What if you invested in Kratos Defense in 2000?
KTOS · Industrial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Kratos Defense in 2000
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,517(+751.7%)
The S&P 500 returned $8,517 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $8,418.
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Kratos Defense vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2000 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Kratos Defense starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $503.75 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $408.75 | $811 | -18.9% |
| 2002 | $59.10 | $117 | -85.5% |
| 2003 | $58.00 | $115 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | $143.10 | $284 | +146.7% |
| 2005 | $85.20 | $169 | -40.5% |
| 2006 | $53.40 | $106 | -37.3% |
| 2007 | $23.50 | $47 | -56% |
| 2008 | $22.20 | $44 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | $11.90 | $24 | -46.4% |
| 2010 | $9.51 | $19 | -20.1% |
| 2011 | $14.02 | $28 | +47.4% |
| 2012 | $6.81 | $14 | -51.4% |
| 2013 | $4.41 | $9 | -35.2% |
| 2014 | $7.23 | $14 | +63.9% |
| 2015 | $4.86 | $10 | -32.8% |
| 2016 | $3.19 | $6 | -34.4% |
| 2017 | $8.24 | $16 | +158.3% |
| 2018 | $11.41 | $23 | +38.5% |
| 2019 | $15.49 | $31 | +35.8% |
| 2020 | $18.34 | $36 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | $26.54 | $53 | +44.7% |
| 2022 | $16.76 | $33 | -36.9% |
| 2023 | $11.45 | $23 | -31.7% |
| 2024 | $16.93 | $34 | +47.9% |
| 2025 | $33.37 | $66 | +97.1% |
| 2026 | $103.01 | $204 | +208.7% |
What this return means
A $1,000 bet on Kratos Defense (KTOS) at the start of 2000 did not work out. That stake is worth $99 as of 2026-06-01, a -90.1% move that left you with less than you started with after 26.6 years.
That averages out to -8.3% a year, meaning the position shrank in compound terms across the 26.6-year window. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $8,517 on the same stake, edging out Kratos Defense by close to $8,418. The index compounded at about 8.4% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2017 at +158.3%, and the worst was 2002 at -85.5%. At its lowest point the position was down about 99% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into Kratos Defense at the close of every month from January 2000 through June 2026 means 318 buys and $31,800 contributed over about 26.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$118,185
+271.7% on $31,800 in
Same $31,800, all in at the start
$3,147
-90.1% on $31,800 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $115,038. That happens when the price spent time below where it began, so averaging in caught the cheaper months. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $13.42 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from KTOS split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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