KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. (KTOS) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 2.90%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 3.25%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-28; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 2.90% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28. $44.10M ÷ $1.52B × 100 ≈ 2.90% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 3.25% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28. $49.50M ÷ $1.52B × 100 ≈ 3.25% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 44.10M USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 1.52B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 49.50M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 18.40M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | $44.10M | $1.52B | $49.50M | $18.40M | (m) | 2.90% | 3.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-29 | $40.70M | $1.42B | $41.80M | $23.70M | (m) | 2.88% | 2.95% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-28 | $40.00M | $1.35B | $35.50M | $25.60M | (m) | 2.97% | 2.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-28 | $40.80M | $1.28B | $33.20M | $20.40M | (m) | 3.18% | 2.58% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-29 | $40.70M | $1.21B | $31.30M | $19.80M | (m) | 3.36% | 2.58% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-30 | $40.70M | $1.16B | $29.30M | $28.60M | (m) | 3.50% | 2.52% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-29 | $40.30M | $1.14B | $29.80M | $29.00M | (m) | 3.55% | 2.62% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-29 | $37.70M | $1.13B | $29.30M | $37.70M | (m) | 3.35% | 2.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | $38.10M | $1.13B | $28.50M | $43.40M | (m) | 3.38% | 2.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-31 | $37.80M | $1.08B | $27.90M | $37.60M | (m) | 3.49% | 2.58% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-12-31 | $38.40M | $1.04B | $25.30M | $31.10M | (m) | 3.70% | 2.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-10-01 | $41.00M | $1.01B | $25.40M | $23.50M | (m) | 4.05% | 2.51% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-06-25 | $40.30M | $966.60M | $25.60M | $7.70M | (m) | 4.17% | 2.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-03-26 | $39.60M | $933.90M | $25.90M | $-900.00K | (m) | 4.24% | 2.77% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-12-25 | $38.60M | $898.30M | $26.30M | $-2.60M | (m) | 4.30% | 2.93% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-09-25 | $37.00M | $860.60M | $26.50M | $2.50M | (m) | 4.30% | 3.08% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-06-26 | $35.40M | $832.60M | $26.30M | $16.60M | (m) | 4.25% | 3.16% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-03-27 | $36.40M | $813.50M | $26.60M | $21.80M | (m) | 4.47% | 3.27% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-12-26 | $35.20M | $811.50M | $25.80M | $27.90M | (m) | 4.34% | 3.18% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-09-26 | $33.80M | $806.30M | $25.70M | $27.70M | (m) | 4.19% | 3.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-06-27 | $33.50M | $807.70M | $24.30M | $29.90M | (m) | 4.15% | 3.01% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-03-28 | $29.30M | $773.00M | $22.50M | $29.50M | (m) | 3.79% | 2.91% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-12-27 | $27.00M | $747.70M | $21.00M | $29.30M | (m) | 3.61% | 2.81% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-09-27 | $24.40M | $726.40M | $17.30M | $29.60M | (m) | 3.36% | 2.38% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-06-28 | $21.30M | $708.50M | $15.10M | $28.40M | (m) | 3.01% | 2.13% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-03-29 | $19.80M | $726.00M | $13.10M | $34.50M | (m) | 2.73% | 1.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-12-29 | $18.00M | $717.50M | $11.00M | $38.00M | (m) | 2.51% | 1.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-09-29 | $17.00M | $696.80M | $10.30M | $39.50M | (m) | 2.44% | 1.48% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-06-30 | $16.80M | $672.10M | $9.20M | $38.10M | (m) | 2.50% | 1.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-03-31 | $15.90M | $635.40M | $8.10M | $31.70M | (m) | 2.50% | 1.27% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-12-30 | $15.60M | $618.00M | $7.20M | $30.50M | (m) | 2.52% | 1.17% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-09-30 | $16.70M | (m) | $6.10M | $4.70M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-07-01 | $16.50M | (m) | $7.20M | $-5.30M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-04-01 | $17.00M | $762.90M | $7.40M | $-200.00K | (m) | 2.23% | 0.97% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-12-31 | $17.80M | $751.90M | $7.80M | $-5.80M | (m) | 2.37% | 1.04% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-10-01 | $16.50M | $731.80M | $7.70M | $12.00M | (m) | 2.25% | 1.05% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-06-25 | $15.50M | $701.00M | $6.00M | $-4.10M | (m) | 2.21% | 0.86% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-03-26 | $15.40M | $683.50M | $5.70M | $-6.70M | (m) | 2.25% | 0.83% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-12-25 | $13.90M | $668.70M | $5.10M | $-18.60M | (m) | 2.08% | 0.76% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-09-25 | $14.60M | $664.10M | $4.80M | $-21.70M | (m) | 2.20% | 0.72% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-06-26 | $14.90M | $660.90M | $5.30M | $-7.10M | (m) | 2.25% | 0.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-03-27 | $15.20M | $653.00M | $5.60M | $-10.80M | (m) | 2.33% | 0.86% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-12-27 | $16.20M | $657.10M | $6.10M | $-4.50M | (m) | 2.47% | 0.93% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-09-27 | $21.10M | (m) | $1.90M | $14.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-06-28 | $22.50M | (m) | $3.10M | $9.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-03-29 | $22.60M | $850.40M | $4.00M | $15.10M | (m) | 2.66% | 0.47% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-12-28 | $23.00M | $868.00M | $3.80M | $19.90M | (m) | 2.65% | 0.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-09-28 | $23.90M | (m) | $9.00M | $14.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-29 | $22.80M | (m) | $8.20M | $19.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-30 | $21.70M | (m) | $7.30M | $23.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-29 | $21.40M | (m) | $7.40M | $31.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-29 | $19.40M | $978.50M | $8.00M | $-53.90M | (m) | 1.98% | 0.82% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-30 | $19.10M | $1.03B | $8.20M | $-45.90M | (m) | 1.86% | 0.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-31 | $19.10M | $1.01B | $7.40M | $-47.30M | (m) | 1.89% | 0.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-30 | $17.80M | $969.20M | $6.60M | $-49.70M | (m) | 1.84% | 0.68% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-30 | $16.90M | $928.20M | $5.60M | $39.00M | (m) | 1.82% | 0.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-24 | $15.60M | $858.50M | $4.20M | $34.60M | (m) | 1.82% | 0.49% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-25 | $12.20M | $815.30M | $3.80M | $35.00M | (m) | 1.50% | 0.47% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-25 | $9.00M | $723.10M | $3.30M | $28.20M | (m) | 1.24% | 0.46% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-09-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-26 | $2.20M | $408.50M | $1.90M | $23.10M | (m) | 0.54% | 0.47% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-09-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-27 | $1.80M | $334.50M | $1.70M | $-27.00M | (m) | 0.54% | 0.51% | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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