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Daktronics Executive Compensation (FY26)

DAKT · Brookings, SD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Ramesh Jayaraman
Median of the other named officers
$738,737
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
=
September 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 18, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Say-on-pay support: 88.9% → 91.7% (2.8 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 17:1 → 36:1 (111.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Daktronics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Ramesh Jayaraman, President and CEO, received $1,098,324 in total compensation for fiscal 2026.
What was Daktronics' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 91.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 16, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Daktronics' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Apogee Enterprises, Inc., Badger Meter, Inc., Bio-Techne Corporation, Douglas Dynamics Inc and Enerpac Tool Group Corp., among others.
What is Daktronics' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 36:1, against median employee compensation of $62,494.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Reece Kurtenbach
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Sheila Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Reece Kurtenbach
CEO and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sheila Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bradley Wiemann
Executive Vice President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Kurtenbach
Vice President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Carla Gatzke
Vice President and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Howard Atkins
Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇———◇◇
Reece Kurtenbach
Former Chair, President and CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sheila Anderson
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bradley Wiemann
Executive Vice President - Advisor to the CEO and Former Interim President and CEO
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Kurtenbach
Vice President of Manufacturing
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Carla Gatzke
Former Vice President of Human Resources and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Reece Kurtenbach
Former Chair, President and CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Howard Atkins
Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇———◇◇
Sheila Anderson
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Kurtenbach
Vice President of Manufacturing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carla Gatzke
Former Vice President of Human Resources and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bradley Wiemann
Executive Vice President - Advisor to the CEO and Former Interim President and CEO
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bradley Wiemann
Executive Vice President - Advisor to the CEO and Former Interim President and CEO
Served on an interim basis
◇◇————◇◇
Ramesh Jayaraman
President and CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Howard Atkins
Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇————◇◇
Sheila Anderson
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Kurtenbach
Vice President of Manufacturing
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Brett Wendler
Vice President of Design and Development
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Carla Gatzke
Former Vice President of Human Resources and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brett D. WendlerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brett D. WendlerRSU◇——◇——◇
Carla S. GatzkeRSU◇——◇——◇
Carla S. GatzkePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew J. KurtenbachRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew J. KurtenbachPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ramesh JayaramanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ramesh JayaramanRSU◇——◇——◇
Sheila M. AndersonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sheila M. AndersonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ramesh JayaramanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sheila AndersonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/8/2032
Option◇—◇9/9/2034
Option◇—◇9/11/2033
Option◇—◇9/2/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Matthew KurtenbachRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/8/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/11/2033
Option◇—◇9/2/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brett WendlerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/8/2032
Option◇—◇9/9/2034
Option◇—◇9/11/2033
Option◇—◇9/2/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Howard AtkinsRSU◇◇——
Bradley WiemannOption◇—◇9/8/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/11/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Carla Gatzke
Former Vice President of Human Resources and Secretary · Amended agreement
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Reece A. Kurtenbach
◇————◇◇
Andrew D. Siegel
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Dr. José-Marie Griffiths
◇◇————◇
Dr. Lance D. Bultena
◇◇————◇
Shereta D. Williams
◇◇————◇
John P. Friel
◇◇————◇
Peter Feigin
◇◇————◇
Neil D. Glat
◇◇————◇
Mark F. Bowser
◇◇————◇
Howard I. Atkins and Ramesh Jayaraman served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG
  • Badger Meter, Inc. BMI
  • Bio-Techne Corporation TECH
  • Douglas Dynamics Inc PLOW
  • Enerpac Tool Group Corp. EPAC
  • Graco, Inc. GGG
  • Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
  • Johnson Outdoors Inc JOUT
  • Lindsay Corporation LNN
  • LSI Industries LYTS
  • Manitowoc Co Inc. MTW
  • Mayville Engineering Co Inc. MEC
  • Proto Labs Inc. PRLB
  • Strattec Security Corp. STRT
  • Tennant Company TNC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026September 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2025September 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2022September 6, 2023=◇◇◇
2021September 7, 2022=◇◇◇
2020September 1, 2021=◇◇◇
2019September 2, 2020=◇◇◇
2018September 4, 2019=◇◇◇
2017September 5, 2018=◇◇◇
2016August 30, 2017=◇◇◇
2015August 31, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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358 figures on this page: 346 cited to the filing that reported them, 12 calculated from figures it prints.
346 cited to the filing
12 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-062772
  2. 0001628280-26-049957
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001628280-26-002798
    EX-10.1
  4. 0000915779-25-000161
  5. 0000915779-25-000132
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0000915779-25-000040
  7. 0000915779-24-000086
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000915779-24-000055
    Summary Compensation
  9. 0000915779-23-000088
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000915779-23-000066
    Summary Compensation Table
  11. 0000915779-22-000047
  12. 0001437749-21-021572
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000915779-20-000054
  14. 0000915779-19-000055
  15. 0000915779-18-000069
  16. 0000915779-17-000070
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  17. 0000915779-16-000199
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Peers Daktronics discloses

The companies named in DAKT's own disclosed peer group.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.Badger Meter, Inc.Bio-Techne CorporationDouglas Dynamics IncEnerpac Tool Group Corp.Graco, Inc.Hawkins, Inc.Johnson Outdoors IncLindsay CorporationLSI IndustriesManitowoc Co Inc.Mayville Engineering Co Inc.Proto Labs Inc.Strattec Security Corp.Tennant Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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