Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
$8.69B- Market cap
- $8.98B
- Debt
- +$269.50M
- Cash
- −$560.60M
Capital structure 97% equity / 3% debt · EV / Revenue 6.45x · EV / EBITDA 174.06x
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Decision snapshot: KTOS stock price vs MSEX: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at MSEX's multiple
Needs MSEX P/E.
Implied fair value · at KTOS's multiple
Needs KTOS P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: KTOS FY 2025 (ended Dec 28, 2025) · MSEX FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 97% equity / 3% debt · EV / Revenue 6.45x · EV / EBITDA 174.06x
Capital structure 74% equity / 26% debt · EV / Revenue 7.61x · EV / EBITDA 16.80x
KTOS carries the larger enterprise value at $8.69B against $1.48B; KTOS trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (6.45x vs 7.61x); MSEX on the lower EV / EBITDA (16.80x vs 174.06x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.13x
0.78x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-5.83x
4.35x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$560.60M
$2.80M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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