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KTOS · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

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$42.69 -0.36 (-0.84%) At close · Sep 30
Market Cap
$8.56B
Shares
187.72M
Volume · Sep 30 5.33M Avg daily vol (3M) 3.89M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$42.69 Open$43.28 Day$42.46–44.17 52W close$42.69–130.72 Avg vol 30d3.7M Short int10.1M · 5.4% float · 2.8d Short vol22% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 4, 2026
call held Aug 4, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$30.90M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+30.5%
Year over year
Operating margin
1.2%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
253.2
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 0.4%
FCF yield
-1.5%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+20.8%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-51.1%
Trailing year
Short interest
5.4%
Latest settlement · 2.8 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 4, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Kratos reported Q2 revenue of $458.8M with 19.1% organic growth and raised full-year 2026 organic revenue growth guidance to 18%–23%, though Q2 GAAP results showed a $1.6M operating loss, free cash flow use of $18.9M, and full-year free cash flow is now guided to a use of $85M–$105M as the company invests in capacity.

Bullish
  • + Full-year 2026 organic revenue growth guidance was raised to approximately 18%–23%
  • + Last twelve-month book-to-bill of 1.3 to 1 and bookings of $1.990B
  • + Bid and proposal pipeline expanded to $15.0B from $14.3B
  • + Hypersonic business tracking from $200M in 2025 to $400M in 2026 and at least $700M in 2027
Bearish
  • − Q2 free cash flow used in operations of $18.9M after $17.2M of capex
  • − Israeli shekel strength is a $5M–$7M full-year EBITDA headwind
  • − Large working capital build with receivables up ~$59M and inventory up ~$10M

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −38%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −17%
below
RSI (14) 29
oversold
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 0%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −13%
trailing
6-month return −38%
trailing
YTD return −44%
this year
Relative strength −50%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $51 › 200d $69 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-12% holders QoQ · +109 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$635.0K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
5.36% of float · ▲ +3.4% MoM · 2.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
635 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 50
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +12%
Y/Y
Gross margin 41%
contracting
EPS growth +18%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 268.4
rich
Balance sheet $52.7M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 71%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −67%
past year
ATR 5.5%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
fourth quarter 2026
Year-over-year organic growth Non-GAAP 19% – 31%
third quarter 2026
Revenue $460M – $480M
prior FY $1.35B midpoint −65.1% Y/Y
2026
Hypersonic business revenue $400M
2027
Hypersonic business revenue at least $700M
Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
Revenues full-year 2020
guided $740M – $780M
$747.7M In line

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−38% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−17% Bearish
RSI (14)
29 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
0% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $51 › 200d $69 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-12% holders QoQ · +109 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$635.0K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
5.36% of float · ▲ +3.4% MoM · 2.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
635 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $43 Now $43 · 0% Range high $131
vs 200-day avg -38% vs 50-day avg -17%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Aerospace & Defense — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
this stock
$8.56B -43.8% +12.4% 268.4 5.4%
SPCX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp
$1.96T — — — 1.2%
GE
General Electric Co
$339.38B +1.4% +18.5% 38.5 1.5%
RTX
RTX Corp
$255.27B +1.2% +17.1% 33.4 1.0%
EADSF
Airbus SE/ADR
$174.13B -7.8% — — 0.1%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
635
% held
85.3%
Net QoQ
-11.1M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
478
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
10.1M
Days to cover
2.8d
Change
+330.7K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
22%
As of
Sep 30, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
400
Value
$18.7K
As of
Sep 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
49.1%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$635.0K
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 1
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Alan S. Lowenthal
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
May 14, 2021
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$1.3B
Net income (FY)
$22.0M
EPS diluted
$0.13
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 4, 2026
This year
11
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$976.9K
Shares
20.6K
Filed
Sep 21, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 4, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Kratos Announces Promotion of Bil…
Published
Sep 28, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
KTOS -7.5% -13.5% -37.5% -16.3% -43.8%
SPY -0.7% +0.1% +12.2% -0.6% +11.8%
vs SPY -6.9% -13.6% -49.7% -15.7% -55.6%
Key facts CIK 1069258 CUSIP 50077B207 13F (30d) 12 filings 11 filers Visit website Investor relations