The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

KTOS

Concerning the House

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company, provides technology, hardware, products, system, and software for the defense, national security, and commercial markets in the United States, other North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and Internationally. The company operates through Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems segments. It offers virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles, including software for command and control, telemetry, and tracking and control; jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems and hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems; propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, spacecraft and launch systems, command, control, communication, computing, combat, and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, and satellite; and counter unmanned aircraft systems, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual and augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. The company primarily serves national security-related agencies, the U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence and classified agencies, international government agencies, and domestic and international commercial customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was formerly known as Wireless Facilities, Inc. and changed its name to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in August 1999. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

United States · www.kratosdefense.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.35B+4.5%
Gross profit$287.20M+9.2%
Operating income$31.10M+0.8%
Net income-$8.90M-3.8%
Cash from ops$65.20M
Quotation

$62.79

-1.03 (-1.6%)

52w hi$130.72
52w lo$43.88
Vol2.56M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.47

Short-0.47
Medium-0.49
Long-0.43

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Market cap$11.77B
Enterprise value$10.74B
Trailing P/E369.35x
Forward P/E56.36x
EV / EBITDA123.41x
P / S (ttm)7.74x
Profit margin2.0%
Return on equity1.1%
Revenue growth+30.5%
Earnings growth+7.4%
Debt / equity5.65
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.41
Corr SPX0.37
Annual vol62.1%
Annual ret+77.1%
Sharpe1.24
Max DD-66.4%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.08
Sector+0.07
Technical-0.28
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$63.44$64.75$61.84$62.792.56M
Aug 12$63.85$64.22$62.10$63.823.40M
Aug 11$62.09$63.83$61.34$63.733.03M
Aug 10$60.90$63.17$58.90$62.424.57M
Aug 7$57.97$61.09$56.25$60.774.79M