Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 1.27% in Q1 2026, down 91.0% year-on-year from 14.08% in Q1 2025, and down 37.98% quarter-over-quarter from 2.04% in Q3 2025.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.27% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 91.0% year-over-year to 1.27%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.61% (down 85.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.9%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.27%, down from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 4.44% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 1.67%, with a median of 1.78% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin plunged 681 bps in 2022 and jumped 602 bps in 2023.
- Tracing KTOS's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.52% in 2022, then surged by 180 bps to 4.27% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then soared by 93 bps to 2.04% in 2025, then sank by 38 bps to 1.27% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 1.27% (Q1 2026), 2.04% (Q3 2025), and 1.05% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -27.94% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 9.93 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 89.60 Mn | 1.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.27% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.04% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.05% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.06% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.27% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 4.44% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.61% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.22% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.52% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -1.57% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -0.85% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -0.61% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 4.35% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 5.23% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 1.61% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 2.52% |
| Dec 27, 2020 | 4.36% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 6.29% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 1.70% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 2.78% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 5.02% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.11% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 6.57% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 6.34% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 1.72% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 4.90% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -9.02% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 0.06% |
| Jun 25, 2017 | 1.01% |
| Mar 26, 2017 | 1.06% |
| Dec 25, 2016 | 2.53% |
| Sep 25, 2016 | -7.86% |
| Mar 27, 2016 | -6.67% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 0.85% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 0.99% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | -2.30% |
| Mar 29, 2015 | -2.48% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 2.92% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | -1.57% |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 1.12% |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 0.23% |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 2.29% |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.78% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.50% |
| Dec 30, 2012 | -30.46% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.10% |
| Jun 24, 2012 | 3.37% |
| Mar 25, 2012 | 4.34% |
| Dec 25, 2011 | 4.55% |
| Sep 25, 2011 | 4.70% |
| Jun 26, 2011 | 5.08% |
| Mar 27, 2011 | 1.14% |
| Dec 26, 2010 | 9.00% |
| Sep 26, 2010 | 7.01% |
| Jun 27, 2010 | 6.33% |