Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' (KTOS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.37% in Q1 2026, down 34.0% year-on-year from 2.08% in Q1 2025, and down 18.5% quarter-over-quarter from 1.68% in Q3 2025.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.37% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 34.0% year-over-year to 1.37% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.37%, a 34.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.16%, down 78.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 1.37% in Q1 2026 per KTOS's latest filing, from 1.68% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.61% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.22% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.64% (2022), against an average of 1.42%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 227 bps in 2022 and soared 259 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.22% in 2022, then surged by 1178 bps to 2.36% in 2023, then dropped by 25 bps to 1.77% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 1.68% in 2025, then decreased by 18 bps to 1.37% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KTOS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 1.37% (Q1 2026), 1.68% (Q3 2025), and 1.34% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 370.01 Bn | 360.67 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 5.60% |
| 2 | Rtx | 289.51 Bn | 281.20 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 175.23 Bn | 155.21 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 131.81 Bn | 128.02 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.46 Bn | 109.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.47 Bn | 99.14 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.90 Bn | 73.59 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.15% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.86 Bn | 68.97 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.70 Bn | 50.11 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.10% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 8.18 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 89.60 Mn | 1.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.37% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.68% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.34% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.71% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.77% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.36% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.77% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.57% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -0.09% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -0.22% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.18% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.60% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 2.05% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 2.04% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 2.20% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 2.18% |