Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Price History
NASDAQ: KTOSIndustrialsMilitary/Government/TechnicalUSD
42.36+0.43 (+1.03%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
KTOS price history at a glance
The price history for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) on this page begins on November 1, 1999, when the stock closed at $620.00; it most recently closed at $42.36 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $1,635.00, reached on March 6, 2000; the latest close is 97.4% below that peak. Across the 26 complete calendar years in the table, KTOS finished higher in 11 and lower in 15. Its best year was 2025 (+188.5%) and its worst was 2001 (-80.2%).
Over roughly 27 years the share price changed -93.2%, a -9.5% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, KTOS has lost 57.0%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1999
- $1,635.00
- Date of high
- Mar 6, 2000
- Low since 1999
- $2.80
- Date of low
- Jan 18, 2016
- 52-week high
- $134.00
- 52-week low
- $40.93
- Last close
- $42.36
KTOS returns
1 week
-1.65%
1 month
-9.37%
3 months
-12.10%
6 months
-39.78%
Year to date
-44.20%
1 year
-57.02%
3 years
+149.91%
5 years
+88.43%
KTOS price return, excluding dividends.
KTOS annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42.36 | -46.58% |
| 2025 | 79.29 | +188.54% |
| 2024 | 27.48 | +35.44% |
| 2023 | 20.29 | +96.61% |
| 2022 | 10.32 | -46.80% |
| 2021 | 19.40 | -29.27% |
| 2020 | 27.43 | +34.33% |
| 2019 | 20.42 | +49.05% |
| 2018 | 13.70 | +29.37% |
| 2017 | 10.59 | +43.11% |
| 2016 | 7.40 | +80.49% |
| 2015 | 4.10 | -17.84% |
| 2014 | 4.99 | -38.40% |
| 2013 | 8.10 | +62.65% |
| 2012 | 4.98 | -16.58% |
| 2011 | 5.97 | -54.67% |
| 2010 | 13.17 | +24.83% |
| 2009 | 10.55 | -18.85% |
| 2008 | 13.00 | -36.89% |
| 2007 | 20.60 | -27.72% |
| 2006 | 28.50 | -44.12% |
| 2005 | 51.00 | -45.97% |
| 2004 | 94.40 | -37.32% |
| 2003 | 150.60 | +126.13% |
| 2002 | 66.60 | -7.11% |
| 2001 | 71.70 | -80.22% |
| 2000 | 362.50 | -16.91% |
| 1999* | 436.25 | -29.64% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1999; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
KTOS daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.97 | 43.04 | 41.54 | 42.36 | +1.03% | |
