Kratos Defense & Security Solutions KTOS
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted Operating Expenses of $186.6 million for Q2 2026, up 119.79% on a QoQ basis from $84.9 million in Q1 2026, and up 36.11% year-over-year from $137.1 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $186.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 36.11% year-over-year to $186.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $615.7 million, a 84.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $282.3 million, up 9.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $186.6 million for Q2 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, up from $84.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $207.1 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $52.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $82.7 million, with a median of $63.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses dropped 3.48% in 2023, then surged 230.3% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $63.3 million in 2022, then declined by 3.48% to $61.1 million in 2023, then gained by 9.33% to $66.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 210.03% to $207.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 9.9% to $186.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $186.6 million (Q2 2026), $84.9 million (Q1 2026), and $207.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Lockheed Martin 120.87 Bn 117.07 Bn 2.45 Bn -
2 General Dynamics 95.39 Bn 91.06 Bn 6.76 Bn 12.63 Bn
3 Motorola Solutions 76.32 Bn 75.61 Bn 1.68 Bn 756.00 Mn
4 Northrop Grumman 73.49 Bn 71.18 Bn 3.72 Bn 9.78 Bn
5 L3Harris Technologies 46.76 Bn 45.24 Bn 1.50 Bn 848.00 Mn
6 Elbit Systems 32.70 Bn 31.74 Bn 579.01 Mn 360.21 Mn
7 Teledyne Technologies 27.56 Bn 27.22 Bn 738.10 Mn 1.33 Bn
8 Curtiss Wright 20.85 Bn 20.37 Bn 364.09 Mn 139.39 Mn
9 Leidos Holdings 16.21 Bn 15.46 Bn 817.00 Mn 310.00 Mn
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 8.84 Bn 7.40 Bn 189.70 Mn 186.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 186.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 84.90 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 207.10 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 137.10 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 67.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 66.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 62.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 64.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 64.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 61.10 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 61.20 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 57.20 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 58.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 63.30 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 58.30 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 53.80 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 52.80 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 52.50 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 50.10 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 48.50 Mn