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    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS)

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    INDUSTRIALS • AEROSPACE & DEFENSE • NASDAQ

    $40.74
    +1.41 (+3.58%)

    Market Cap: $7.59B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    95%(37/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +71.19%
    Streak
    22 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.20
    Range$0.14 - $0.23
    16 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    4
    7
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.20-0.7%
    60d ago$0.20-2.5%
    30d ago$0.20-1.3%
    7d ago$0.200.0%
    Current$0.20
    Revenue Consensus
    $470M
    Range$447M - $489M
    18 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.33
    Range$0.22 - $0.41
    19 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $569M
    Range$514M - $617M
    18 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.33---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.20---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.15$0.06+150.00%Beat+114.3%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$0.16$0.13+23.08%Beat+33.3%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.18$0.17+9.09%Beat+38.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.14$0.12+16.67%Beat+27.3%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.07$0.05+40.00%Beat-50.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$0.12$0.09+33.33%Beat+9.1%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.13$0.10+27.83%Beat+8.3%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.11$0.08+37.50%Beat-8.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.14$0.08+75.00%Beat+55.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 7
    		$0.11$0.05+120.00%Beat+83.3%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.12$0.08+50.00%Beat+50.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.12$0.08+50.00%Beat+33.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.09$0.05+80.00%Beat+28.6%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 3
    		$0.06$0.04+50.00%Beat+50.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.08$0.08+0.00%Beat-27.3%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.09$0.06+50.00%Beat+0.0%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.07$0.04+75.00%Beat+16.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$0.04$0.01+300.00%Beat-33.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.11$0.09+22.22%Beat+37.5%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.09$0.07+28.57%Beat-35.7%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.06$0.06+0.00%Beat-25.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$0.06$0.05+20.00%Beat-33.3%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$0.08$0.10-20.00%Miss-11.1%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.14$0.09+55.56%Beat+55.6%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.08$0.06+33.33%Beat+0.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.09$0.07+28.57%Beat+12.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 24
    		$0.09$0.10-10.00%Miss+0.0%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.09$0.07+28.57%Beat+12.5%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.08$0.06+33.33%Beat+300.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 8
    		$0.08$0.02+300.00%Beat+60.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.09$0.06+50.00%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.08$0.03+166.67%Beat+166.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.02$0.02+0.00%Beat+100.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 10
    		$0.05$0.01+400.00%Beat+600.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.09$0.07+28.57%Beat+350.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.03$0.03+0.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.01$-0.01+200.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.01N/A+83.33%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.02N/A+140.00%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio64.67EV/EBITDA67.30x
    Price/FCF-59.61xFCF Yield-1.68%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin2.03%Operating Margin-0.17%
    ROE1.15%ROIC0.38%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.05xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio5.54xQuick Ratio4.99x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.11Avg Volume4.70M
    52-Week High$134.0052-Week Low$37.84

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$41.71
    SMA 20$43.58
    SMA 50$49.87
    SMA 200$67.37
    EMA 10$41.65
    EMA 20$43.37
    EMA 50$47.21
    EMA 200$58.58

    MACD

    Line: -2.31Signal: -2.25Hist: -0.06

    ADX

    ADX: 33.1+DI: 8.1-DI: 29.2

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up32.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$42.35

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$48.73
    Lower Band$38.42
    %B Position2366%(Upper)
    Band Width0.22

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    35.1

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K16.0
    Stoch %D11.1
    Williams %R-60.7
    ROC (10d)-4.9%
    Momentum-2.08
    CCI (20d)-121.5
    MFI (14d)27.8

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.16(5.3%)
    StdDev (20d)2.58
    Hist Vol38.2%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$39.82
    OBV84.2M
    AD Line-10.6M
    CMF (20d)-0.239

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)4.8M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$43.45

    Pivot Points

    R3$43.31
    R2$42.45
    R1$40.89
    Pivot Point$40.03
    S1$38.47
    S2$37.61
    S3$36.05

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-35.31
    Ultimate Osc39.7
    KST-163.68

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$458.80M$371.00M$345.10M$347.60M$351.50M$302.60M$283.10M$275.90M$300.10M$277.20M$273.80M$274.60M
    Cost of Revenue$358.70M$281.40M$261.70M$270.50M$277.70M$229.00M$213.30M$206.70M$222.90M$206.20M$201.90M$201.20M
    Gross Profit$100.10M$89.60M$83.40M$77.10M$73.80M$73.60M$69.80M$69.20M$77.20M$71.00M$71.90M$73.40M
    Operating Expenses$101.70M$84.90M$75.20M$70.00M$70.10M$67.00M$66.80M$62.70M$64.70M$64.00M$60.20M$61.20M
    R&D$13.60M$10.70M$9.80M$10.00M$10.20M$10.00M$10.60M$9.90M$10.20M$9.60M$8.00M$10.30M
    SG&A$87.30M$72.30M$63.50M$59.80M$59.90M$57.00M$55.70M$52.60M$54.50M$54.40M$52.70M$50.90M
    Operating Income$-1,600,000$4.70M$8.20M$7.10M$3.70M$6.60M$3.00M$6.50M$12.50M$7.00M$11.70M$12.20M
    Interest Income$10.20M$4.50M$3.40M$4.60M$-1,200,000$-900,000$-300,000$0$100,000$-2,800,000$-5,000,000$-5,100,000
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$1.20M$0$700,000$0$3.00M$4.10M$5.40M
    Income Before Tax$7.00M$9.80M$12.10M$11.90M$4.60M$5.40M$4.00M$5.80M$12.70M$4.00M$7.60M$6.80M
    Income Tax Expense$2.60M$-2,100,000$6.20M$3.20M$1.70M$900,000$100,000$2.60M$4.80M$2.70M$2.00M$3.80M
    Net Income$4.40M$11.90M$5.90M$8.70M$2.90M$4.50M$3.90M$3.20M$7.90M$1.30M$5.60M$3.00M
    EBITDA$22.50M$25.60M$25.00M$22.30M$20.70M$19.90M$17.60M$19.10M$26.10M$19.30M$25.00M$23.30M
    EBIT$-3,200,000$5.30M$8.70M$7.30M$5.80M$6.30M$4.30M$5.80M$12.60M$6.80M$12.60M$11.90M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    KTOS Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    64.7x
    Forward P/E
    45.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    67.3x
    P/FCF
    -59.6x
    PEG
    34.1x
    P/B
    2.2x
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    KTOS Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    23.0%
    Operating margin
    -0.2%
    Net margin
    2.0%
    ROIC
    0.4%
    ROE
    1.1%
    FCF margin
    -8.5%
    FCF yield
    -1.7%

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    Sector: Industrials

    KTOS Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    21
    Strong Buy
    4
    Buy
    15
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    KTOS Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KTOS beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • KTOS grew quarterly revenue 30.5% year over year.
    • 90.5% of KTOS's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • KTOS trades at 64.7x trailing earnings.

    KTOS Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    42.2%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.20
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    4 up, 7 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About KTOS

    Does KTOS pay dividends?

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is KTOS's P/E ratio?

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 64.67.

    What is KTOS's market cap?

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has a market capitalization of $7.59B with a current stock price of $40.74.

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