Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 19.18 | 12.36 | 28.97 | 94.72 | 13.42 | 12.19 | — | — | 14.77 | — | 43.99 | 9.52 | 52.21 | 4.18 | 2.56 | 11.32 | — | — | — | — | 27.75 |
| — | +1.4% | — | — | -9.1% | — | — | — | -71.7% | — | +1619.5% | -15.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +127.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.16 | 1.58 | 1.02 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 1.36 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 0.38 |
| — | +12.8% | +32.3% | +15.6% | +26.0% | +16.9% | +70.6% | +128.4% | +42.2% | +124.1% | +95.0% | +162.7% | +177.0% | +40.7% | +13.3% | -43.0% | -46.6% | -48.3% | -61.2% | -30.6% | +11.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.21 | 3.90 | 3.13 | 2.86 | 2.22 | 2.99 | 2.58 | 2.97 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 2.03 | 1.47 | 1.10 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.79 | 1.15 | 1.26 |
| — | +6.4% | +44.6% | +30.4% | +21.6% | -3.6% | +19.7% | +73.9% | +27.1% | +102.2% | +68.7% | +83.6% | +127.7% | +60.7% | +39.8% | -18.3% | -29.2% | -34.8% | -45.6% | +2.2% | +36.5% | |
| P/FCF | 24.85 | 8.85 | — | 35.46 | 16.60 | 9.17 | 8.36 | 26.08 | 4.43 | 12.27 | 18.15 | 20.03 | 5.55 | 5.51 | 2.64 | 6.11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | -3.5% | — | +36.0% | +274.9% | -25.2% | -53.9% | +30.2% | -20.2% | +122.5% | +588.4% | +227.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.66 | 6.98 | 14.26 | 36.04 | 7.71 | 6.18 | 39.77 | 141.18 | 7.30 | 6.21 | 4.59 | — | 4.58 | 1.79 | 2.39 | — | 7.89 | — | 9.61 | — | 6.71 |
| — | +12.9% | -64.1% | -74.5% | +5.7% | -0.4% | +767.0% | — | +59.3% | +246.9% | +92.2% | — | -42.0% | — | -75.2% | — | +17.6% | — | +1.1% | — | +160.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 12.94 | 8.29 | 20.61 | 132.60 | 9.43 | 7.46 | — | — | 9.56 | 7.55 | 2.81 | 7.10 | 5.72 | 2.00 | 2.97 | 7.92 | 29.61 | — | — | — | 12.43 |
| — | +11.2% | — | — | -1.5% | -1.2% | — | — | +67.3% | +277.7% | -5.5% | -10.3% | -80.7% | — | — | — | +138.1% | — | — | — | +194.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.3% | 30.5% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 29.7% | 25.0% | 24.6% | 26.8% | 26.4% | 25.7% | 24.5% | 27.2% | 30.6% | 24.8% | 22.6% | 16.9% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 16.0% | 19.6% |
| — | +2.7% | +12.1% | -2.5% | +0.6% | +12.5% | -2.5% | +0.4% | -1.4% | -13.7% | +3.2% | +8.6% | +60.7% | +103.9% | +34.6% | +41.1% | -13.8% | -32.5% | -21.7% | -37.1% | -25.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 6.8% | 10.6% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 9.4% | 10.6% | -1.0% | -2.4% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 9.0% | -4.7% | 9.7% | 17.3% | 8.7% | -3.8% | 0.8% | -3.2% | -0.2% | -4.1% | 2.7% |
| — | +0.0% | +591.6% | +143.6% | +24.3% | +5.8% | -111.2% | +48.6% | -22.4% | -41.9% | +3.4% | -22.6% | +1097.5% | +638.7% | +4524.2% | +5.5% | -69.5% | -182.1% | -120.2% | -1523.5% | -49.0% | |
| Net Margin | 5.4% | 8.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 7.6% | 7.5% | -5.5% | -11.5% | 10.3% | -2.2% | 1.2% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 2.0% | -6.9% | -3.1% | -0.7% | -3.1% | 1.4% |
