Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)
NASDAQ: KTOS · Real-Time Price · USD
47.35
-2.09 (-4.23%)
At close: Jul 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
47.38
+0.03 (0.05%)
After-hours: Jul 24, 2026, 7:55 PM EDT

KTOS Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 21 analysts polled by S&P Global, KTOS stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $109.33. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 130.90% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $60 (+26.72%) and the highest is $150 (+216.79%).

Price Target: $109.33 (+130.90%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$60$109.33$110$150
Change+26.72%+130.90%+132.31%+216.79%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for KTOS stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy121213121313
Buy333344
Hold554433
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total202020192020

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Noble Financial
Noble Financial
Buy
Maintains
$145
BuyMaintains$145+206.23%Jul 22, 2026
Stifel Nicolaus
Stifel Nicolaus
Buy
Reiterates
$134
BuyReiterates$134+183.00%Jul 16, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Reiterates
$100$89
BuyReiterates$100$89+87.96%Jul 14, 2026
Wedbush
Wedbush
Buy
Initiates
$85
BuyInitiates$85+79.51%Jun 30, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Reiterates
$82$60
HoldReiterates$82$60+26.72%Jun 29, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.75B
from 1.35B
Increased by 29.58%
Revenue Next Year
2.17B
from 1.75B
Increased by 24.47%
EPS This Year
0.78
from 0.55
Increased by 41.21%
EPS Next Year
1.09
from 0.78
Increased by 40.50%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 26, 2021Dec 25, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 29, 2024Dec 28, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
811.50M898.30M1.04B1.14B1.35B1.75B
Revenue Growth
8.53%10.70%15.45%9.57%18.53%29.58%
Gross Profit
225.10M226.00M268.60M287.20M307.90M417.01M
Gross Margin
27.74%25.16%25.90%25.28%22.86%23.90%
Operating Income
29.70M4.60M31.50M29.70M27.70M23.32M
Net Income
-2.00M-36.90M-8.90M16.30M22.00M36.59M
EPS
----0.550.78
EPS Growth
----12.24%41.21%
Forward PE
49.9926.4152.9850.93109.9960.97
Free Cash Flow
16.05M-72.96M60.53M13.76M-126.89M-106.56M
No. Analysts
-----17
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High1.8B
Avg1.7B
Low1.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
35.9%
Avg
29.6%
Low
28.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.88
Avg0.78
Low0.59

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
59.5%
Avg
41.2%
Low
7.3%