Growth Metrics

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' quarterly Tax Rate came in at 21.43% in Q1 2026, down 3810.0% year-on-year from 0.58% in Q1 2025, and down 179.69% quarter-over-quarter from 26.89% in Q3 2025.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has reported Tax Rate for 17 years, with the latest figure at 21.43% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 3810.0% year-over-year to 21.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.67% (down 1844.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 35.29%, down 320.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 21.43%, down from 26.89% 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 76.41%, with a median of 26.6% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate jumped 65000 bps in 2022 and sank 77368 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing KTOS's Tax Rate over 5 years: 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 jumped by 976 bps to 26.89% in 2025, then sank by 180 bps to 21.43% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 21.43% (Q1 2026), 26.89% (Q3 2025), and 36.96% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 11.46
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 14.40
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 126.92
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 16.12
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 18.08
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 17.82
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 3.83
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 15.05
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 23.43
10 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 9.93 Bn 8.47 Bn 89.60 Mn -21.43

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -21.43
Mar 29, 2026 -21.43
Sep 28, 2025 26.89
Sep 28, 2025 26.89
Jun 29, 2025 36.96
Jun 29, 2025 36.96
Mar 30, 2025 16.67
Mar 30, 2025 16.67
Dec 29, 2024 2.50
Dec 29, 2024 2.50
Sep 29, 2024 44.83
Sep 29, 2024 44.83
Jun 30, 2024 37.80
Jun 30, 2024 37.80
Mar 31, 2024 67.50
Mar 31, 2024 67.50
Dec 31, 2023 26.32
Dec 31, 2023 26.32
Oct 1, 2023 55.88
Oct 1, 2023 55.88
Jun 25, 2023 122.22
Jun 25, 2023 122.22
Mar 26, 2023 -13.73
Mar 26, 2023 -13.73
Dec 25, 2022 800.00
Dec 25, 2022 800.00
Sep 25, 2022 9.09
Sep 25, 2022 9.09
Jun 26, 2022 -10.42
Jun 26, 2022 -10.42
Mar 27, 2022 21.50
Mar 27, 2022 21.50
Dec 26, 2021 150.00
Dec 26, 2021 150.00
Sep 26, 2021 123.91
Sep 26, 2021 123.91
Jun 27, 2021 150.00
Jun 27, 2021 150.00
Mar 28, 2021 337.50
Mar 28, 2021 337.50
Dec 27, 2020 -2,689.29
Dec 27, 2020 -2,689.29
Sep 27, 2020 65.79
Sep 27, 2020 65.79
Jun 28, 2020 75.00
Jun 28, 2020 75.00
Mar 29, 2020 116.67
Mar 29, 2020 116.67
Dec 29, 2019 23.26
Dec 29, 2019 23.26
Sep 29, 2019 51.85
Sep 29, 2019 51.85
Jun 30, 2019 65.79
Jun 30, 2019 65.79
Mar 31, 2019 -68.18
Mar 31, 2019 -68.18
Dec 30, 2018 3.70
Dec 30, 2018 3.70
Sep 30, 2018 70.83
Sep 30, 2018 70.83
Jul 1, 2018 -2.70
Jul 1, 2018 -2.70
Apr 1, 2018 40.91
Apr 1, 2018 40.91
Dec 31, 2017 32.96
Dec 31, 2017 32.96
Oct 1, 2017 15.71
Oct 1, 2017 15.71
Jun 25, 2017 -23.21
Jun 25, 2017 -23.21
Mar 26, 2017 -16.09
Mar 26, 2017 -16.09
Dec 25, 2016 -25.81
Dec 25, 2016 -25.81
Sep 25, 2016 -8.80
Sep 25, 2016 -8.80
Jun 26, 2016 -21.18
Jun 26, 2016 -21.18
Mar 27, 2016 -19.35
Mar 27, 2016 -19.35
Dec 27, 2015 4.11
Dec 27, 2015 4.11
Sep 27, 2015 139.09
Sep 27, 2015 139.09
Jun 28, 2015 -16.91
Jun 28, 2015 -16.91
Mar 29, 2015 -15.08
Mar 29, 2015 -15.08
Dec 28, 2014 -40.00
Dec 28, 2014 -40.00
Sep 28, 2014 1.74
Sep 28, 2014 1.74
Jun 29, 2014 -2.56
Jun 29, 2014 -2.56
Mar 30, 2014 -16.67
Mar 30, 2014 -16.67
Dec 29, 2013 46.03
Dec 29, 2013 46.03
Sep 29, 2013 -2.15
Sep 29, 2013 -2.15
Jun 30, 2013 1.39
Jun 30, 2013 1.39
Mar 31, 2013 -51.85
Mar 31, 2013 -51.85
Dec 30, 2012 5.60
Dec 30, 2012 5.60
Sep 30, 2012 -41.94
Sep 30, 2012 -41.94
Jun 24, 2012 -79.52
Jun 24, 2012 -79.52
Mar 25, 2012 62.12
Mar 25, 2012 62.12
Dec 25, 2011 -9.09
Dec 25, 2011 -9.09
Sep 25, 2011 -28.57
Sep 25, 2011 -28.57
Jun 26, 2011 -20.45
Jun 26, 2011 -20.45
Mar 27, 2011 24.00
Mar 27, 2011 24.00
Dec 26, 2010 -50.00
Dec 26, 2010 -50.00
Sep 26, 2010 -50.00
Sep 26, 2010 -50.00
Jun 27, 2010 1,950.00
Jun 27, 2010 1,950.00