Daktronics (DAKT) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Daktronics (DAKT) reported Operating Expenses of $41.7 million for Q1 2026, up 3.21% on a YoY basis from $40.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.59% quarter-over-quarter from $40.3 million in Q4 2025.

Daktronics (DAKT) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Daktronics has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $41.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.21% year-over-year to $41.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $168.7 million (up 9.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $162.4 million, up 19.98% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $41.7 million, up from $40.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $44.9 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $28.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $35.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $34.8 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses dropped 2.64% — and 2025, when it increased 24.85%.
  • Daktronics' Operating Expenses stood at $30.2 million in 2022, then rose by 15.19% to $34.8 million in 2023, then rose by 15.33% to $40.1 million in 2024, then rose by 0.42% to $40.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.59% to $41.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $41.7 million (Q1 2026), $40.3 million (Q4 2025), and $41.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 3.15 Bn
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 866.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 18.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn 337.00 Mn
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 158.60 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 341.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn 24.30 Mn
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 108.73 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 196.78 Mn
10 Daktronics 927.11 Mn 782.69 Mn 43.63 Mn 41.71 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 41.71 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 40.26 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 41.80 Mn
Apr 26, 2025 44.89 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 40.41 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 40.09 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 36.98 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 35.95 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 33.68 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 34.76 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 30.93 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 33.88 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 34.60 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 30.18 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 31.31 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 30.26 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 27.99 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 27.88 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 26.53 Mn
May 1, 2021 26.43 Mn