Despite a perfect four-quarter earnings beat streak averaging 18% positive surprise and nearly 77% implied upside to the analyst consensus target, business quality falls well short of the minimum threshold — with free cash flow deeply negative relative to net income and no identifiable competitive moat — and a confirmed death cross with price below the 200-day moving average makes this a position to exit, not hold.
Thesis pillars
- Government Revenue Concentration↑Improving
- Quality Below Investment Floor→Stable
- Confirmed Downtrend Death Cross↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Kratos Defense & Security Solut (KTOS) Stock Analysis
Catalyst-Driven edge
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $47.36: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.1/10 and A.R:R 8.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions designs and produces defense technology including jet-powered unmanned aerial drones, hypersonic vehicles, solid rocket motors, microwave electronics, and satellite command and control systems primarily for the U.S. military and intelligence... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $47.36: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.1/10 and A.R:R 8.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-26Recent Developments — Kratos Defense & Security Solut
Latest news
- NEWS 'Germany Opens Up Competition for Autonomous Combat Plane Order' - Bloomberg — benzinga Jul 22, 2026 positive
- NEWS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Receives ~$156M U.S. Department Of Energy Award To Offer Mobile Counter-Unmanned Air — benzinga Jul 21, 2026 positive
- NEWS Kratos To Manufacture Elroy Air's Chaparral Autonomous Cargo Aircraft At Its Expanding California Facility — benzinga Jul 20, 2026 positive
- NEWS Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Kratos Defense & Security 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today — benzinga Jul 17, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Jim Cramer: Buy This Industrial Stock, EquipmentShare Is ‘Disappointing’ — benzinga Jul 15, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-07-26T08:02:04Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerU.S. Government68%10-K Item 1A: 'In fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, we generated 68%, 67% and 69%, respectively, of our total revenues from contracts with the U.S. Government'
- LOWCustomerU.S. Navy18%10-K Item 1A: 'the U.S. Navy accounted for 17.7% and 14.7%, respectively, of our total revenues'
- LOWCustomerU.S. Air Force13%10-K Item 1A: 'the U.S. Air Force accounted for 12.6% and 15.2% respectively, of our total revenues'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-25Item 5.02LOWOn March 19, 2026, David King was appointed to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee effective March 23, 2026. Mr. Hoglund stepped down from the Audit Committee but remains Chairman of the Board. No reason cited for committee change.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $47.36: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.1/10 and A.R:R 8.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $44.21. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $98.40 (+107.8% upside). Prior stop was $44.21. Stop-loss: $44.21.
Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Government (68.0%); Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0).
Kratos Defense & Security Solut trades at a P/E of 295.9 (forward 43.4). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
29 analysts cover KTOS with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $109.
What does Kratos Defense & Security Solut do?Kratos Defense & Security Solutions designs and produces defense technology including jet-powered unmanned aerial...
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions designs and produces defense technology including jet-powered unmanned aerial drones, hypersonic vehicles, solid rocket motors, microwave electronics, and satellite command and control systems primarily for the U.S. military and intelligence community. The company operates two segments—Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems—with 68% of FY2025 revenues from U.S. Government contracts and no single contract exceeding 5% of annual revenue.