| 42.30 | 42.84 | 41.69 | 41.93 | -0.02% | |
| 42.83 | 43.00 | 40.93 | 41.94 | -4.05% | |
| 42.15 | 44.14 | 41.99 | 43.71 | +4.02% | |
| 43.80 | 43.86 | 41.74 | 42.02 | -2.44% | |
| 43.30 | 43.51 | 42.13 | 43.07 | +0.58% | |
| 43.04 | 43.50 | 41.83 | 42.82 | +0.30% | |
| 43.28 | 44.17 | 42.46 | 42.69 | -0.84% | |
| 44.62 | 44.84 | 42.99 | 43.05 | -2.31% | |
| 44.97 | 45.22 | 43.91 | 44.07 | -3.40% | |
| 46.97 | 47.45 | 45.31 | 45.62 | -2.98% | |
| 45.45 | 47.36 | 44.81 | 47.02 | +1.86% | |
| 46.97 | 47.92 | 46.08 | 46.16 | -1.72% | |
| 49.54 | 49.68 | 45.94 | 46.97 | -3.33% | |
| 48.22 | 49.39 | 47.75 | 48.59 | +2.38% | |
| 48.19 | 48.55 | 46.83 | 47.46 | -0.42% | |
| 48.30 | 49.30 | 47.60 | 47.66 | +0.15% | |
| 47.48 | 47.69 | 45.89 | 47.59 | -0.06% | |
| 48.67 | 49.46 | 46.56 | 47.62 | +0.08% | |
| 45.76 | 48.08 | 45.72 | 47.58 | +1.91% | |
| 46.97 | 47.19 | 45.47 | 46.69 | -0.62% | |
| 46.99 | 48.70 | 46.31 | 46.98 | +0.51% | |
| 48.15 | 48.63 | 46.33 | 46.74 | -3.03% | |
| 48.32 | 50.05 | 48.10 | 48.20 | +0.79% | |
| 47.75 | 48.67 | 47.13 | 47.82 | -0.58% | |
| 48.76 | 49.16 | 46.92 | 48.10 | +0.67% | |
| 49.20 | 49.59 | 47.05 | 47.78 | -3.16% | |
| 50.19 | 51.80 | 48.96 | 49.34 | -3.22% | |
| 51.70 | 52.03 | 50.58 | 50.98 | -1.96% | |
| 53.51 | 53.77 | 51.37 | 52.00 | -3.15% | |
| 53.00 | 54.09 | 52.38 | 53.69 | +1.44% | |
| 52.40 | 54.29 | 52.27 | 52.93 | +0.55% | |
| 53.48 | 53.85 | 52.03 | 52.64 | -0.81% | |
| 56.16 | 56.70 | 52.83 | 53.07 | -7.17% | |
| 56.62 | 58.60 | 56.50 | 57.17 | +1.76% | |
| 59.87 | 60.09 | 55.25 | 56.18 | -7.23% | |
| 61.99 | 62.00 | 58.75 | 60.56 | -2.31% | |
| 61.23 | 64.15 | 61.00 | 61.99 | -2.05% | |
| 64.50 | 65.09 | 62.88 | 63.29 | -2.00% | |
| 66.00 | 67.10 | 62.65 | 64.58 | +2.85% | |
| 63.50 | 64.75 | 61.84 | 62.79 | -1.61% | |
| 63.85 | 64.22 | 62.10 | 63.82 | +0.14% | |
| 62.09 | 63.83 | 61.34 | 63.73 | +2.10% | |
| 60.90 | 63.17 | 58.90 | 62.42 | +2.72% | |
| 57.97 | 61.09 | 56.25 | 60.77 | +5.85% | |
| 54.41 | 59.10 | 54.04 | 57.41 | +3.74% | |
| 58.87 | 62.34 | 54.51 | 55.34 | +6.69% | |
| 50.73 | 52.27 | 50.34 | 51.87 | +5.41% | |
| 46.60 | 49.42 | 45.90 | 49.21 | +5.60% | |
| 46.18 | 46.92 | 44.50 | 46.60 | +0.93% | |
| 44.26 | 46.41 | 43.09 | 46.17 | +5.22% | |
| 48.67 | 48.87 | 43.75 | 43.88 | -9.79% | |
