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How Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stacks up
KTOS · against 381 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
19/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #358 of 382 · scores higher than 6% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score17 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including KTOS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 19?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 83% of peers. Operating margin: 1.2% vs peer median 7.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 81% of peers. Return on invested capital: 0.7% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 76% of peers. Return on assets: 0.8% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KTOS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KTOS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 358 reported | 0.7% | 10.0% | 6% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 382 reported | 1.2% | 10.2% | 6% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 362 reported | 0.8% | 4.7% | 9% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 361 reported | 1.1% | 12.0% | 7% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 386 reported | 23.0% | 29.1% | 35% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KTOS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 4 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 4 | 4.1B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 353 | 290.4B THB (≈$8.1B) | 22 | 46 | |
| 355 | 6.1B USD | 21 | 34 | |
| 355 | 10.2B USD | 21 | 28 | |
| 355 | 9.3B EUR (≈$10.3B) | 21 | 41 | |
| 358 | 7.7B USD | 19 | 55 | |
| 359 | 51.9B CNY (≈$7.3B) | 18 | 38 | |
| 359 | 3.9B USD | 18 | 20 | |
| 359 | 7.8B EUR (≈$8.6B) | 18 | 25 | |
| 362 | 36.0B HKD (≈$4.6B) | 17 | 19 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score