Growth Metrics

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' quarterly Gross Margin came in at 24.15% in Q1 2026, down 17.0% year-on-year from 29.1% in Q1 2025, and up 8.88% quarter-over-quarter from 22.18% in Q3 2025.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 24.15% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 17.0% year-over-year to 24.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.88% (down 206.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.86%, down 241.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 24.15%, up from 22.18% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 26.73% in Q4 2023, with the low at 21.0% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 24.82%, with a median of 24.98% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin slumped 619 bps in 2022 and surged 271 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing KTOS's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 24.63% in 2022, then grew by 7 bps to 26.26% in 2023, then decreased by 6 bps to 24.66% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 22.18% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 24.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 24.15% (Q1 2026), 22.18% (Q3 2025), and 21.0% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 73.52%
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 38.18%
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 9.93 Bn 8.47 Bn 89.60 Mn 24.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 24.15%
Sep 28, 2025 22.18%
Jun 29, 2025 21.00%
Mar 30, 2025 24.32%
Dec 29, 2024 24.66%
Sep 29, 2024 25.08%
Jun 30, 2024 25.72%
Mar 31, 2024 25.61%
Dec 31, 2023 26.26%
Oct 1, 2023 26.73%
Jun 25, 2023 24.87%
Mar 26, 2023 25.63%
Dec 25, 2022 24.63%
Sep 25, 2022 24.02%
Jun 26, 2022 25.78%
Mar 27, 2022 26.45%
Dec 26, 2021 29.06%
Sep 26, 2021 30.21%
Jun 27, 2021 25.35%
Mar 28, 2021 26.26%
Dec 27, 2020 26.31%
Sep 27, 2020 28.27%
Jun 28, 2020 27.00%
Mar 29, 2020 27.12%
Dec 29, 2019 26.15%
Sep 29, 2019 26.40%
Jun 30, 2019 25.60%
Mar 31, 2019 27.99%
Dec 30, 2018 27.68%
Sep 30, 2018 27.67%
Jul 1, 2018 25.99%
Apr 1, 2018 28.53%
Dec 31, 2017 28.14%
Oct 1, 2017 23.68%
Jun 25, 2017 25.35%
Mar 26, 2017 27.35%
Dec 25, 2016 25.59%
Sep 25, 2016 15.66%
Jun 26, 2016 26.87%
Mar 27, 2016 23.46%
Dec 27, 2015 23.77%
Sep 27, 2015 24.98%
Jun 28, 2015 25.44%
Mar 29, 2015 24.38%
Dec 28, 2014 23.48%
Sep 28, 2014 22.22%
Jun 29, 2014 23.41%
Mar 30, 2014 25.09%
Dec 29, 2013 26.09%
Sep 29, 2013 23.10%
Jun 30, 2013 25.68%
Mar 31, 2013 25.98%
Dec 30, 2012 25.80%
Sep 30, 2012 26.82%
Jun 24, 2012 26.25%
Mar 25, 2012 27.40%
Dec 25, 2011 27.84%
Sep 25, 2011 28.56%
Jun 26, 2011 26.53%
Mar 27, 2011 22.31%
Dec 26, 2010 33.83%
Sep 26, 2010 20.35%
Jun 27, 2010 27.99%