KTOS PEER ANALYSIS

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Aerospace & Defense

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KTOSIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KTOS	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
P/E	307.18	38.17	26.22	13.90●	38.65	50.10	41.52
P/B	2.65	2.25	-26.78●	4.62	11.93	7.27	4.86
EV/EBITDA	71.12	14.43	17.11	10.08●	—	29.30	24.46
P/S	6.38	2.43	2.56	1.84●	6.24	3.94	3.99

Financial Health
Metric	KTOS	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.63●	0.96	1.16	1.44	1.20	1.28	1.75
Debt/Equity	5.4%	61.0%	-528.1%●	56.3%	—	32.3%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-11.73●	2.64	1.96	0.04	—	0.03	0.88

Profitability
Metric	KTOS	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
Net Margin	2.1%	6.4%	9.7%	13.7%	16.2%●	7.9%	6.6%
ROE	1.2%	6.1%	—	38.8%●	33.1%	15.7%	11.3%
ROA	1.0%	2.8%	7.1%	11.6%●	9.4%	5.7%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	7.7%	20.6%●	16.9%	18.3%	—	13.4%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KTOS	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	21.8%	4.4%	7.8%	-1.0%	-10.6%	26.3%●	12.2%
NI Growth	50.8%	-22.7%	207.9%●	52.7%	17.2%	38.9%	27.7%
Div. Yield	—	—	0.1%	0.1%	0.7%●	0.4%	0.7%
Payout	—	—	2.5%	0.9%	100.4%	8.3%	16.4%

Valuation
Metric	KTOS	SARO	AVAV	PL	HII	DRS	Ind. Median
P/E	307.18	34.02	—	—	18.80●	42.15	41.52
P/B	2.65	3.72	1.80●	22.32	2.21	4.41	4.86
EV/EBITDA	71.12	16.36	—	—	11.71●	26.68	24.46
P/S	6.38	1.60	4.01	29.51	0.89●	3.31	3.99

Financial Health
Metric	KTOS	SARO	AVAV	PL	HII	DRS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.63●	2.12	4.30	2.81	1.19	1.86	1.75
Debt/Equity	5.4%●	91.2%	19.0%	110.0%	56.9%	9.8%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-11.73	3.12	-33.52●	0.76	2.26	-0.13	0.88

Profitability
Metric	KTOS	SARO	AVAV	PL	HII	DRS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	2.1%	4.7%	-13.4%	-111.2%	4.7%	7.8%●	6.6%
ROE	1.2%	11.5%	-10.0%	-84.0%	12.2%●	10.9%	11.3%
ROA	1.0%	4.5%	-7.8%	-39.1%	4.9%	7.0%●	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	7.7%	12.1%	-0.3%	-96.1%	9.4%	12.3%●	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KTOS	SARO	AVAV	PL	HII	DRS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	21.8%	15.0%	140.9%●	34.1%	12.1%	10.5%	12.2%
NI Growth	50.8%	316.3%●	—	—	10.8%	23.9%	27.7%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	—	2.0%●	0.8%	0.7%
Payout	—	—	—	—	35.4%	33.1%	16.4%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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