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Daktronics: Investor Presentation May 2026





INVESTOR PRESENTATION

May 28, 2026





$803M

Q4FY25 -Q3FY26

Net sales



40,000+

Video installations worldwide



Daktronics at a glance

DAKTRONICS drives visual storytelling and experiences that inform, entertain, and connect communities worldwide

KEY METRICS

5.6%

Q4FY25 -Q3FY26

Op. Margin

2,500+

Employees

International

Transportation

10%

9%

Commercial

23%

Aftermarket Services & software

11%

High school 22% Park and

Recreation

Q4FY25 -Q3FY26

Net Sales

Q4FY25 -Q3FY26

Net Sales

37%

Live events

89%

Product & installation



Commercial Live Events High School Park & Rec Transportation International

2





Full lifecycle provider

Project delivery

replace

Aftermarket services

Product & software engineering

Manufacturing Solution design

Installation & commissioning

Software control & configuration

Service & support Repair &

Repeat customer lifecycle

3







Global footprint 6

Manufacturing sites

Ennistymon,

Ireland

UK

Germany

Brookings, SD1

Canada

France

Belgium

100+

Countries with video installations

Sioux Falls, SD Redwood Falls, MN Saltillo, Mexico 2

Spain

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Japan Shanghai, China

Macao

Singapore

Headquarters

Manufacturing plants Sales/operations

  1. Headquarters & plant

  2. Scheduled to go live in FY 2027

    Country with video installation

Australia

4





3-year plan strategic pillars

1. Growth 2. Operational excellence

1A Organic growth in core

2A Advanced factory automation

1B New market vertical expansion

2B Lean deployment

1C

Software & services innovation and commercialization

1D International growth

2C Manufacturing network optimization

2D Integrated strategic sourcing



5





Accelerated organic growth

CY2024-CY2030 US/CAN LED display products and services addressable market [USD bn, nominal]

'24-'30

CAGR: +7.4%

4.4

4.1

3.8

7.0%

3.5

3.3

2.9

3.0

9.0%

8.0%

6.9%

2024

LE+S

2025

2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

HSPR & Commercial

Transportation

New Verticals



➨

➨

➨

➨

CAGR

Trends

Volume impact Value impact

1. Digital conversion wave

2. Bigger is better

3. Higher screen resolution trend

➨

4. LED display cost reduction

➨

➨



➨

➨

➨

Positive impact Neutral impact

6





Secular trends

Professional sports

College sports

Youth sports

154 pro teams

High complexity

1,316 athletic Bigger scale

programs

high schools Video & fixed digit

30,000+

Miami Heat

Auburn University

Watertown, SD



7





New market verticals

CY2025 US/CAN LED display products and services market, existing vs. new verticals [%]

Highlights

» ~20% of addressable verticals anchored in indoor high-resolution video solutions

» Historically, Daktronics has opportunistically served these vertical markets

» Going forward, it will be a target focus



New

verticals

~20%

CY 2025

~80%

Existing

verticals

8





Software & services innovation & commercialization

Relative profitability of products, services, and software



Software & service

attachment

Professional

services

Technical services

Original equipment

Increasing margins



Relative value

9





Operational excellence

Advanced factory automation

Unlock industry-leading commercial performance through automation

10

Lean deployment

Drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency

Manufacturing network optimization

Economies of scale and localization of core manufacturing capabilities

Integrated strategic sourcing



Maximize value with end-to-end management of direct and indirect procurement





Operating segments: High school park and recreation

Market definition:

High school park and recreation

  • 32,000 K-12 public and private schools

  • 128,000 sport venues at community colleges, technical schools, municipal and community facilities

  • Parks and recreation

Predominantly direct to end customer field sales teams deeply

Trends



Youth sports surge

Digital conversion wave

LED display cost reduction

Volume impact

Value impact

➨

➨

➨

➨

➨

➨

embedded in education market and fabric of communities

HSPR total addressable market

DAKT Market Share: 48%1)

Improved LED technology ➨

➨

Driving Organic Growth

  • Increasing spend in high schools

    0.4 0.4 0.4

    CAGR: +8.1%

    0.4 0.5

    0.6

    0.5

    • Sales team driving with value selling

      paid services

      services



    • Feature development to drive adoption of

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

HSPR USD bn, nominal

11 1) Uses CY2024 TAM against FY2025 revenue

  • Value pricing for professional and break fix



    Operating segments: Transportation

    Market definition:

    Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

    • Departments of transportation, toll authorities, local traffic authorities

    • 80% through resellers / 20% direct (DOT's)

      Aviation

    • Airports, advertising concessions, airlines, retail, F&B

    • 50% Direct / 50% Integrator & reseller

      Public transit

    • Public and private transit operators - bus, rail

    • 50% through resellers / 50% direct - owner install or construction bids

      Transportation total addressable market

      DAKT market share: 22%1)

      Trends

      Smart city growth

      ➨

      ➨

      Infrastructure investment

      ➨

      ➨

      Integrator/ consultant influence

      ➨

      ➨

      Improved LED technology

      ➨

      ➨





      Volume impact





      Driving Organic Growth





      Value impact





      0.4 0.4

      CAGR: +9.0%

      0.4 0.5

      0.6

      0.5

      0.6

      CAGR '25-'30



      8.1%

      9.0%

      9.6%

    • Next generation products



    • Product market alignment to address geographic white spots

      2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

      Parking Public transport Airports ITS

      12 1) Uses CY2024 TAM against FY2025 revenue

      8.5%

      USD bn, nominal

  • Strategic channel-based sales strategy





    Operating segments: Commercial

    Market Definition:

