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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

KTOS

NASDAQ·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $9.9B

$55.35

+4.36%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$42.81 - $134.00

P/E

322.93

Fwd P/E

70.96

Beta

1.03

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

4.8M

Shares Out

187.4M

Mkt Cap

$9.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 22.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Advanced proprietary drone technologies
  • Strong government and defense sector relationships
  • Specialized expertise in autonomous systems
  • Diversified defense technology portfolio

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Robotics & Automation peers

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Increasing global defense modernization trends

Value

Premium valuation to Robotics & Automation peers

Momentum

Falling

-21.2% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Solid business

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.16 vs $0.13 consensus (+23.1% surprise). Revenue of $371.0M vs $345.0M expected (+7.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +23.1%
Rev beat +7.5%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+23.1%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+3%

+9%

+17%

+26%

+22%

+23%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$300.1M

$275.9M

$283.1M

$302.6M

$351.5M

$347.6M

$345.1M

$371.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

3.2%

Wall Street consensus

12 analysts · 83% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

10

83%

Hold

2

17%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$82.00

+48.1% vs $55.35

Low $80.00
Median $82.00
High $130.00

Latest: Wedbush · Jun 30, 2026

5 analysts covering

vs Industry

How KTOS stacks vs Aerospace & Defense

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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