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KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (KTOS)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. develops technology, hardware, products, systems, and software for defense, national security, and commercial markets. Its main offerings include virtualized ground systems for satellites, unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles, propulsion systems, command and control systems, microwave electronic products, and virtual and augmented reality training systems. The company serves government agencies, traditional prime system integrators, and commercial customers focused on defense modernization and security.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.35B
Revenue growth (YoY)
18.5%
Net income
$22.0M
Diluted EPS
$0.13
Gross margin
22.9%
Operating margin
1.9%
Net margin
1.6%
FCF margin
-10.2%
ROE
1.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
305.9×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$9.76B
Long-term debt / equity
0.00×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 28, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

  • Revenue grew 18.5% to $1.3B in FY2025, faster than the 9.6% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 1.9% in FY2025, -1.5 pp against 3.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $459M, up 30.5% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was negative $137M in FY2025.
  • Net income rose 35.0% to $22M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin22.9%
37th percentile of 466
Operating margin1.9%
36th percentile of 605
Net margin1.6%
39th percentile of 645
FCF margin-10.2%
12th percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+18.5%
81st percentile of 668
ROE1.1%
34th percentile of 600
P/E305.9×
99th percentile of 435
Long-term debt / equity0.00×
1st percentile of 409
Short interest1.76d
27th percentile of 676

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s P/E of 305.9 ranks in the 99th percentile of the 435 peers with a meaningful P/E. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s long-term debt to equity of 0.00 ranks in the 1st percentile of the 409 Industrials companies reporting it. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s FCF margin of -10.2% ranks in the 12th percentile of the 562 Industrials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 46 insider sales totaling $27.1M. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
0 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
4
2 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$403.5M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
ARK Investment ManagementQ2 2026$233.0M4.7MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$64.6M1.3MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$50.3M1.0MAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$27.3M547.0KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$26.1M523.4KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$2.0M41.1KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$249,7495.0KReduced

No longer held by: Polen Capital Management (as of Q2 2026), Soros Fund Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
46
$27.1M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-24
filed 2026-08-26
Fendley Steven S.President, US DivisionSell7.0K$56.16$393K
2026-08-18
filed 2026-08-20
Jarvis Scot BDirectorSell10.0K$63.50$635K
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-19
Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSell20.0K$63.14$1.3M
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-19
Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSell5.2K$63.41$330K
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-19
Mendoza MarieSVP & General CounselSell1.5K$64.37$97K
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-19
Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSell1.2K$64.18$77K
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-19
Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSell100$64.97$6K
2026-08-14
DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOSell266.3K$64.33$17.1M
2026-08-14
DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOSell19.6K$63.33$1.2M
2026-08-14
DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOSell9.1K$66.17$602K
2026-08-14
DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOSell4.9K$65.05$322K
2026-08-05
filed 2026-08-07
Carter David MPresident, DRSS DivisionSell2.1K$55.34$116K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
8.3M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-12.8%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
1.76
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
4.7M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-148.3M-12.8%1.76
2026-07-319.5M-8.0%2.94
2026-07-1510.4M+2.8%2.33
2026-06-3010.1M-30.6%1.46
2026-06-1514.5M+24.7%3.61
2026-05-2911.7M-11.0%2.33
2026-05-1513.1M+26.8%2.67
2026-04-3010.3M+9.5%2.64

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$1.35B$1.14B$1.04B$898.3M$811.5M
Gross profit$307.9M$287.2M$268.6M$226.0M$225.1M
Operating income$25.6M$29.0M$31.1M$-2.9M$27.9M
Net income$22.0M$16.3M$-8.9M$-36.9M$-2.0M
Diluted EPS$0.13$0.11$-0.07$-0.29$-0.02

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$-42.1M$49.7M$65.2M$-25.7M$35.3M
Capital expenditure$95.3M$58.2M$52.4M$45.4M$46.5M
Free cash flow$-137.4M$-8.5M$12.8M$-71.1M$-11.2M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$458.8M30.5%$4.4M$0.02
Q1 FY2026$371.0M22.6%$11.9M$0.07
Q4 FY2025$345.1M21.9%$5.9M$0.03
Q3 FY2025$347.6M26.0%$8.7M$0.05
Q2 FY2025$351.5M17.1%$2.9M$0.02
Q1 FY2025$302.6M9.2%$4.5M$0.03
Q4 FY2024$283.1M3.4%$3.9M$0.02
Q3 FY2024$275.9M0.5%$3.2M$0.02

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryGuided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 28, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 28, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2020
SEC CIK1069258

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-04
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10-Q2026-05-06
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8-K2026-08-04
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8-K2026-05-15
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8-K2026-05-06
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.