| 48.93 | 49.00 | 46.44 | 48.64 | -1.64% | |
| 47.85 | 49.72 | 46.78 | 49.45 | +4.44% | |
| 49.35 | 49.71 | 47.22 | 47.35 | -4.23% | |
| 48.00 | 51.49 | 47.97 | 49.44 | +3.24% | |
| 48.04 | 49.40 | 47.78 | 47.89 | -0.66% | |
| 46.09 | 48.92 | 45.60 | 48.21 | +4.94% | |
| 46.24 | 47.40 | 45.72 | 45.94 | -0.20% | |
| 46.07 | 47.25 | 45.58 | 46.03 | -1.98% | |
| 49.02 | 49.13 | 46.31 | 46.96 | -5.48% | |
| 51.79 | 54.22 | 49.16 | 49.68 | -1.35% | |
| 48.91 | 50.48 | 48.26 | 50.36 | +7.24% | |
| 48.48 | 49.08 | 46.34 | 46.96 | -2.55% | |
| 49.00 | 49.30 | 47.56 | 48.19 | -1.35% | |
| 49.90 | 50.48 | 48.21 | 48.85 | -3.04% | |
| 50.21 | 51.81 | 49.66 | 50.38 | +0.08% | |
| 53.73 | 54.52 | 49.76 | 50.34 | -5.98% | |
| 55.07 | 55.35 | 52.87 | 53.54 | -3.27% | |
| 55.39 | 58.88 | 54.08 | 55.35 | +4.36% | |
| 50.29 | 54.13 | 49.74 | 53.04 | +6.38% | |
| 50.11 | 51.47 | 48.67 | 49.86 | +6.20% | |
| 48.35 | 48.89 | 46.42 | 46.95 | -0.55% | |
| 46.04 | 49.19 | 46.04 | 47.21 | +1.92% | |
| 47.40 | 47.78 | 46.01 | 46.32 | -3.40% | |
| 50.18 | 50.79 | 47.78 | 47.95 | -5.61% | |
| 50.06 | 52.34 | 50.06 | 50.80 | -0.57% | |
| 53.77 | 54.15 | 50.68 | 51.09 | -5.76% | |
| 56.22 | 56.75 | 52.94 | 54.21 | -3.47% | |
| 55.63 | 58.40 | 55.60 | 56.16 | -0.32% | |
| 56.61 | 57.39 | 55.01 | 56.34 | -1.19% | |
| 59.19 | 59.50 | 56.68 | 57.02 | -1.26% | |
| 61.49 | 61.70 | 56.91 | 57.75 | -1.75% | |
| 54.82 | 58.89 | 54.07 | 58.78 | +7.22% | |
| 55.60 | 56.80 | 54.25 | 54.82 | -2.44% | |
| 58.06 | 59.30 | 53.31 | 56.19 | -2.67% | |
| 59.72 | 59.75 | 57.37 | 57.73 | -1.35% | |
| 61.64 | 62.10 | 57.50 | 58.52 | -7.70% | |
| 58.36 | 63.59 | 57.94 | 63.40 | +8.51% | |
| 61.62 | 61.85 | 57.90 | 58.43 | -7.65% | |
| 63.57 | 63.65 | 61.68 | 63.27 | -0.35% | |
| 64.94 | 66.20 | 61.15 | 63.49 | -1.00% | |
| 66.66 | 66.75 | 60.08 | 64.13 | -1.63% | |
| 63.96 | 66.83 | 61.00 | 65.19 | +13.77% | |
| 56.98 | 57.36 | 55.00 | 57.30 | +0.88% | |
| 57.66 | 59.30 | 55.90 | 56.80 | +1.10% | |
| 55.29 | 56.75 | 54.46 | 56.18 | +2.76% | |
| 55.00 | 55.03 | 53.81 | 54.67 | -2.06% | |
| 53.95 | 55.88 | 52.65 | 55.82 | +4.39% | |
| 54.24 | 54.59 | 52.78 | 53.47 | -1.38% | |
| 52.26 | 54.72 | 52.08 | 54.22 | +4.09% | |
| 53.49 | 53.90 | 51.66 | 52.09 | -5.03% | |
| 52.76 | 55.97 | 52.49 | 54.85 | +4.50% | |
