Kratos Defense & Security Solutions profit margin KTOS
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 2.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 1.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.8 pts
- Peer median
- 6.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions kept 2.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 1.2% and a gross margin of 23.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 10.3%.
The median for 10 aerospace and defense stocks of a similar size is 6.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.6% | 1.9% | 22.9% |
| FY2024 | 1.4% | 2.6% | 25.3% |
| FY2023 | −0.9% | 3.0% | 25.9% |
| FY2022 | −4.1% | −0.3% | 25.2% |
| FY2021 | −0.2% | 3.4% | 27.7% |
| FY2020 | 10.6% | 3.9% | 27.2% |
| FY2019 | 1.7% | 5.3% | 26.5% |
| FY2018 | −0.6% | 4.9% | 27.5% |
| FY2017 | −7.1% | −2.0% | 26.1% |
| FY2016 | −9.0% | −2.8% | 23.0% |
| FY2015 | 3.0% | −0.7% | 24.6% |
| FY2014 | −10.2% | 0.7% | 23.5% |
| FY2013 | −3.9% | 3.3% | 25.2% |
| FY2012 | −11.8% | −5.1% | 26.5% |
| FY2011 | −3.4% | 4.1% | 26.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 2.0% | +0.8 pts | 1.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 2.1% | +0.4 pts | 1.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 1.6% | +0.2 pts | 1.9% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 1.6% | +0.2 pts | 1.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 1.2% | +0.3 pts | 1.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.7% | +1.7 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 1.4% | +2.3 pts | 2.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 1.3% | +3.2 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 0.9% | +3.6 pts | 3.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −0.1% | +2.9 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −0.9% | +3.2 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −1.9% | +1.7 pts | 2.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Aerospace & Defense nearest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions | 2.0% |
| SAROStandardAero | 5.1% |
| LOARLoar | 11.6% |
| DRSLeonardo DRS | 8.5% |
| HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries | 5.0% |
| KRMNKarman | 6.3% |
| TXTTextron | 6.1% |
| AIRAAR | 5.5% |
| THOThor Industries | 1.8% |
| FTAIFTAI Aviation | 15.9% |
| CWCurtiss-Wright | 14.8% |
| Peer median | 6.2% |
Where Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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