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 statistics
94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 22, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.69
- 2.39
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.01
- 1.00
- EV / EBIT
- 775.21
- 15.88
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 13.2%
- 1.49%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.09%
- 0.05%
- Float
- 185M
- 39M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.46%
- 5.31%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 81.7%
- 67.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 10.4%
- -1.67%
- Short % of Float
- 5.78%
- 6.38%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.70%
- 5.34%
- Days to Cover
- 2.72
- 4.64
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $134.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $31.57
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $38.34
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $42.11
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $60.11
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.35
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.39%
- -0.08%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -16.8%
- -4.67%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -46.4%
- -19.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -34.9%
- -18.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -55.3%
- -13.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -55.8%
- -11.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 82.6%
- 9.99%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 56.0%
- -25.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 375.6%
- 35.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.20
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 35.3
- 44.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 70.3%
- 59.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.30
- 1.05
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 2.03%
- 2.36%
- EBITDA Margin
- 5.06%
- 4.67%
- FCF Margin
- -7.47%
- 0.57%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 0.81%
- 3.17%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.67%
- 1.21%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 0.24%
- 5.54%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.17%
- 1.26%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 5.42
- 1.74
- Quick Ratio
- 3.61
- 0.73
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 28.2%
- 9.65%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 10.0%
- 10.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 10.2%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.5%
- 5.57%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 12.5%
- 8.05%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -28.0%
- 5.57%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.50
- 0.71
- Revenue Per Employee
- $382.95K
- $339.19K
- Profits Per Employee
- $5.12K
- $5.12K
- Employee Count
- 4,300
- 1,409
- WACC
- 11.6%
- 9.20%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $33.50M
- $4.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.40B
- $7.61K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $7.48
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.45B
- $263.99M
- Book Value Per Share
- $18.39
- $6.46
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.36B
- $34.44M
- Working Capital
- $1.95B
- $176.20M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$91.50M
- -$38.70M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.66
- $0.00
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.35%
- 1.28%
- FCF Yield
- -1.93%
- 0.11%
- Buyback Yield
- -21.2%
- 0.81%
- Shareholder Yield
- -21.2%
- 2.51%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $11.50M
- $4.55M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 34.3%
- 22.2%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $7.05
- $47.23
- Graham Upside
- -79.2%
- -31.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 5.94
- 2.11
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -1.86
- -2.46
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KTOS | S&P 500 | Difference | KTOS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -16.0% | -3.0% | −12.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -46.0% | -2.8% | −43.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | -55.3% | +11.5% | −66.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | -52.7% | +13.5% | −66.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +87.2% | +77.7% | +9.5 pts | +23.3% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +56.0% | +72.6% | −16.6 pts | +9.3% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +395.8% | +308.2% | +87.6 pts | +17.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
11M KTOS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 10.4% from the previous report, or 5.78% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 35.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,699,458 | +10.4% | 3,936,887 | 2.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 9,694,746 | -1.0% | 4,919,691 | 2.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,797,446 | -2.6% | 4,380,897 | 2.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,060,571 | +3.4% | 3,635,818 | 2.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9,729,860 | +16.9% | 2,764,488 | 3.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,326,323 | -12.8% | 4,720,105 | 1.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9,549,755 | -8.0% | 3,247,039 | 2.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 10,377,180 | +2.8% | 4,453,530 | 2.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,092,796 | -30.6% | 6,933,699 | 1.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14,538,174 | +24.7% | 4,021,747 | 3.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 11,657,119 | -11.0% | 5,013,408 | 2.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 13,099,286 | +26.8% | 4,908,924 | 2.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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