Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Tax Rate (2018 - 2026)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) recorded Tax Rate of 37.14% in Q2 2026, up 0.19 percentage points from 36.96% a year earlier and up 58.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Tax Rate (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Tax Rate came in at 24.26% as of Jun 28, 2026, down 2.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 35.29%, down 3.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +1116.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 38.49% in FY2024 (-39.89 pp), 78.38% in FY2023 (+78.98 pp), -0.61% in FY2022 (-89.24 pp) and 88.64% in FY2021 (+1169.52 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -21.43% in Q1 2026 to 800.00% in Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.71 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 2839.29 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 773.68 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -21.43% (Q1 2026), 51.24% (Q4 2025) and 26.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 14.53% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.70% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 17.72% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 17.56% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 24.80% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 6.34% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 20.96% |
| 10 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | 8.01 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 100.10 Mn | 37.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 37.14% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 51.24% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 26.89% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 36.96% |
| 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% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 800.00% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 150.00% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 123.91% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 65.79% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 23.26% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 51.85% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 65.79% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 3.70% |
API Access
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=KTOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "KTOS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=KTOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();