Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) reported Research & Development of $13.6 million for Q2 2026, up 33.3% from $10.2 million a year earlier and up 27.1% from the prior quarter.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 28, 2026, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Research & Development came in at $44.1 million, up 8.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $40 million, down 0.7% from FY2024.
- Research & Development has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Research & Development came in at $40.3 million in FY2024 (+4.9%), $38.4 million in FY2023 (-0.5%), $38.6 million in FY2022 (+9.7%) and $35.2 million in FY2021 (+30.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year over year, Research & Development gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 33.3%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 24.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $10.7 million (Q1 2026), $9.8 million (Q4 2025) and $10 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 921.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 260.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | - |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 524.00 Mn |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 8.27 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 100.10 Mn | 13.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 13.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 10.70 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.80 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.20 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 10.60 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 10.30 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 9.90 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 10.20 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 10.60 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 9.60 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 9.20 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.20 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 8.00 Mn |
API Access
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=KTOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "KTOS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=KTOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();