Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.78% in Q1 2026, down 93.0% year-on-year from 11.1% in Q1 2025, and down 15.55% quarter-over-quarter from 0.92% in Q3 2025.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.78% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 93.0% year-over-year to 0.78%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.78% (down 93.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.16%, down 78.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.78%, down from 0.92% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 2.61% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.22% in Q4 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1.31%, with a median of 1.42% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 227 bps in 2022 and soared 259 bps in 2024.
- Tracing KTOS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.22% in 2022, then soared by 1178 bps to 2.36% in 2023, then declined by 25 bps to 1.77% in 2024, then plunged by 48 bps to 0.92% in 2025, then fell by 16 bps to 0.78% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.78% (Q1 2026), 0.92% (Q3 2025), and 1.0% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 9.93 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 89.60 Mn | 0.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.78% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.92% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.00% |
| 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% |
| Dec 27, 2020 | 2.22% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 2.37% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 2.51% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 3.43% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 3.80% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.88% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.55% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.56% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | -0.63% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | -0.76% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.34% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 0.90% |
| Jun 25, 2017 | -0.72% |
| Mar 26, 2017 | -0.92% |
| Dec 25, 2016 | -2.60% |
| Sep 25, 2016 | -3.16% |
| Jun 26, 2016 | -1.00% |
| Mar 27, 2016 | -1.49% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | -0.61% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | -0.05% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | -0.56% |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 0.11% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 0.58% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 0.55% |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 1.51% |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 2.16% |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 3.28% |
| Sep 29, 2013 | -5.57% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.73% |
| Dec 30, 2012 | -4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.80% |
| Jun 24, 2012 | 3.43% |
| Mar 25, 2012 | 3.77% |
| Dec 25, 2011 | 2.91% |
| Sep 25, 2011 | 3.07% |