Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$47.3 million for Q1 2026, up 8.69% year-over-year from -$43.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.56% on a QoQ basis from -$60.3 million in Q3 2025.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$47.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 8.69% year-over-year to -$47.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$153.4 million (down 245.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$137.4 million, down 1516.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$47.3 million for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, up from -$60.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $70.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$60.3 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$11.1 million, with a median of -$15.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 5133.33% in 2022 and jumped 190.52% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $38.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 81.4% to $70.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 54.42% to $32.0 million in 2024, then sank by 288.44% to -$60.3 million in 2025, then rose by 21.56% to -$47.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$47.3 million, -$60.3 million, and -$45.8 million for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.45 Bn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.31 Bn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.95 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -291.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 359.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 64.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -1.82 Bn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -71.46 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -194.00 Mn
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 9.38 Bn 7.91 Bn 89.60 Mn -47.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -47.30 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -47.30 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -60.30 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -60.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -45.80 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -45.80 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -51.80 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -51.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 32.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 32.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -9.20 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -9.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -15.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -15.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 70.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 70.20 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -1.80 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -1.80 Mn