Daktronics (DAKT) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Daktronics' Invested Capital came in at $328.13 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 16.7% from $281.25 million a year earlier and up 5.3% from the prior quarter.
Daktronics (DAKT) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Daktronics' Invested Capital was $311.53 million, up 9.7% from FY2025.
- Invested Capital carries a four-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2022 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Invested Capital was $283.92 million in FY2025 (-3.3%), $293.46 million in FY2024 (+34.2%), $218.63 million in FY2023 (+14.1%) and $191.56 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to fiscal Q4 2011.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 34.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 3.3%).
- Business Quant data shows DAKT's Invested Capital at $311.53 million (Q4 2026), $294.89 million (Q3 2026) and $298.95 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 64.54 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 34.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 51.21 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 40.91 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.93 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 7.70 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 33.51 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.56 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 12.59 Bn |
| 10 | Daktronics | 836.33 Mn | 256.08 Mn | 71.60 Mn | 328.13 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 328.13 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 311.53 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 294.89 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 298.95 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 281.25 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 283.92 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 273.79 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 262.43 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 239.71 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 293.46 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 237.75 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 224.72 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 222.55 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 218.63 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 202.98 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 198.95 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 210.83 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 191.56 Mn |
| Jan 26, 2019 | 202.35 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 205.84 Mn |
Daktronics Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=DAKT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=DAKT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();