# Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Aerospace and Defense
- SEC CIK: 0001069258 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001069258))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/ktos
- Data as of: price 2026-09-25; newest filing used 2026-08-04; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-28

## Grade

**C** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 3 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $1.5B | $966.6M |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow positive | failed | -$128.9M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | -$128.9M | -$40.7M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | -$128.9M | -$137.4M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 2 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 2.0% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 2.0% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 1.2% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | 1.5% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.07 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | -8.5% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $1.5B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $30.9M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | -$128.9M |
| Net margin | 2.0% |
| Operating margin | 1.2% |
| Return on equity | 1.5% |
| Debt to equity | 0.07 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $0.17 |
| Share price | $45.62 |
| Market value | $8.6B |
| Price / earnings | 268.4x |
| Price / sales | 5.6x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/ktos)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/ktos/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/ktos/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/ktos/earnings)

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