Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' (KTOS) 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 7.76% quarter-over-quarter from 22.41% in Q3 2025.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.15% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 17.0% year-over-year to 24.15% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 22.97%, a 197.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 22.86%, down 241.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 24.15% in Q1 2026 per KTOS's latest filing, from 22.41% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 26.73% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 22.41% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 24.98% (2023), against an average of 24.93%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 619 bps in 2022 and surged 271 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 24.63% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 26.26% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 24.66% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 22.41% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 24.15% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KTOS Gross Margin figures stand at 24.15% (Q1 2026), 22.41% (Q3 2025), and 22.53% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 370.01 Bn | 360.67 Bn | -3.10 Bn | -433.85% |
| 2 | Rtx | 289.51 Bn | 281.20 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 40.09% |
| 3 | Boeing | 175.23 Bn | 155.21 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 9.83% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 131.81 Bn | 128.02 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.46 Bn | 109.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 36.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.47 Bn | 99.14 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 47.94% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.90 Bn | 73.59 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 34.21% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.86 Bn | 68.97 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 59.39% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.70 Bn | 50.11 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 24.41% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 8.18 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 89.60 Mn | 24.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 24.15% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 22.41% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 22.53% |
| 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% |