Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) stock
KTOSNasdaqGuided Missiles & Space Vehicles & PartsFiscal year ends December 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 12/3029% above fair value
$33.91−0.84 (-2.42%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.37BP/E 282.6Yield –
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's gross margin for the twelve months ending Sep 27, 2026 was 23.0%. For fiscal 2025 it was 22.9%, against 25.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 352.1% in fiscal 2011.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 28, 2025 | 22.9% | −2.4 |
| FY2024 | Dec 29, 2024 | 25.3% | −0.6 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 25.9% | +0.7 |
| FY2022 | Dec 25, 2022 | 25.2% | −2.6 |
| FY2021 | Dec 26, 2021 | 27.7% | +0.6 |
| FY2020 | Dec 27, 2020 | 27.2% | +0.7 |
| FY2019 | Dec 29, 2019 | 26.5% | −1.0 |
| FY2018 | Dec 30, 2018 | 27.5% | +1.3 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 26.1% | +3.9 |
| FY2016 | Dec 25, 2016 | 22.2% | −2.4 |
| FY2015 | Dec 27, 2015 | 24.6% | +1.1 |
| FY2014 | Dec 28, 2014 | 23.5% | −0.7 |
| FY2013 | Dec 29, 2013 | 24.2% | −2.3 |
| FY2012 | Dec 30, 2012 | 26.5% | −325.6 |
| FY2011 | Dec 25, 2011 | 352.1% | +331.5 |
| FY2010 | Dec 26, 2010 | 20.6% | +1.6 |
| FY2009 | Dec 27, 2009 | 19.0% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | 22.5% | +0.3 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 28, 2026 | 21.8% | +0.8 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 29, 2026 | 24.2% | −0.2 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 28, 2025 | 24.2% | −0.5 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 22.2% | −2.9 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 29, 2025 | 21.0% | −4.7 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | 24.3% | −1.3 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 29, 2024 | 24.7% | −1.6 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | 25.1% | −1.6 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 25.7% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 25.6% | −0.0 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 26.3% | +1.6 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | 26.7% | +2.7 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | 24.9% | −0.9 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | 25.6% | −0.8 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 25, 2022 | 24.6% | −4.4 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | 24.0% | −6.2 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | 25.8% | +0.4 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | 26.5% | +0.2 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 26, 2021 | 29.1% | +2.8 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | 30.2% | +1.9 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | 25.4% | −1.6 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | 26.3% | −0.9 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 27, 2020 | 26.3% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | 28.3% | +1.9 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | 27.0% | +1.4 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | 27.1% | −0.9 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 29, 2019 | 26.1% | −1.5 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | 26.4% | −1.3 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 25.6% | −0.4 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 28.0% | −0.5 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 30, 2018 | 27.7% | −0.5 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 27.7% | +4.0 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | 26.0% | +0.6 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 28.5% | +1.2 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 28.1% | +2.6 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | 23.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 25, 2017 | 25.4% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 26, 2017 | 27.3% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 25, 2016 | 25.6% | – |
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