Daktronics (DAKT) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Daktronics (DAKT) reported Research & Development of $10.5 million for Q1 2026, up 11.53% on a YoY basis from $9.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.8% quarter-over-quarter from $10.4 million in Q4 2025.

Daktronics (DAKT) Research & Development (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Daktronics has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $10.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 11.53% year-over-year to $10.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $41.6 million (up 8.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $38.9 million, up 8.72% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $10.5 million, up from $10.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $10.7 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $6.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $8.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $9.2 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development retreated 3.2% — and 2023, when it jumped 32.37%.
  • Daktronics' Research & Development stood at $7.0 million in 2022, then soared by 32.37% to $9.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.7% to $9.8 million in 2024, then rose by 6.15% to $10.4 million in 2025, then gained by 0.8% to $10.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $10.5 million (Q1 2026), $10.4 million (Q4 2025), and $10.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn -
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 278.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 237.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn -
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 41.20 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn -
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 7.81 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 7.99 Mn
10 Daktronics 927.11 Mn 782.69 Mn 43.63 Mn 10.53 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 10.53 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 10.44 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 10.67 Mn
Apr 26, 2025 9.96 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 9.44 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 9.84 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 9.62 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 9.28 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 8.84 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 9.22 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 8.40 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 8.33 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 7.25 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 6.97 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 7.44 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 7.73 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 6.93 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 7.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 7.16 Mn
May 1, 2021 6.79 Mn