Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) posted Tax Rate of 15.48% for Q2 2026, up 172.22% on a QoQ basis from 21.43% in Q1 2026, and down 1052.0% year-over-year from 1.63% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Tax Rate for 17 years, with the latest figure at 15.48% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 1052.0% year-over-year to 15.48% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 15.21%, a 939.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 35.29%, down 320.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 15.48% for Q2 2026 at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, up from 21.43% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 800.0% in Q4 2022, with the low at 21.43% in Q1 2026.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 72.16%, with a median of 26.0% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate soared 65000 bps in 2022, then plunged 77368 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 800.0% in 2022, then tumbled by 97 bps to 26.32% in 2023, then slumped by 90 bps to 2.5% in 2024, then surged by 959 bps to 26.48% in 2025, then plunged by 42 bps to 15.48% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 15.48% (Q2 2026), 21.43% (Q1 2026), and 26.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin | 120.87 Bn | 117.07 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.70% |
| 2 | General Dynamics | 95.39 Bn | 91.06 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 17.56% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 76.32 Bn | 75.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 24.80% |
| 4 | Northrop Grumman | 73.49 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.34% |
| 5 | L3Harris Technologies | 46.76 Bn | 45.24 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 15.49% |
| 6 | Elbit Systems | 32.70 Bn | 31.74 Bn | 579.01 Mn | -16.44% |
| 7 | Teledyne Technologies | 27.56 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 21.66% |
| 8 | Curtiss Wright | 20.85 Bn | 20.37 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 22.20% |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 16.21 Bn | 15.46 Bn | 817.00 Mn | 21.06% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 8.84 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 189.70 Mn | 15.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 15.48% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -21.43% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 26.48% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 26.00% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.67% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 2.50% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 44.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 67.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.32% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 55.88% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 122.22% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -13.73% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 800.00% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 9.09% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -10.42% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 21.50% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 150.00% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 123.91% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 150.00% |