Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.78% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 93.0% year-over-year to 0.78%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.78% (down 93.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.16%, down 78.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.78% for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 227 bps in 2022 and jumped 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 retreated by 25 bps to 1.77% in 2024, then slumped by 48 bps to 0.92% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 0.78% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.78%, 0.92%, and 1.0% for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.