| 56.41 | 56.50 | 51.84 | 52.49 | -8.44% | |
| 57.34 | 58.63 | 55.11 | 57.33 | +0.60% | |
| 56.87 | 57.71 | 55.01 | 56.99 | -1.55% | |
| 57.08 | 57.94 | 55.73 | 57.89 | +1.56% | |
| 61.54 | 61.54 | 56.29 | 57.00 | -7.35% | |
| 59.08 | 61.74 | 58.43 | 61.52 | +3.73% | |
| 62.69 | 62.79 | 58.01 | 59.31 | -4.23% | |
| 62.47 | 64.13 | 61.76 | 61.93 | -0.19% | |
| 63.41 | 63.50 | 60.95 | 62.05 | -1.59% | |
| 60.29 | 63.18 | 59.64 | 63.05 | +5.86% | |
| 61.74 | 61.76 | 59.06 | 59.56 | -3.41% | |
| 61.94 | 62.70 | 60.22 | 61.66 | -2.37% | |
| 61.19 | 64.43 | 61.19 | 63.16 | +3.10% | |
| 65.76 | 65.76 | 61.01 | 61.26 | -6.50% | |
| 68.45 | 68.74 | 63.79 | 65.52 | -4.50% | |
| 70.12 | 70.98 | 67.64 | 68.61 | +0.09% | |
| 70.26 | 70.90 | 67.82 | 68.55 | -1.83% | |
| 70.04 | 71.71 | 68.86 | 69.83 | -1.63% | |
| 75.43 | 76.89 | 70.41 | 70.99 | -4.60% | |
| 76.31 | 77.22 | 73.01 | 74.41 | -0.33% | |
| 75.69 | 76.29 | 73.25 | 74.66 | +1.36% | |
| 74.66 | 76.57 | 72.52 | 73.66 | +0.15% | |
| 70.10 | 74.10 | 69.61 | 73.55 | +4.56% | |
| 68.02 | 70.53 | 67.43 | 70.34 | +2.94% | |
| 74.20 | 74.50 | 68.28 | 68.33 | -8.23% | |
| 79.38 | 79.44 | 72.55 | 74.46 | +3.47% | |
| 72.25 | 72.90 | 69.80 | 71.96 | -2.87% | |
| 71.13 | 74.41 | 70.20 | 74.09 | +10.07% | |
| 65.28 | 69.51 | 63.84 | 67.31 | -0.58% | |
| 72.64 | 72.80 | 67.60 | 67.70 | -3.99% | |
| 66.90 | 70.97 | 65.55 | 70.51 | +8.01% | |
| 71.76 | 71.90 | 64.37 | 65.28 | -9.26% | |
| 74.86 | 76.38 | 71.70 | 71.94 | -5.17% | |
| 78.38 | 79.53 | 75.15 | 75.86 | -5.15% | |
| 79.79 | 80.94 | 77.31 | 79.98 | +3.21% | |
| 82.67 | 83.02 | 75.52 | 77.49 | -7.41% | |
| 83.84 | 86.31 | 82.07 | 83.69 | -1.10% | |
| 91.45 | 92.00 | 83.10 | 84.62 | -8.79% | |
| 90.51 | 94.50 | 87.64 | 92.78 | -0.28% | |
| 94.41 | 96.88 | 92.66 | 93.04 | -2.38% | |
| 90.86 | 95.35 | 90.24 | 95.31 | +6.46% | |
| 88.84 | 91.80 | 86.90 | 89.53 | +2.28% | |
| 90.00 | 91.90 | 87.20 | 87.53 | -2.16% | |
| 88.94 | 91.37 | 85.39 | 89.46 | +0.61% | |
| 87.03 | 90.98 | 86.62 | 88.92 | -0.04% | |
| 91.44 | 92.30 | 88.64 | 88.96 | -3.80% | |
| 87.86 | 93.67 | 87.20 | 92.47 | +6.29% | |
| 83.38 | 90.88 | 81.50 | 87.00 | +1.71% | |
| 88.85 | 89.49 | 82.40 | 85.54 | -4.03% | |
| 88.51 | 90.10 | 85.75 | 89.13 | +0.20% | |
| 89.21 | 93.22 | 86.60 | 88.95 | -1.95% | |
