Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)

KTOS Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover KTOS stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $84, which forecasts a 8.11% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $44 and the highest is $125.

Price Target: $84 (+8.11%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$44	$84	$90	$125
Change	-43.37%	+8.11%	+15.83%	+60.88%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for KTOS stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	3	6	6	5	5	6
Buy	6	6	6	6	6	7
Hold	3	2	2	3	3	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	14	14	14	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Leshock Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy Initiates $90	Buy	Initiates	$90	+15.83%	Dec 19, 2025
Mike Crawford B. Riley Securities	B. Riley Securities	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $105	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$105	+35.14%	Dec 1, 2025
Andre Madrid BTIG	BTIG	Strong Buy Maintains $80 → $95	Strong Buy	Maintains	$80 → $95	+22.27%	Nov 6, 2025
Michael Ciarmoli Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $78 → $125	Strong Buy	Maintains	$78 → $125	+60.88%	Oct 15, 2025
Jonathan Siegmann Stifel	Stifel	Strong Buy Maintains $70 → $112	Strong Buy	Maintains	$70 → $112	+44.14%	Oct 15, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.36B

Increased by 19.25%

from 1.14B

Revenue Next Year

1.63B

Increased by 20.07%

from 1.36B

EPS This Year

0.54

Increased by 397.83%

from 0.11

EPS Next Year

0.77

Increased by 41.84%

from 0.54

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 27, 2020	Dec 26, 2021	Dec 25, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 29, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	747.70M	811.50M	898.30M	1.04B	1.14B	1.36B	1.63B
Revenue Growth	4.21%	8.53%	10.70%	15.45%	9.57%	19.25%	20.07%
EPS	0.67	-0.02	-0.29	-0.07	0.11	0.54	0.77
EPS Growth	481.84%	-	-	-	-	397.83%	41.84%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	142.67	100.59
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	19	19

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	1.4B	1.9B
Avg	1.4B	1.6B
Low	1.3B	1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	24.3%	36.8%
Avg	19.2%	20.1%
Low	13.8%	12.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	0.69	1.00
Avg	0.54	0.77
Low	0.49	0.57

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	533.5%	83.2%
Avg	397.8%	41.8%
Low	347.9%	4.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.