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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 24.15% for Q1 2026, down 17.0% year-over-year from 29.1% in Q1 2025, and up 8.88% on a QoQ basis from 22.18% in Q3 2025.

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has reported Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 24.15% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 17.0% year-over-year to 24.15%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.88% (down 206.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.86%, down 241.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 24.15% for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 619 bps in 2022 and soared 271 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 24.63% in 2022, then rose by 7 bps to 26.26% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 24.66% in 2024, then slipped by 10 bps to 22.18% in 2025, then rose by 9 bps to 24.15% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 24.15%, 22.18%, and 21.0% for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 38.18%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 24.41%
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 9.38 Bn 7.91 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%