Insider trade

CEO sold ~$602K of KTOS shares in the open market

Traded Aug 14, 2026 · Filed Aug 14, 2026

~$602K
Reported value · 9,100 sh @ $66.17: 762K
Holds after · shares reported: −34.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 −0.2%, $64.58 → $42.02 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

The boss of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions sold $602K of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 14, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 14, 2026

CEOIndirect holding$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$602,173

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

10 days after results of Aug 4, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	−16.1%	−1.2%	−15.0%
30 days	−24.8%	−2.4%	−22.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001082440-26-000005
Filed / recorded: Aug 14, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Issuer CIK: 1069258
Ticker: KTOS
Reporting person: Eric M Demarco
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: President & CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 14, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 9,100
Price per share: $66.17
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 761,632
Ownership form: Indirect — by trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 6, 2026 and modified on May 15, 2026.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.89 to $66.88 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
In addition to the 761,632 shares and 63,036 shares reported in Column 5, as of August 14, 2026, 745,000 deferred restricted stock units (RSUs) granted to Mr. DeMarco, representing non-qualified deferred compensation, have vested but remain subject to a previously agreed to 5-year deferral period before issuance and release, which substantially all subject RSUs are scheduled to be released by January 2029, and an additional 750,000 RSUs granted to Mr. DeMarco are currently unvested and will only vest upon achievement of applicable vesting terms described in our proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 2, 2026. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

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Officer sold ~$393K of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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A board member of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions sold $635K of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

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