Daktronics (DAKT) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026)

Daktronics (DAKT) reported Gross Margin of 23.99% for Q1 2026, down 61.0% on a YoY basis from 61.51% in Q1 2025, and down 11.05% quarter-over-quarter from 26.97% in Q4 2025.

Daktronics (DAKT) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Daktronics has reported Gross Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 23.99% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 61.0% year-over-year to 23.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 26.62% (up 65.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.84%, down 135.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.99%, down from 26.97% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 30.6% in Q3 2023, with the low at 15.0% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 23.83% across 5 years, with a median of 24.85% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 945 bps — and 2023, when it soared 1559 bps.
  • Daktronics' Gross Margin stood at 16.91% in 2022, then soared by 61 bps to 27.19% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 26.81% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 26.97% in 2025, then dropped by 11 bps to 23.99% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 23.99% (Q1 2026), 26.97% (Q4 2025), and 29.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 36.75%
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.87%
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 36.78%
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn 9.39%
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 10.80%
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 9.01%
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn 11.89%
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 21.42%
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 8.82%
10 Daktronics 927.11 Mn 782.69 Mn 43.63 Mn 23.99%

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 23.99%
Nov 1, 2025 26.97%
Aug 2, 2025 29.72%
Apr 26, 2025 25.00%
Jan 25, 2025 24.60%
Oct 26, 2024 26.81%
Jul 27, 2024 26.40%
Apr 27, 2024 25.65%
Jan 27, 2024 24.50%
Oct 28, 2023 27.19%
Jul 29, 2023 30.60%
Apr 29, 2023 24.85%
Jan 28, 2023 22.55%
Oct 29, 2022 16.91%
Jul 30, 2022 15.00%
Apr 30, 2022 18.46%
Jan 29, 2022 15.98%
Oct 30, 2021 19.62%
Jul 31, 2021 22.24%
May 1, 2021 23.59%