What if you invested $1,000 in Kratos Defense in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)

KTOS · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Kratos Defense grew to $823 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $479 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a -3.4% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$823

-17.7% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$479

-52.1% real total return

Real annualized return

-3.4%

vs. -0.9% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2005: 72% (1 dollar in 2005 = $1.72 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Kratos Defense since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$627	$609
2007	$276	$260
2008	$261	$236
2009	$140	$127
2010	$112	$99
2011	$165	$141
2012	$80	$67
2013	$52	$42
2014	$85	$69
2015	$57	$46
2016	$37	$30
2017	$97	$75
2018	$134	$101
2019	$182	$134
2020	$215	$156
2021	$312	$216
2022	$197	$125
2023	$134	$82
2024	$199	$118
2025	$392	$228
2026	$1,209	$703

Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2005 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.