Kratos Defense & Security Solutions KTOS
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$46.74 -1.46 (-3.03%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted Gross Margin of 22.86% for Q2 2026, down 5.34% on a QoQ basis from 24.15% in Q1 2026, and up 33.0% year-over-year from 17.19% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 22.86% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 33.0% year-over-year to 22.86% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 22.8%, a 96.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 22.86%, down 241.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 22.86% for Q2 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, down from 24.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 26.73% in Q4 2023, with the low at 22.41% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 24.81%, with a median of 24.87% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 619 bps in 2022, then jumped 271 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin 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 fell by 9 bps to 22.41% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 22.86% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 22.86% (Q2 2026), 24.15% (Q1 2026), and 22.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Lockheed Martin 121.20 Bn 117.41 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.19%
2 General Dynamics 97.24 Bn 92.90 Bn 6.76 Bn 47.94%
3 Motorola Solutions 77.45 Bn 76.75 Bn 1.68 Bn 53.56%
4 Northrop Grumman 73.15 Bn 70.84 Bn 3.72 Bn 34.21%
5 L3Harris Technologies 47.76 Bn 47.20 Bn 1.50 Bn 25.54%
6 Elbit Systems 32.88 Bn 31.92 Bn 579.01 Mn 25.32%
7 Teledyne Technologies 28.32 Bn 27.98 Bn 738.10 Mn 44.40%
8 Curtiss Wright 20.93 Bn 20.46 Bn 364.09 Mn 39.40%
9 Leidos Holdings 16.70 Bn 16.01 Bn 817.00 Mn 17.92%
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 8.97 Bn 7.53 Bn 189.70 Mn 22.86%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 22.86%
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%