Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)

NASDAQ: KTOS · Real-Time Price · USD
86.18
-5.96 (-6.47%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
86.97
+0.79 (0.92%)
After-hours: Feb 27, 2026, 7:59 PM EST
-6.47%
Market Cap 15.91B
Revenue (ttm) 1.35B
Net Income (ttm) 22.00M
Shares Out 184.61M
EPS (ttm) 0.13
PE Ratio 723.19
Forward PE 110.65
Dividend n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 13,314,656
Open 85.30
Previous Close 92.14
Day's Range 84.00 - 86.40
52-Week Range 24.80 - 134.00
Beta 1.09
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 97.44 (+13.07%)
Earnings Date Feb 23, 2026

About KTOS

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company, provides technology, hardware, products, system, and software for the defense, national security, and commercial markets in the United States, other North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and Internationally. The company operates through Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems segments. It offers virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles, including software for command and control, telemetry, and tracking and control; jet powered unma... [Read more]

Sector Industrials
IPO Date Nov 5, 1999
Employees 4,300
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol KTOS
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2025, KTOS's revenue was $1.35 billion, an increase of 18.53% compared to the previous year's $1.14 billion. Earnings were $22.00 million, an increase of 34.97%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 17 analysts, the average rating for KTOS stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $97.44, which is an increase of 13.07% from the latest price.

Price Target
$97.44
(13.07% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Prices Public Offering of Common Stock

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (“Kratos”) (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology, Hardware, Products, System and Software Company addressing the Defense, ...

2 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (“Kratos”) (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology, Hardware, Products, System and Software Company addressing the Defense, ...

2 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Completes Critical Design Review for Space Development Agency's Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI) System

Successfully integrated and validated systems across a complex, multi-partner ground architecture Successfully integrated and validated systems across a complex, multi-partner ground architecture

3 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Lands $61.1M Navy Drone Deal—Analysts Eye 17% Upside

The $61.1 million agreement covers the full-rate production of 70 BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Targets and underscores the company's expanding influence within the Department of Defense's procurement pipe...

3 days ago - Benzinga

Kratos: The Best Stock To Buy For The Future Of Defense

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions remains a high-conviction buy, supported by exceptional positioning in hypersonics, space, microelectronics, and drones. KTOS trades at a significant premium—4x pee...

4 days ago - Seeking Alpha

These Analysts Raise Their Forecasts On Kratos After Upbeat Q4 Results

Revenue came in at $345.1 million, versus estimates of $327.79 million. Adjusted EPS came in at 18 cents, versus estimates of 16 cents.

4 days ago - Benzinga

Kratos: Why I'm Buying A Hyped-Up Drone Stock After Its Poor Q1 Guidance

I'm not particularly worried with the 124x multiple of Kratos, as the long-term growth stock is largely intact, despite the soft Q1 guidance. Q1 2026 is now expected to be the lowest quarter this year...

4 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

5 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Drone Maker Kratos Beats Wall Street Earnings Estimates. The Stock Is Down.

Kratos topped fourth-quarter estimates and projected nearly 20% sales growth for 2026, but weaker first-quarter guidance and high expectations weighed on shares.

5 days ago - Barrons

Kratos Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results

Fourth Quarter 2025 Revenues of $345.1 Million Reflect 21.9 Percent Growth and 20.0 Percent Organic Growth Over Fourth Quarter 2024 Revenues of $283.1 Million

5 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos and GE Aerospace Win U.S. Air Force Award to Design Engine for Expendable Combat Collaborative Aircraft

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a leader in defense, national security and global markets, and GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE), today ann...

Other symbols: GE
6 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) will release earnings results for its fourth quarter, after the closing bell on Monday, Feb. 23.

6 days ago - Benzinga

Prometheus Energetics Breaks Ground on New Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Campus in Indiana

BLOOMFIELD, Ind. , Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Energetics, LLC, a U.S.-based merchant supplier of solid rocket motors (SRMs) and energetics and a joint venture between Kratos Defense & Se...

9 days ago - PRNewsWire

Kratos Awarded Contract to Streamline Hypersonic Material's Development

In-Depth Modeling, Simulation of Hypersonic Environments Will Lead to a Robust Set of Hypersonic Test Setpoints to Enable Rapid Evaluation, Transition of Various Thermal Protection System Materials In...

11 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Ground System Contract by Airbus to Support OmanSat-1

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced that Airbu...

12 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call for Monday, February 23rd

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced today that i...

16 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Defense: A $134 Story In The Age Of Attrition

Kratos Defense is initiated for coverage, focusing on its pivotal role in U.S. defense industrial rebuilding. KTOS leverages affordability and speed-to-market as core strategic pillars amid rising nat...

16 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Kratos Selected to Participate in Phase 1 Gauntlet for the Office of the Secretary of War's Drone Dominance Program

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, announced today t...

19 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

The Gauntlet Begins: Kratos and Red Cat Face Off for $1.1 Billion Drone Supremacy

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT) and 23 other drone manufacturers are preparing for battle at Fort Benning.

22 days ago - Benzinga

Taiwan teams with US firm Kratos to build attack drones to counter China

U.S.-based Kratos Defense and Taiwan's military have successfully tested a new jet-powered attack drone, a move aimed at rapidly boosting the island's ability to field "large numbers" of low-cost dron...

23 days ago - Reuters

Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund Q4 2025 Winners And Laggards

Class A shares of the Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund outperformed the Russell 2500 Growth Index during the fourth quarter of 2025. Natera, Inc., ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Glaukos Corp...

25 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Kratos Recently Received Aviation System and Related Warfighter Contract Awards with Total Potential Value of Approximately $65 Million

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced that Krato...

26 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Kratos Opens New 55,000-Square-Foot State-of-the-Art Hypersonic System Manufacturing and Payload Integration Facility in Princess Anne, Maryland

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, announced today the grand...

6 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Trump's $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Is A Huge Gift To My Portfolio

A massive policy shift just sent an unexpected signal to income investors. Some of the biggest winners from Trump's defense budget proposal may not be who everyone thinks they are. My portfolio was bu...

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7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Drone Stocks Soar As Trump Clips The Wings of Defense Majors

President Donald Trump sent defense stocks on a rollercoaster on Wednesday after threatening a total ban on stock buybacks and dividends until supply issues are resolved and following up with a propos...

Other symbols: AVAVDPROONDSRCATUAVS
7 weeks ago - Benzinga