KTOS · Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $9.03B |
| P/E | 290.27 |
| Float | 184.9M |
| Beta | 1.17 |
| Volatility | 29.2% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Aerospace & Defense |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 47 |
| Price | 47.78 |
| Change | −0.67% |
| Prev Close | 48.10 |
| Open | 48.76 |
| Day Low | 46.92 |
| Day High | 49.16 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $142.1M |
| 52W High | 134.00 |
| 52W Low | 43.09 |
| 52W Pos | 5.2% |
| From High | −64.34% |
| From Low | +10.88% |
| Max DD 1Y | −66.43% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −16.02% |
| SMA 50 | −8.65% |
| SMA 200 | −33.38% |
| RSI (14) | 36.2 |
| Vol 30D | 66.4% |
| Vol 90D | 68.0% |
| 1Y Range | 43–134 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −10.41% |
| Perf Month | −13.08% |
| Perf Quarter | −24.13% |
| Perf Half Y | −43.77% |
| Perf Year | −25.43% |
| Perf YTD | −39.74% |
| Prev Day | −0.67% |
| Clavix | D |
| Debt / Eq | 0.05 |
| Curr Ratio | 4.06 |
| Int Cover | 6.8× |
| FCF Margin | 1.7% |
| Rev Growth | +30.5% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 23 / 30 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayKTOS grades D, 47 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (65), most exposed on Macro Resilience (28, weak). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Aerospace & Defense median. Ranks 23 of 30 in Aerospace & Defense by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| KTOS | Aerospace & Defense median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.17 | 1.25 |
| Volatilityannualized | 29.2% | 31.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −66.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 2.91% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 12550% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| KTOS | Aerospace & Defense median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.17 | 1.25 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | High29% of 31 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Aerospace & Defense names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| KTOS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −10.4% |
| 1 month | −13.1% |
| Year to date | −39.7% |
| 1 year | −25.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| KTOS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 4 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 74 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 27 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 27 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 29 Aerospace & Defense names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| KTOS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +30.5% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Aerospace & Defense median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Aerospace & Defense
31 companies| Metric | KTOS | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.17 | 1.25 | |
| Volatility | 29.2% | 31.2% | |
| P/E | 290.27 | 41.27 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | 0.56 | |
| Current ratio | 4.06 | 2.59 | |
| FCF margin | 1.7% | 10.7% | |
| Interest coverage | 6.8× | 7.0× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openKratos said on September 1, 2026 that it won a contract worth more than $20 million to build mobile satellite communication gateways for a defense customer in Asia.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) and GE Aerospace jointly developed the GEK800 engine, which received a U.S. Military Engine Type Designation (F143-ZZ-100) and was awarded a U.S. Air Force Engineering and Manufacturing contract, announced on August 17. The headline frames this as a potential growth driver for KTOS in next-generation defense spending versus GE's commercial scale.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp disclosed a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), buying 1,309,524 shares worth about $65.29 million during the second quarter, according to its most recent SEC filing. The article body is cut off and does not provide further details.
Boeing selected Kratos's U.S.-made TDI-J85 turbojet for its new JDAM LR long-range precision weapon, a 500-pound-class munition designed to fly more than 300 nautical miles. Kratos will build the engine at its 22,500-square-foot Auburn Hills, Michigan propulsion facility, which has moved into full-rate production, supplying capacity scaled through its Spartan engine family.
Kratos said it will supply its J85 engines to Boeing to help produce JDAM LR precision-guided bombs under a $75 million U.S. Air Force contract awarded to Boeing this month. The bombs can travel over 300 nautical miles with a 500-pound payload.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVAV | AeroVironment Inc | D- | $7.48B | — | 1.41 | Compare |
| HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc | B | $11.46B | 17.21 | 0.19 | Compare |
| LOAR | Loar Holdings Inc | B | $6.53B | 101.94 | 1.35 | Compare |
| TXT | Textron Inc | B+ | $13.65B | 14.57 | 0.90 | Compare |
| BWXT | BWX Technologies Inc | C+ | $14.68B | 41.57 | 0.73 | Compare |
| VSEC | VSE Corp | C- | $5.40B | 73.48 | 1.25 | Compare |
| KRMN | Karman Holdings Inc | C- | $5.37B | 267.65 | 2.35 | Compare |
| ACHR | Archer Aviation Inc | D | $4.44B | — | 3.62 | Compare |
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