DAKT Stock — Daktronics Inc

Daktronics Inc (DAKT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DAKT is a Stock. Total return is 2440.8% over the past 32.7 years, 354.4 points behind SPY at 2795.2%.

Daktronics designs, manufactures, and sells electronic display systems for sports venues, commercial spaces, and transportation applications, serving customers ranging from sports facilities and retailers to government transportation departments. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. Daktronics may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the digital signage and display technology sector rather than income-focused investors.

DAKT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2440.8% over the past 32.7 years, 354.4 points behind SPY at 2795.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -6.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.6%.

DAKT key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/10/1994

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

2.84

Last close

$18.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$875,767,156

Average volume

651751.0

Ex-dividend date

03/06/2020

Payment date

03/19/2020

Beta

1.678

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

18.58

Forward P/E

14.5773

EPS

$0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DAKT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.6%.

Who may consider DAKT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DAKT does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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