Daktronics (DAKT) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Daktronics (DAKT) reported Operating Margin of 1.06% for Q1 2026, up 348.0% on a YoY basis from 0.24% in Q1 2025, and down 88.76% quarter-over-quarter from 9.41% in Q4 2025.

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

Daktronics has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 1.06% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 348.0% year-over-year to 1.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 5.61% (down 118.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.38%, down 627.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.06%, down from 9.41% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 17.29% in Q3 2023, with the low at 4.07% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 4.82% across 5 years, with a median of 4.72% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin jumped 2051 bps — and 2025, when it sank 1001 bps.
  • Daktronics' Operating Margin stood at 0.81% in 2022, then soared by 1097 bps to 9.75% in 2023, then fell by 22 bps to 7.57% in 2024, then climbed by 24 bps to 9.41% in 2025, then sank by 89 bps to 1.06% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.06% (Q1 2026), 9.41% (Q4 2025), and 10.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 24.04%
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 15.42%
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 20.11%
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn 4.98%
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 6.72%
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 4.52%
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn 9.89%
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 8.56%
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 3.91%
10 Daktronics 927.11 Mn 782.69 Mn 43.63 Mn 1.06%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 1.06%
Nov 1, 2025 9.41%
Aug 2, 2025 10.63%
Apr 26, 2025 -1.01%
Jan 25, 2025 -2.43%
Oct 26, 2024 7.57%
Jul 27, 2024 10.05%
Apr 27, 2024 9.00%
Jan 27, 2024 4.72%
Oct 28, 2023 9.75%
Jul 29, 2023 17.29%
Apr 29, 2023 8.70%
Jan 28, 2023 3.85%
Oct 29, 2022 0.81%
Jul 30, 2022 -3.21%
Apr 30, 2022 -0.20%
Jan 29, 2022 -4.07%
Oct 30, 2021 2.67%
Jul 31, 2021 3.91%
May 1, 2021 0.97%