| 92.42 | 97.10 | 85.33 | 90.72 | +5.27% | |
| 85.30 | 86.40 | 84.00 | 86.18 | -6.47% | |
| 87.94 | 92.44 | 86.64 | 92.14 | +4.43% | |
| 92.94 | 93.28 | 88.21 | 88.23 | -2.70% | |
| 88.75 | 91.74 | 84.04 | 90.68 | -3.85% | |
| 93.27 | 95.08 | 91.00 | 94.31 | -1.84% | |
| 105.69 | 106.67 | 95.43 | 96.08 | -9.08% | |
| 97.71 | 105.91 | 96.98 | 105.67 | +8.70% | |
| 93.14 | 100.50 | 92.95 | 97.21 | +5.70% | |
| 88.08 | 93.35 | 87.07 | 91.97 | +3.27% | |
| 87.24 | 92.24 | 87.02 | 89.06 | +2.31% | |
| 88.40 | 89.59 | 85.25 | 87.05 | -0.83% | |
| 95.91 | 96.55 | 85.02 | 87.78 | -6.10% | |
| 98.82 | 99.50 | 93.21 | 93.48 | -5.39% | |
| 94.60 | 99.78 | 93.20 | 98.81 | +4.66% | |
| 89.10 | 94.67 | 88.00 | 94.41 | +10.74% | |
| 88.47 | 92.60 | 84.50 | 85.25 | -6.66% | |
| 101.46 | 103.00 | 86.92 | 91.33 | -11.65% | |
| 98.60 | 103.49 | 97.15 | 103.37 | +7.50% | |
| 99.91 | 101.14 | 94.77 | 96.16 | -6.65% | |
| 105.82 | 108.75 | 101.63 | 103.01 | -4.76% | |
| 114.88 | 115.20 | 106.09 | 108.16 | -4.00% | |
| 120.00 | 120.00 | 109.26 | 112.67 | -4.57% | |
| 111.06 | 118.14 | 111.06 | 118.06 | +6.05% | |
| 108.70 | 113.67 | 106.77 | 111.32 | +0.84% | |
| 113.83 | 115.53 | 108.36 | 110.39 | -3.04% | |
| 121.01 | 121.30 | 111.23 | 113.85 | -5.59% | |
| 127.54 | 128.00 | 114.28 | 120.59 | -6.29% | |
| 128.11 | 134.00 | 127.00 | 128.68 | -1.56% | |
| 125.71 | 132.00 | 125.00 | 130.72 | +4.95% | |
| 119.89 | 126.31 | 117.27 | 124.56 | +2.52% | |
| 118.50 | 123.96 | 114.00 | 121.50 | +1.49% | |
| 118.91 | 121.57 | 117.20 | 119.72 | +1.58% | |
| 116.85 | 119.63 | 114.50 | 117.86 | +3.66% | |
| 105.48 | 115.45 | 104.65 | 113.70 | +9.28% | |
| 99.53 | 109.80 | 98.77 | 104.04 | +13.78% | |
| 92.63 | 95.32 | 90.51 | 91.44 | -0.53% | |
| 89.89 | 92.03 | 86.70 | 91.93 | +2.22% | |
| 84.91 | 90.11 | 82.13 | 89.93 | +13.42% | |
| 76.55 | 79.73 | 74.33 | 79.29 | +4.45% | |
| 76.80 | 76.97 | 74.88 | 75.91 | -0.09% | |
| 78.19 | 78.19 | 75.80 | 75.98 | -1.92% | |
| 76.96 | 78.22 | 76.15 | 77.47 | -0.30% | |
| 79.91 | 79.91 | 76.10 | 77.70 | -2.84% | |
| 81.11 | 81.94 | 79.28 | 79.97 | -2.83% | |
| 80.47 | 83.41 | 79.85 | 82.30 | +0.94% | |
| 77.00 | 81.87 | 76.81 | 81.53 | +8.14% | |
| 71.53 | 75.79 | 71.23 | 75.39 | +5.59% | |
| 70.94 | 72.41 | 70.14 | 71.40 | +2.34% | |
