KTOS
StockKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is 97.9% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
But down is not the same as cheap: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 0.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Historic
Current Drawdown
-97.9%
Days in Drawdown
9704
Avg Max Drawdown
15.8%
Avg Length
22
Drawdown Severity Score™
14.2
KTOS - Price & High Water Mark
KTOS - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of November 4, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within KTOS's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 90% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 71% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-11-05, the stock is trading at $33.39, which represents a 97.9% decline from its all-time high of $1,578.75. This drawdown has persisted for 9704 days.
KTOS by the numbers
- Today's 98% drop is the deepest in KTOS's tracked history since 1999. The previous worst was 40%, starting Nov 1999.
- Over the past 10 years, KTOS spent 84% of trading days further below its high than it is now.
- Since 1999, KTOS has had 2 declines of 10% or more, and only one of 20% or more.
- Its 10%+ declines have typically taken 6 weeks to recover to a new high.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. currently stands at 14.22. A score above 12.0 indicates a historic, once-in-a-decade event: declines of this magnitude are extraordinarily rare in this asset's tracked history and can also signal fundamental changes worth investigating.
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📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Below are 5 of KTOS's larger declines from its 5 tracked pullbacks, newest first.
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-11 | Ongoing | 9704 days | -97.9% | $1,578.75 | $33.39 | n/a |
| 2000-03-01 | 2000-03-03 | 3 days | -16.3% | $1,240.00 | $1,037.50 | $1,240.00 |
| 2000-02-25 | 2000-02-29 | 5 days | -8.3% | $960.00 | $880.00 | $1,240.00 |
| 2000-02-11 | 2000-02-23 | 13 days | -9.5% | $906.56 | $820.00 | $935.00 |
| 2000-02-04 | 2000-02-07 | 4 days | -4.9% | $660.00 | $627.50 | $660.00 |
| 1999-11-09 | 2000-02-03 | 87 days | -40.1% | $655.00 | $392.50 | $660.00 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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KTOS Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$33.39
High-water mark
$1,578.75
Current drawdown
-97.9%
Days in drawdown
9,704
What History Says About KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has dropped 5%+ from its high 4 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 27 days with an average max drop of -18.6%.
The current drawdown of -97.9% has lasted 9,704 days, which is 359.4x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1999 to Feb 2000 | -40.1% | 87 days |
| Mar 2000 to Mar 2000 | -16.3% | 3 days |
| Feb 2000 to Feb 2000 | -9.5% | 13 days |
| Feb 2000 to Feb 2000 | -8.3% | 5 days |
Past Strong Buy alerts for KTOS
In our simulation, KTOS has not had a Strong Buy or Ultra Buy alert since 2016.
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About this data
- Source
- Adjusted daily closing prices from Yahoo Finance, so splits and dividends don't show up as drops.
- Coverage
- Nov 9, 1999 to Nov 5, 2026, about 27 years. 5 declines from a high recorded for KTOS.
- Updated
- After each U.S. trading day closes. This page shows the close of Nov 5, 2026.
- How it's calculated
- A drawdown runs from a closing high to the next new high. See the methodology and how the Severity Score works.
Published by DrawdownAlerts. Historical facts only, not investment advice.