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How Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stacks up
KTOS · against 381 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
15/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #366 of 382 · scores higher than 4% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score17 peers with a valuation score of 10–19, including KTOS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 15?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, free cash flow yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 84% of peers. EBITDA yield: 1.3% vs peer median 6.9%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -1.7% vs peer median 3.7%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 78% of peers. Earnings yield: 0.4% vs peer median 3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 371 reported | 0.4% | 4.2% | 7% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 384 reported | 1.3% | 7.5% | 4% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 184 reported | -1.7% | 4.0% | 11% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 367 reported | 44.6% | 37.2% | 60% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KTOSScores 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