| — | +10.1% | +173.8% | +114.4% | -25.8% | +443.8% | -568.3% | -281.9% | +846.2% | -126.5% | -88.6% | +214.2% | +115.7% | +366.5% | +1580.8% | +164.4% | -579.9% | -221.7% | -413.1% | -1271.3% | -46.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 15.8% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 6.1% | 6.0% | -3.5% | -6.4% | 8.6% | -2.1% | 1.1% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 9.1% | 11.3% | 2.1% | -7.2% | -2.8% | -0.6% | -2.2% | 1.2% |
| — | +5.2% | +181.7% | +115.8% | -29.4% | +387.9% | -426.7% | -237.6% | +780.1% | -122.8% | -90.6% | +121.6% | +113.5% | +423.1% | +2041.7% | +195.7% | -707.5% | -249.7% | -535.5% | -1871.8% | -34.4% | |
| ROA | 8.6% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | -1.8% | -3.2% | 3.9% | -0.9% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 0.8% | -2.8% | -1.2% | -0.3% | -1.0% | 0.6% |
| — | +6.5% | +183.3% | +117.2% | -17.5% | +443.6% | -474.3% | -249.9% | +811.2% | -123.2% | -89.4% | +162.8% | +115.3% | +437.5% | +1879.0% | +177.5% | -575.2% | -222.0% | -477.7% | -1710.4% | -35.7% | |
| ROIC | 24.6% | 10.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 9.2% | 10.4% | -0.8% | -1.5% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 6.9% | -2.8% | 6.7% | 14.5% | 7.0% | -2.7% | 0.6% | -2.1% | -0.1% | -2.4% | 2.2% |
| — | -1.7% | +677.6% | +157.5% | +58.9% | +31.9% | -111.0% | +48.8% | -14.1% | -45.7% | -2.1% | -4.4% | +1105.5% | +779.7% | +5431.4% | -12.5% | -74.7% | -162.8% | -121.1% | -1823.9% | -32.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| — | -57.2% | -2.4% | -62.3% | -59.2% | -65.1% | -74.0% | -26.2% | -1.1% | +64.2% | +138.2% | +60.5% | +30.4% | +13.2% | +726.2% | +9.9% | +54.3% | +333.2% | +24.0% | -40.4% | +250.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.24 | 0.51 | 1.21 | 2.44 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 5.42 | 33.09 | 3.16 | 2.75 | 2.48 | — | 2.33 | 0.96 | 0.88 | — | 5.86 | — | 0.65 | — | 3.12 |
| — | -53.9% | -77.6% | -92.6% | -63.5% | -59.7% | +118.1% | — | +35.6% | +187.8% | +182.2% | — | -60.2% | — | +34.7% | — | +88.1% | — | +86.5% | — | +394.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.31 | 2.17 | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.07 | 2.22 | 2.43 | 1.67 | 2.17 | 2.09 | 2.21 | 2.03 | 1.89 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.49 | 1.61 | 1.70 |
| — | +4.9% | +4.3% | -8.5% | +33.5% | -4.7% | +6.1% | +10.1% | -17.8% | +14.7% | +28.2% | +37.0% | +33.6% | +23.8% | +9.7% | -0.1% | -10.2% | -14.1% | -17.8% | -21.7% | -14.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.31 | 2.17 | 2.31 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.73 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 1.17 |
| — | +40.8% | +44.3% | -3.0% | +71.3% | +3.8% | +16.7% | +25.5% | -22.6% | +25.5% | +49.3% | +65.9% | +64.6% | +42.9% | +7.2% | -17.9% | -33.0% | -34.4% | -34.1% | -31.5% | -18.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 23.52 | — | — | — | — | 26.06 | — | — | — | 319.94 | 80.00 | 17.95 | 14.66 | 45.65 | 91.77 | 14.42 | 5.80 | -91.98 | — | — | 74.32 |
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Daktronics, Inc.'s current P/E is 19.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 37.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Daktronics, Inc.'s current operating margin is 6.8%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Daktronics, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.