Growth Metrics

Daktronics (DAKT) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Daktronics' Operating Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 1.06% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 348.0% year-over-year to 1.06%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 5.61%, down 118.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 4.38%, 627.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 1.06% in Q1 2026 per DAKT's latest filing, down from 9.41% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 17.29% in Q3 2023 to a low of 4.07% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 4.82%, with a median of 4.72% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: surged 2051bps in 2023, then tumbled -1001bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 0.81% in 2022, then surged by 1097bps to 9.75% in 2023, then decreased by -22bps to 7.57% in 2024, then increased by 24bps to 9.41% in 2025, then tumbled by -89bps to 1.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAKT's Operating Margin are 1.06% (Q1 2026), 9.41% (Q4 2025), and 10.63% (Q3 2025).