| 73.13 | 74.24 | 69.31 | 69.77 | -4.59% | |
| 73.00 | 74.63 | 72.42 | 73.13 | -1.52% | |
| 76.27 | 76.42 | 73.10 | 74.26 | -2.24% | |
| 78.93 | 79.40 | 75.20 | 75.96 | -3.58% | |
| 76.74 | 79.47 | 74.80 | 78.78 | +2.43% | |
| 76.00 | 78.46 | 73.20 | 76.91 | -0.16% | |
| 76.57 | 79.66 | 76.06 | 77.03 | 0.00% | |
| 77.59 | 78.07 | 75.15 | 77.03 | +0.69% | |
| 77.69 | 78.13 | 74.76 | 76.50 | -1.52% | |
| 72.52 | 78.32 | 72.28 | 77.68 | +6.73% | |
| 71.01 | 73.00 | 69.68 | 72.78 | +2.56% | |
| 74.12 | 74.60 | 70.87 | 70.96 | -3.07% | |
| 76.60 | 76.60 | 72.93 | 73.21 | -3.80% | |
| 76.23 | 76.49 | 75.01 | 76.10 | +0.44% | |
| 75.80 | 77.17 | 75.31 | 75.77 | +0.96% | |
| 74.16 | 76.18 | 72.65 | 75.05 | +1.27% | |
| 69.42 | 74.44 | 69.14 | 74.11 | +7.19% | |
| 66.81 | 69.34 | 64.80 | 69.14 | +2.72% | |
| 74.48 | 74.48 | 66.91 | 67.31 | -4.75% | |
| 69.58 | 72.18 | 69.30 | 70.67 | +0.44% | |
| 68.74 | 71.25 | 67.78 | 70.36 | +0.17% | |
| 72.09 | 72.95 | 68.85 | 70.24 | -3.05% | |
| 69.16 | 73.77 | 69.00 | 72.45 | +1.06% | |
| 74.94 | 75.90 | 71.31 | 71.69 | -6.53% | |
| 76.78 | 78.17 | 75.50 | 76.70 | +0.14% | |
| 77.73 | 78.99 | 75.89 | 76.59 | -3.27% | |
| 81.43 | 82.00 | 77.05 | 79.18 | +1.67% | |
| 70.30 | 78.35 | 68.65 | 77.88 | +7.55% | |
| 77.95 | 79.47 | 70.27 | 72.41 | -6.46% | |
| 82.37 | 82.50 | 75.85 | 77.41 | -14.20% | |
| 88.23 | 91.59 | 86.82 | 90.22 | -0.97% | |
| 90.83 | 91.72 | 87.95 | 91.10 | +0.55% | |
| 89.50 | 92.15 | 87.91 | 90.60 | +2.60% | |
| 90.00 | 91.00 | 88.04 | 88.30 | -3.19% | |
| 90.00 | 93.87 | 89.96 | 91.21 | +1.59% | |
| 91.07 | 92.45 | 89.69 | 89.78 | -0.99% | |
| 93.07 | 94.60 | 88.26 | 90.68 | -0.55% | |
| 92.13 | 92.93 | 89.18 | 91.18 | +2.08% | |
| 85.20 | 89.95 | 84.87 | 89.32 | +5.95% | |
| 90.00 | 90.00 | 80.81 | 84.30 | -6.97% | |
| 87.11 | 90.80 | 85.20 | 90.62 | +4.58% | |
| 87.28 | 88.72 | 85.20 | 86.65 | +4.25% | |
| 84.92 | 86.52 | 81.71 | 83.12 | -6.21% | |
| 91.99 | 92.59 | 88.49 | 88.62 | -2.16% | |
| 97.95 | 98.49 | 89.16 | 90.58 | -4.95% | |
| 93.72 | 97.10 | 90.79 | 95.30 | -1.02% | |
| 97.47 | 101.50 | 94.67 | 96.28 | +1.74% | |
| 94.70 | 102.65 | 92.90 | 94.63 | -3.98% | |
| 107.64 | 112.57 | 96.80 | 98.55 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the KTOS chart for longer ranges.