    On Premise

    • Convenience stores, Auto dealers, Banks, Car washes, Churches, QSRs, Healthcare

      Digital Out-of-Home

    • Large & independent billboard operators serving roadside and indoor

      Trends

      Digital conversion wave

      ➨

      Volume impact



      ➨

      Value impact

      transit applications

      Spectaculars

    • Major city centers: Times Square, Las Vegas, Los Angeles etc…

    • Sportsbooks and gaming, digital OOH media companies

    • Retail, corporate, hospitality, iconic experiential displays, cruise ships, shopping malls

      LED display cost reduction ➨

      ➨

      ➨

      Improved LED technology ➨

      Commercial total addressable market

      DAKT market share: 21%1)

      Driving Organic Growth

      0.8 0.8

      CAGR: +7.1%

      0.8 0.9

      1.0

      1.1

      1.1

      CAGR '24-'30

      6.9%

      7.2%

      6.7%

      7.5%

    • Increased focus on AV integrator channel

    • Feature development to drive adoption of paid services



    • Value pricing for professional and break fix services

    • Optimize OOH operator investment over the life of the asset

    • Enable value pricing and higher replacement rates

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

Unadressed TAM OOH On-Prem Spectaculars

13 1) Uses CY2024 SAM against FY2025 revenue

USD bn, nominal





Operating Segments: Live Events

Market definition:

Live Events

  • 154 professional sports teams

    Trends

    Revenue sharing

    ➨

    Volume impact



    ➨

    Value impact

  • 1,316 college athletic programs

  • 400 minor league facilities

  • Convention centers, amusement/theme parks Experienced and aggressive sales team serving

    Live events total addressable market

    DAKT market share: 57%1)

    CAGR: +6.7%

    CAGR

    Improved LED technology ➨

    ➨

    ➨

    ➨

    Digital conversion wave

    ➨

    ➨

    Fan experience investments

    Driving Organic Growth

    0.7 0.8

    0.8 0.9 0.9

    1.1

    1.0

    '24-'30

    7.0%

    7.0%

    7.0%

  • Increasing display sizes and spend at all levels



  • Camino 8 upgrades

    2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

    6.2%

    USD bn, nominal

  • Increased service parts and labor pricing

Unaddressed TAM Other Live Events Pro Sports Collegiate Sports

14 1) Uses CY2024 SAM against FY2025 revenue



Operating Segments: International

Market definition:

Global footprint outside of US/CA focused on:

  • Large Sports Venues

  • Advertising

  • Transportation

    Key differentiators:

  • Lean into Daktronics heritage and reputational power

  • Direct when appropriate; channel when reach is required

  • Leverage global manufacturing footprint

  • Domestic experience and expertise translate on an international level

Transportation total addressable market

Room to Grow with <10%1) Market Share

2.3

Unaddresed TAM

Other players

Daktronics market share SAM

1.0

~0.1

~1.1

(<10%)1)

Total

15

1) Uses CY2024 SAM against FY2025 revenue



Positioning and Trends Driving Demand

  • NBA/NFL global expansion

    • NBA announced 16 team league in Europe

    • NFL will now host 9 games in 8 venues across 7 countries

  • Commercial

    • Global events trigger broader investment across advertising, retail and public transportation

  • Tourism

    • Government investment in tourism driving high profile projects

Driving Organic Growth

  • Focus capital and resources on high growth regions and high profit market segments

  • Establish new partnerships in key territories



  • Focus on customer-centric products

  • Maintain high product performance predictability

  • Leverage US driven expansions across additional countries

  • Capitalize on large global event driven growth opportunities







    Services and Software

    Embedding with Customers to drive profitable growth:

    • Professional sports teams and schools (K-12 & higher ed)

    • Business Owners & operators

    • System integrators

      Differentiated capabilities offer one-stop solution

    • Software and subscriptions integrated for ease of use

    • Depth and scale of services

    • Technology + creativity

      Aftermarket

    • 5-10- year product life

    • Technical / Professional / Software repeat customer life cycle -ensures high performance of customer investment

      Relative profitability of products, services, and software

      Driving Organic Growth

      Original equipment

      Technical services

      Software & service

      attachment

      Professional

      services

      Increasing margins

      • Increase paid software subscribers



      • Drive professional services with Camino 8

      • Technical services pricing uplift

Relative value

16





Value creation roadmap

Strategic theme

Revenue growth CAGR

1A

Accelerate organic growth in core

1B Expand to new vertical markets

1C

1D

Software & services innovation and commercialization

International growth

2

Operational excellence

Total



+HSD% Growth in line with

underlying markets

+LSD

Margin improvement

+LSD

+LSD

+LSD +LSD

+LSD +LSD

+LSD

+MSD



---

+HSD-LDD

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Capital deployment priorities

1

Continued organic investments



Cash and cash equivalents [USD m]

134 132 128 137

97

3

Return excess capital to shareholders



82

150 144

2

Inorganic growth



Q4 FY24

Q1 FY25

Q2 FY25

Q3 FY25

Q4 FY25

Q1 FY26

Q2 FY26

Q3 FY26

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Inorganic growth levers Industrial logic Product portfolio

expansion

Geographic

expansion

Vertical market

expansion

Financially accretive Operational synergies

Clear criteria for identifying targets to shape the portfolio

Target company criteria

Industry screening criteria



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