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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' (KTOS) 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 21.88% quarter-over-quarter from $19.2 million in Q3 2025.

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $15.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 72.41% year-over-year to $15.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $42.9 million, a 297.22% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $35.5 million, up 214.16% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation eased to $15.0 million in Q1 2026 per KTOS's latest filing, from $19.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $23.6 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$7.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $7.0 million (2022), against an average of $6.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation sank 171.93% in 2022 and soared 9500.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $23.6 million in 2022, then sank by 129.66% to -$7.0 million in 2023, then rose by 14.29% to -$6.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 420.0% to $19.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 21.88% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KTOS Share-based Compensation figures stand at $15.0 million (Q1 2026), $19.2 million (Q3 2025), and $8.7 million (Q1 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 General Electric 370.01 Bn 360.67 Bn -3.10 Bn -
2 Rtx 289.51 Bn 281.20 Bn 9.91 Bn 164.00 Mn
3 Boeing 175.23 Bn 155.21 Bn 2.41 Bn -3.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 131.81 Bn 128.02 Bn 2.45 Bn 97.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 111.46 Bn 109.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.47 Bn 99.14 Bn 6.76 Bn 67.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 75.90 Bn 73.59 Bn 3.72 Bn 38.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 72.86 Bn 68.97 Bn 1.51 Bn 26.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.70 Bn 50.11 Bn 1.40 Bn 21.00 Mn
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 8.18 Bn 6.71 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 19.20 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 19.20 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 8.70 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 8.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 200,000.00
Sep 29, 2024 200,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 7.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 7.30 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 7.30 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 -3.20 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 -3.20 Mn