Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company, provides technology, hardware, products, system, and software for the defense, national security, and commercial markets in the United States, other North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and Internationally. The company operates through Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems segments. It offers virtualized ground systems for satellites and space …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative LeverageDebt serviceability is strong (score 0.80), with robust interest coverage.
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.84), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
Key risks
Weak or Negative Cash FlowCash generation is weak (score 0.34), limiting financial flexibility.
Kratos Defense & Security Solut ranks #36 of 80
scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score — the top 45%.
The widest moat in the group is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM)
at 80/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near KTOS in Aerospace & Defense
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 48
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 55
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 44
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 70
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 40
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is Kratos Defense & Security Solut's moat score?
Kratos Defense & Security Solut (KTOS) scores 52 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #36 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense, the top 45%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. Its strongest defense is Resilience (70/100) and its weakest is Scale & Market Position (40/100).
How does Kratos Defense & Security Solut compare with other Aerospace & Defense companies?
Kratos Defense & Security Solut ranks #36 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score. The widest moat in Aerospace & Defense is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI) at 52 just above it and V2X, Inc. (VVX) at 51 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Kratos Defense & Security Solut scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for Kratos Defense & Security Solut?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and KTOS scores: Pricing Power (51), Cost Advantage (48), Customer Stickiness (55), Capital Efficiency (44), Resilience (70), Scale & Market Position (40). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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