What if you invested in Kratos Defense in 2015?
KTOS · Industrial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Kratos Defense in 2015
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $4,521(+352.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $4,521 on the same $1,000. Kratos Defense beat the market by $5,738.
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What if Kratos Defense keeps this up?
Project forward at Kratos Defense's 22.3% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
Growth of $1,000
Kratos Defense vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2015 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Kratos Defense starting January 2015
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $4.86 | $1,000 | - |
| 2016 | $3.19 | $656 | -34.4% |
| 2017 | $8.24 | $1,695 | +158.3% |
| 2018 | $11.41 | $2,348 | +38.5% |
| 2019 | $15.49 | $3,187 | +35.8% |
| 2020 | $18.34 | $3,774 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | $26.54 | $5,461 | +44.7% |
| 2022 | $16.76 | $3,449 | -36.9% |
| 2023 | $11.45 | $2,356 | -31.7% |
| 2024 | $16.93 | $3,484 | +47.9% |
| 2025 | $33.37 | $6,866 | +97.1% |
| 2026 | $103.01 | $21,195 | +208.7% |
What this return means
Holding Kratos Defense (KTOS) from 2015 multiplied a $1,000 stake into $10,259. That works out to +925.9%, about 10x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 22.3% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $4,521, so Kratos Defense beat the index by roughly $5,738. The index compounded at about 13.9% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2017 at +158.3%, and the worst was 2022 at -36.9%. At its lowest point the position was down about 57% 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 2015 through June 2026 means 138 buys and $13,800 contributed over about 11.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$57,081
+313.6% on $13,800 in
Same $13,800, all in at the start
$141,578
+925.9% on $13,800 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $84,497. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $12.05 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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