Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.37% for Q1 2026, down 34.0% year-over-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.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 34.0% year-over-year to 1.37%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.37% (down 34.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.16%, down 78.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.37%, down from 1.68% 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.64% (2022), against an average of 1.42%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 227 bps in 2022, then soared 259 bps in 2024.
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.22% in 2022, then jumped by 1178 bps to 2.36% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 1.77% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 1.68% in 2025, then retreated by 18 bps to 1.37% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KTOS's Return on Capital Employed at 1.37% in Q1 2026, 1.68% in Q3 2025, and 1.34% in Q2 2025.
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| 1 | General Electric | 362.92 Bn | 353.58 Bn | 6.95 Bn | -17.57% |
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| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 10.77 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 189.70 Mn | 0.98% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.98% |
| 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% |