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

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

  • 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 was 24.15% for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, up from 22.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 26.73% in Q4 2023 to a low of 21.0% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 24.82% across 5 years, with a median of 24.98% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin slumped 619 bps in 2022, then soared 271 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 24.63% in 2022, then climbed by 7 bps to 26.26% in 2023, then retreated by 6 bps to 24.66% in 2024, then fell by 10 bps to 22.18% in 2025, then climbed 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 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 29.53%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 73.52%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 10.04 Bn 8.58 Bn 89.60 Mn 24.15%

Historic Data

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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%