Growth Metrics

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $15.0 million in Q1 2026, up 72.41% year-on-year from $8.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 43.18% quarter-over-quarter from $26.4 million in Q3 2025.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 years, with the latest figure at $15.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 72.41% year-over-year to $15.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $67.4 million (up 130.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $35.5 million, up 19.13% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $15.0 million, down from $26.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $26.4 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $6.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $9.3 million, with a median of $6.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation retreated 5.71% in 2023 and jumped 266.67% in 2025.
  • Tracing KTOS's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $6.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 1.56% to $6.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.94% to $6.8 million in 2024, then surged by 288.24% to $26.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 43.18% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $15.0 million (Q1 2026), $26.4 million (Q3 2025), and $17.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn -
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 132.00 Mn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 161.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 83.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 40.00 Mn
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 28.12 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 20.00 Mn
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 26.00 Mn
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 9.93 Bn 8.47 Bn 89.60 Mn 15.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 15.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 15.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 26.40 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 26.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 17.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 17.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 8.70 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 8.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 6.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 6.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 7.20 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.30 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 6.40 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 6.40 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 6.00 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 6.00 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 6.60 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 6.60 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 6.40 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 6.40 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 6.60 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 6.60 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 6.30 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 6.30 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 7.00 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 7.00 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 6.60 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 6.60 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 6.40 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 6.40 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 6.60 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 6.60 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 6.20 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 6.20 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 6.50 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 6.50 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 5.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 5.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 4.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 4.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 4.70 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 4.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 2.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 2.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 2.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 2.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 2.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 2.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 2.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 2.60 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 2.10 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 2.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.70 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 1.70 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 1.70 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 1.70 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 1.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 2.80 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 2.80 Mn
Jun 25, 2017 1.90 Mn
Jun 25, 2017 1.90 Mn
Mar 26, 2017 2.10 Mn
Mar 26, 2017 2.10 Mn
Dec 25, 2016 900,000.00
Dec 25, 2016 900,000.00
Sep 25, 2016 1.10 Mn
Sep 25, 2016 1.10 Mn
Jun 26, 2016 1.60 Mn
Jun 26, 2016 1.60 Mn
Mar 27, 2016 1.50 Mn
Mar 27, 2016 1.50 Mn
Dec 27, 2015 600,000.00
Dec 27, 2015 600,000.00
Sep 27, 2015 1.60 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 1.60 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 1.90 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 1.90 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 2.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 2.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -3.80 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -3.80 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 2.80 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 2.80 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 2.80 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 2.80 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 1.80 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 1.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 1.20 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 1.20 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 2.10 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 2.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.90 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 2.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 2.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 2.30 Mn
Jun 24, 2012 700,000.00
Jun 24, 2012 700,000.00
Mar 25, 2012 1.10 Mn
Mar 25, 2012 1.10 Mn
Dec 25, 2011 1.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2011 1.00 Mn
Sep 25, 2011 900,000.00
Sep 25, 2011 900,000.00
Jun 26, 2011 800,000.00
Jun 26, 2011 800,000.00
Mar 27, 2011 600,000.00
Mar 27, 2011 600,000.00
Dec 26, 2010 500,000.00
Dec 26, 2010 500,000.00
Sep 26, 2010 400,000.00
Sep 26, 2010 400,000.00