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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

KTOS

NASDAQ

Aerospace & Defense

$56.18

USD

-4.38 (-7.23%)

At close: Aug 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Market Cap $11.98B

Volume 4.5M

Price (USD)
Price (USD)

About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. The company is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas and currently employs 4,300 full-time employees. The company operates through two segments: Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US). The KGS segment includes its microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions, command, control, communication, computing, combat, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR)/modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services operating segments. The US segment consists of its unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control and communications system businesses. Its KGS and US segments provide products, solutions and services for mission-critical National Security programs. KGS and US customers primarily include National Security-related agencies, the DoD, intelligence agencies and classified agencies, and others.

CEO

Mr. Eric Demarco

HQ

Round Rock, TEXAS, US

Founded

1999

Employees

4,300

Quantli Score

8.4

Outperform

Fin. Health

8.1

Profitability

7.6

Growth

9.0

Cash-Flow Q.

8.8

Key Metrics

7 metrics our research team weighs before forming a view on KTOS.

Based on Quantli research · SEC filings · as of Q1 2026

METRIC

VALUE

CHANGE

TREND (3Y)

Revenue Growth (TTM)

21.8%

+14.5 pp

Gross Margin (TTM)

22.9%

-2.1 pp

Operating Margin (TTM)

1.7%

-0.8 pp

Net Margin (TTM)

2.1%

+0.4 pp

ROE (TTM)

0.9%

-0.5 pp

EPS Growth (TTM)

30.8%

-7493989779944505344.0 pp

Free Cash Flow (TTM)

$-132.90M

Financial Snapshot

Full Financials

Revenue

$1.42B

+21.8%

YoY

Gross Margin

23%

TTM

-8.3%

YoY

Net Income

$29.40M

+50.8%

YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$-40.30M

-303.5%

YoY

Key Statistics

Open

$59.87

Previous Close

$60.56

Day Range

$55.25 - $60.09

52 Week Range

$43.09 - $134.00

Volume

4.5M

Average Volume (10 Days)

3.8M

Dividend Yield

Valuation Measurement

Market Cap

$11.98B

P/E Ratio (TTM)

387.71

P/S Ratio (TTM)

8.47

Price / Book

3.51

Financial Highlights

Profit Margin

2.1%

Return on Assets

0.7%

Return on Equity

0.9%

Revenue (TTM)

$1.42B

Net Income (TTM)

$29.40M

Diluted EPS (TTM)

$0.17

Total Cash (MRQ)

$1.46B

Levered FCF (TTM)

$-132.90M

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Earnings Calendar

Next Earnings

Estimated Q3 Release

Nov 02

Est. EPS

Adjusted consensus estimate

$0.21

Analyst Consensus

Buy

Based on 5 analyst ratings

Avg Target: $89.20

(+58.8% upside)

High: $104.00 · Low: $75.00

Strong Buy

0%

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100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Strong Sell

0%

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