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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

KTOS·NASDAQ·Manufacturing·CIK 0001069258

Kratos is a technology, hardware, products, system, and software company serving the defense, national security, and commercial markets. The company develops, produces, and fields solutions for customer needs. Kratos focuses on affordability and utilizes proven technology to reduce cost, schedule, and risk, aiming to be first to market with cost-effective solutions. Kratos designs products and systems for rapid, large quantity, low-cost future manufacturing. The company pursues program and contract opportunities as the prime or lead contractor when the probability of winning is high and required investment is within its capital resource comfort level. Kratos partners with large, traditional system integrators when the probability of winning is greater or the required investment exceeds its comfort level. Kratos' primary business areas include virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles, including software for command & control (C2) and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C). It also produces jet-powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems, and propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, spacecraft, and launch systems. Additionally, Kratos provides command, control, communication, computing, combat, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, air defense, missile defense, space, satellite, counter unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS), directed energy, communication, and other systems, as well as virtual & augmented reality training systems for the warfighter.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 41 items for KTOS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-11-05, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for KTOS spans 10-Q, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Kratos 10-Q Details Q3 Revenue of $471.8M, $1.40B Cash and $2.65B Backlog
  • Kratos Lifts 2026 Guidance, Sets 2027 Revenue Outlook of $2.1B–$2.2B
  • Kratos Posts Flat Q3 EPS of 0c as Shares Sit Near 52-Week Low
  • Kratos J85 Engine Passes Multi-Configuration Flight Tests, Eyes 10,000+ Annual Production by 2029
  • Kratos Completes First European Valkyrie Flight with Airbus, Targets 2029 Combat-Ready CCA

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025
Revenue
$1.35B
Net Income
$22M
Diluted EPS
$0.13
Op. Cash Flow
-$42.1M
Free Cash Flow
-$137.4M
Gross Profit
$307.9M
Operating Income
$25.6M
Cash & Equivalents
$560.6M
Total Debt
$0
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
1.6%
Shares Outstanding
168.88M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-23 · accession 0001069258-26-000013

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.97 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 9,694,746 shares in KTOS as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.0% decrease from the prior period — about 2.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On November 6, 2026, 27.8% of KTOS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)9,694,746 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 1.0%
Days to cover1.97 at avg daily volume of 4,919,691
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)27.8% of 3,856,431 shares on November 6, 2026
5-day average short volume31.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$35.12 +0.06% today
52-week range · as of 2026-11-05 $32.5 – $134
Market cap
$6.59B
Volume
8M (1.6× avg)
3-mo avg 4.9M
Live data · 2026-11-07 09:17 UTC · Market closed

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KTOS
Nov 05, 2026, 4:19 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $32.61
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: +$2.51 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
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Nov 05, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $33.39
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: +$1.73 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Nov 05, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $33.15
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: +$1.97 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Oct 12, 2026, 9:20 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $42.55
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$7.43 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Oct 12, 2026, 5:15 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $42.50
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$7.38 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Oct 05, 2026, 8:35 AM EDT
Source: Seeking Alpha
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $43.59
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$8.47 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Sep 21, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $48.10
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$12.98 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Sep 01, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $50.10
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$14.98 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Aug 19, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $61.30
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$26.18 (-43%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Aug 18, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $61.78
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$26.66 (-43%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $64.62
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$29.50 (-46%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Aug 04, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $53.85
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$18.73 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Aug 04, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $53.01
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$17.89 (-34%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jul 28, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $49.35
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$14.23 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jul 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $47.00
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$11.88 (-25%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jul 15, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $51.84
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$16.72 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jul 14, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $48.21
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$13.09 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jul 06, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $55.51
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$20.39 (-37%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jun 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $56.38
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$21.26 (-38%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
KTOS
Jun 09, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $58.36
Real-time Price: $35.12 info
Change: -$23.24 (-40%) info
Market Cap: $6.589B info
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