Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' (KTOS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.27% in Q1 2026, down 91.0% year-on-year from 14.08% in Q1 2025, and down 27.07% quarter-over-quarter from 1.74% in Q3 2025.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.27% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 91.0% year-over-year to 1.27% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.67%, a 79.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.9%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 1.27% in Q1 2026 per KTOS's latest filing, from 1.74% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 4.44% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 1.66% (2025), against an average of 1.68%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 681 bps in 2022 and jumped 602 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 1.52% in 2022, then soared by 180 bps to 4.27% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then jumped by 64 bps to 1.74% in 2025, then fell by 27 bps to 1.27% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KTOS Operating Margin figures stand at 1.27% (Q1 2026), 1.74% (Q3 2025), and 1.57% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 370.01 Bn | 360.67 Bn | -3.10 Bn | -1,952.73% |
| 2 | Rtx | 289.51 Bn | 281.20 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 175.23 Bn | 155.21 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 131.81 Bn | 128.02 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.46 Bn | 109.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.47 Bn | 99.14 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.90 Bn | 73.59 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 10.08% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.86 Bn | 68.97 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.70 Bn | 50.11 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.35% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 8.18 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 89.60 Mn | 1.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.27% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.74% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.57% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.06% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.27% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 4.44% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.61% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.22% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.52% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -1.57% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -0.85% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -0.61% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 4.35% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 5.23% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 1.61% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 2.52% |