Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 1.27% in Q1 2026, down 37.98% quarter-over-quarter from 2.04% in Q3 2025, and down 91.0% on a YoY basis from 14.08% in Q1 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 1.61% (down 85.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.9%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 1.27% for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, down from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 4.44% in Q4 2023 to a low of 1.57% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 1.67% across 5 years, with a median of 1.78% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin plunged 681 bps in 2022, then surged 602 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 1.52% in 2022, then jumped by 180 bps to 4.27% in 2023, then sank by 75 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then surged by 93 bps to 2.04% in 2025, then slumped by 38 bps to 1.27% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA 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) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | -96.60% |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 8.80% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 10.04 Bn | 8.58 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% |