Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.78% in Q1 2026, down 15.55% quarter-over-quarter from 0.92% in Q3 2025, and down 93.0% on a YoY basis from 11.1% in Q1 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 0.78% for 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 was 0.78% for Q1 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, down from 0.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.61% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.22% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.31% across 5 years, with a median of 1.42% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 227 bps in 2022, then jumped 259 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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 sank by 48 bps to 0.92% in 2025, then declined 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 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | -265.55% |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 10.04 Bn | 8.58 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% |