Industrials
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(KTOS)
Live Price
Offline$54.21
-3.47% today
1Y Change
+28.07%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $11.73B
- Revenue Growth
- +18.5%
- EPS Growth
- +18.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $11.73B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $54.21 and up 28.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +18.5%, EPS growth of +18.2%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +18.5%, EPS +18.2%, free cash flow -1516.5% with operating margin 2.1% and ROIC 0.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 485.2 and price/sales 8.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KTOS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+18.5% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+2.1% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
485.2 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +18.5% and EPS at +18.2%, with operating margin around 2.1%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -11.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -7.3% | -14.7% | +3.1% |
2026 Feb 23, 2026 | +14.0% | -3.8% | -3.8% | -11.3% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +12.0% | -14.2% | -15.1% | -19.3% |
Benchmark Edge
KTOS vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KTOS
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KTOS Max Drawdown
-60.15%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KTOS and SPY.
Company Overview
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. operates as a government contractor of the U.S. Department of Defense. The company operates through two segments, Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, space and satellite communications, training and cybersecurity/ warfare, C5ISR/ modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial systems, and unmanned ground and seaborne systems. It serves national security related agencies, the department of defense, intelligence agencies, and classified agencies, as well as international government agencies and domestic and international commercial customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
- Leadership
- Eric DeMarco
- IPO Date
- Nov 5, 1999
- Employees
- 4.0k
- Street Address
- 10680 Treena Street
- Mailing
- San Diego, CA, 92131
- Region
- San Diego, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 858 812 7300
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 485.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 121.7
- Price/Sales
- 8.7
- Price/Book
- 5.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +18.5%
- EPS
- +18.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -1516.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 22.1%
- Operating Margin
- 2.1%
- Net Margin
- 1.6%
- ROE
- 1.2%
- ROIC
- 0.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.09
- Current Ratio
- 4.06
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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