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

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DateValue
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%