Kratos Defense & Security Solutions KTOS
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$46.74 -1.46 (-3.03%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted Operating Margin of 0.37% for Q2 2026, down 70.51% on a QoQ basis from 1.27% in Q1 2026, and down 120.0% year-over-year from 1.87% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.37% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 120.0% year-over-year to 0.37% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.24%, a 50.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.9%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 0.37% for Q2 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, down from 1.27% 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 1.6%, with a median of 1.57% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin tumbled 681 bps in 2022, then soared 602 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 1.52% in 2022, then surged by 180 bps to 4.27% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then surged by 64 bps to 1.74% in 2025, then slumped by 78 bps to 0.37% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 0.37% (Q2 2026), 1.27% (Q1 2026), and 1.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Lockheed Martin 121.20 Bn 117.41 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.36%
2 General Dynamics 97.24 Bn 92.90 Bn 6.76 Bn 10.36%
3 Motorola Solutions 77.45 Bn 76.75 Bn 1.68 Bn 25.82%
4 Northrop Grumman 73.15 Bn 70.84 Bn 3.72 Bn 10.08%
5 L3Harris Technologies 47.76 Bn 47.20 Bn 1.50 Bn 11.12%
6 Elbit Systems 32.88 Bn 31.92 Bn 579.01 Mn 9.57%
7 Teledyne Technologies 28.32 Bn 27.98 Bn 738.10 Mn 20.04%
8 Curtiss Wright 20.93 Bn 20.46 Bn 364.09 Mn 19.34%
9 Leidos Holdings 16.70 Bn 16.01 Bn 817.00 Mn 11.28%
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 8.97 Bn 7.53 Bn 189.70 Mn 0.37%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 0.37%
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%