What if you invested $1,000 in Kratos Defense in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
KTOS · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Kratos Defense in 2015 became $14,432 by 2026. Over those 11 years, cumulative CPI inflation reached 39% (BLS CPI-U). Restating the return in constant purchasing power, the real value of your gain in 2015 dollars is $10,383, a real annualized return of +23.2%.
Nominal final value
$14,432
+1343.2% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$10,383
+938.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+23.2%
vs. +26.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Kratos Defense since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $656 | $647 |
| 2017 | $1,695 | $1,634 |
| 2018 | $2,348 | $2,196 |
| 2019 | $3,187 | $2,912 |
| 2020 | $3,774 | $3,394 |
| 2021 | $5,461 | $4,675 |
| 2022 | $3,449 | $2,704 |
| 2023 | $2,356 | $1,780 |
| 2024 | $3,484 | $2,556 |
| 2025 | $6,866 | $4,940 |
| 2026 | $21,195 | $15,249 |
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 2015 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.