Daktronics, Inc.
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Daktronics, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $838.7 million, up 10.9% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 7.12%, EPS grew 17.7%, free cash flow grew 25.0% and total debt rose 2.93%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) Altman Z-score
Daktronics, Inc.'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2026 is 5.12, in the safe zone (above 2.99).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5.12 | 0.98 |
| FY2025 | 4.15 | 0.31 |
| FY2024 | 3.84 | 0.94 |
| FY2023 | 2.90 | 0.53 |
| FY2022 | 2.37 | (0.72) |
| FY2021 | 3.09 | 0.17 |
| FY2020 | 2.92 | (0.72) |
| FY2019 | 3.64 | (0.53) |
| FY2018 | 4.17 | (0.10) |
| FY2017 | 4.26 | 0.18 |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.46 | — | 0.55 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 0.31 | — | 0.44 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.11 | — | 0.36 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 3.76 | — | 2.26 | |
| Sales / total assets | 1.51 | — | 1.51 | |
| Altman Z-score | Safe zone | 5.12 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 6.01 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
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What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets