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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 1.27% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 91.0% year-over-year to 1.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.61% (down 85.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.9%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin came in at 1.27% for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, down from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Margin was 4.44% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
• Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 1.67%, with a median of 1.78% recorded in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 681 bps in 2022 and surged 602 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 1.52% in 2022, then jumped by 180 bps to 4.27% in 2023, then slumped by 75 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then surged by 93 bps to 2.04% in 2025, then tumbled by 38 bps to 1.27% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 1.27%, 2.04%, and 1.05% for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.