Daktronics | 863.74 Mn | 283.49 Mn | 71.60 Mn | 154.59 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 154.59 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 131.64 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 144.42 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 149.60 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 136.86 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 127.51 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 132.17 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 134.35 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 96.81 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 81.30 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 76.76 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 65.29 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 46.31 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 24.52 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 10.55 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 6.96 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 11.30 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 21.16 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 34.92 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 59.73 Mn |
Daktronics Cash & Current Investments API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "DAKT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=DAKT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();