Seasonality
KTOS seasonality — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Over the last 11 years, KTOS's strongest month on average has been May (+13.9%) and its weakest March (-4.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +7.06% | +8.84% | 70% | +35.7% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.48% | +4.61% | 70% | +24.8% | -20.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.55% | -3.90% | 30% | +12.5% | -18.2% | 10 |
| Apr | -2.67% | -2.39% | 30% | +13.8% | -25.9% | 10 |
| May | +13.95% | +10.50% | 80% | +42.0% | -6.5% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.56% | +3.33% | 60% | +25.9% | -22.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.48% | +6.46% | 70% | +26.4% | -7.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +2.25% | +5.02% | 70% | +21.5% | -19.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.11% | -4.45% | 30% | +38.8% | -19.0% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.23% | -2.26% | 30% | +13.5% | -15.2% | 10 |
| Nov | -0.72% | -4.34% | 44% | +19.2% | -16.0% | 9 |
| Dec | +4.83% | +1.31% | 60% | +29.6% | -2.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — KTOS
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35.7 | -16.3 | -18.2 | -10.6 | 1.7 | -22.2 | -6.5 | 9.4 | -16.3 | -3.8 | -14.6 | -53.8% | |
| 2025 | 26.5 | -20.9 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 12.2 | 38.8 | -0.8 | -16.0 | -0.2 | +187.8% |
| 2024 | -16.6 | 7.7 | 0.8 | -3.0 | 22.0 | -8.0 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 19.2 | -2.6 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | -4.3 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 6.6 | -6.7 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 6.5 | +96.6% |
| 2022 | -13.6 | 24.8 | -2.1 | -25.9 | -4.9 | -3.7 | 3.7 | -12.9 | -19.0 | 9.1 | -14.1 | 8.4 | -46.8% |
| 2021 | -3.2 | 3.6 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -6.5 | 13.9 | -4.5 | -9.1 | -9.8 | -4.1 | -7.8 | -1.6 | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | -11.3 | -14.9 | 8.5 | 23.5 | -15.7 | 15.2 | 8.6 | -1.4 | -2.0 | 12.1 | 29.6 | +52.3% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | 11.0 | -9.1 | 1.6 | 38.9 | 3.8 | 7.7 | -19.0 | -6.9 | 1.5 | -4.3 | -0.3 | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 5.6 | -14.6 | -2.7 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 10.6 | -15.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 0.1 | -5.7 | -2.1 | 42.0 | 9.7 | -7.2 | 21.5 | -2.2 | -8.0 | -13.4 | 1.5 | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 |