Kratos Defense & Security Solutions KTOS
NASDAQ KTOS
$56.18 -4.38 (-7.23%)
As of: Aug 20, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 1.27% for Q1 2026, down 91.0% year-over-year from 14.08% in Q1 2025, and down 27.07% quarter-over-quarter from 1.74% in Q3 2025.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' EBITDA Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.27% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 91.0% year-over-year to 1.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.67% (down 79.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.9%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.27%, down from 1.74% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 4.44% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 1.66% (2025), against an average of 1.68%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin tumbled 681 bps in 2022, then jumped 602 bps in 2023.
  • Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' EBITDA Margin stood at 1.52% in 2022, then surged by 180 bps to 4.27% in 2023, then sank by 75 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then soared by 64 bps to 1.74% in 2025, then declined by 27 bps to 1.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KTOS's EBITDA Margin at 1.27% in Q1 2026, 1.74% in Q3 2025, and 1.57% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 358.52 Bn 349.17 Bn 6.95 Bn -29.28%
2 Rtx 287.21 Bn 278.91 Bn 9.91 Bn 11.38%
3 Boeing 170.11 Bn 150.08 Bn 2.41 Bn 0.64%
4 Lockheed Martin 131.49 Bn 127.70 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.36%
5 Howmet Aerospace 109.12 Bn 108.56 Bn 951.00 Mn 27.92%
6 General Dynamics 104.21 Bn 99.88 Bn 6.76 Bn 10.36%
7 Northrop Grumman 80.06 Bn 77.76 Bn 3.72 Bn 10.08%
8 TransDigm 67.85 Bn 65.08 Bn 1.63 Bn 44.76%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.31 Bn 48.79 Bn 1.50 Bn 11.12%
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 10.62 Bn 9.18 Bn 189.70 Mn 0.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 0.37%
Mar 29, 2026 1.27%
Sep 28, 2025 1.74%
Jun 29, 2025 1.57%
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%