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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

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20251.6%1.9%22.9%
FY20241.4%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%
FY202010.6%3.9%27.2%
FY20191.7%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%
FY20153.0%−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

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY262.0%+0.8 pts1.2%
Q1 FY262.1%+0.4 pts1.7%
Q4 FY251.6%+0.2 pts1.9%
Q3 FY251.6%+0.2 pts1.6%
Q2 FY251.2%+0.3 pts1.6%
Q1 FY251.7%+1.7 pts2.5%
Q4 FY241.4%+2.3 pts2.6%
Q3 FY241.3%+3.2 pts3.3%
Q2 FY240.9%+3.6 pts3.9%
Q1 FY24−0.1%+2.9 pts3.5%
Q4 FY23−0.9%+3.2 pts3.0%
Q3 FY23−1.9%+1.7 pts2.3%

Against its peers

Companies in Aerospace & Defense nearest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.0%
SAROStandardAero5.1%
LOARLoar11.6%
DRSLeonardo DRS8.5%
HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries5.0%
KRMNKarman6.3%
TXTTextron6.1%
AIRAAR5.5%
THOThor Industries1.8%
FTAIFTAI Aviation15.9%
CWCurtiss-Wright14.8%
Peer median6.2%

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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