Daktronics (DAKT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Daktronics' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.29% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 6.96 percentage points from 8.33% a year earlier but down 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Daktronics (DAKT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Daktronics came in at 15.90%, up 4.43 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a three-year change of +10.55 percentage points (FY2023 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.47% in FY2025 (-10.32 pp), 21.79% in FY2024 (+16.44 pp) and 5.35% in FY2023.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -4.88% (fiscal Q2 2023) and 33.48% (fiscal Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 38.36 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 30.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DAKT's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 15.61% (Q4 2026), 12.22% (Q3 2026) and 7.81% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Daktronics | 863.74 Mn | 283.49 Mn | 71.60 Mn | 15.29% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 15.29% |
| May 2, 2026 | 15.61% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.22% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 11.88% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2.50% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 17.27% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 10.45% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 21.01% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 33.11% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 33.48% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 19.99% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.21% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.40% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -4.88% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -2.94% |
| Jan 26, 2019 | 0.08% |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 1.63% |
| Jul 28, 2018 | 0.91% |
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Daktronics Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DAKT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();