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LOAR vs KTOS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOAR 8
— KTOS 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LOAR
LAST: $62.11 (-4.17%) • MKT CAP: $6.07B
valuation
53.5x
LAST: $41.09 (-5.73%) • MKT CAP: $8.18B
valuation
95.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOAR VS. KTOS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOAR | KTOS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.70% | 22.90% | +29.80 | LOAR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.70% | 1.40% | +3.30 | LOAR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 53.5x | 95.0x | -41.50 | LOAR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.48% | -1.26% | +2.74 | LOAR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.40% | 1.90% | +19.50 | LOAR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 1.60% | -1.60 | KTOS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.20% | 18.50% | +4.70 | LOAR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.85 | 11.11 | -6.26 | KTOS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | LOAR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.2 | 54.4 | -0.20 | KTOS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.10 | 1.01 | +0.09 | LOAR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.07B | $8.18B | -$2.11B | KTOS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOAR REV | KTOS REV | LOAR GROSS % | KTOS GROSS % | LOAR FCF | KTOS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $496.3M | $1.35B | 52.7% | 22.9% | $89.9M | -$102.7M |
| FY 2024 | $402.8M | $1.14B | 49.4% | 25.3% | $36.8M | -$1.4M |
| FY 2023 | $317.5M | $1.04B | — | — | -$1.5M | $18.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOAR // BETA 1.10
KTOS // BETA 1.01