Kratos (KTOS) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · KTOSPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Kratos. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current KTOS option chain.
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About Kratos
Kratos (KTOS) is a public Aerospace/Defense company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Diego, CA.
Equity grants at Kratos typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is an American technology company with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military electronics. It is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States. Customers include the U.S. federal government, foreign governments, commercial enterprises and state and local government agencies. The company is divided into 6 divisions.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The San Diego company positions itself as a low-cost defense supplier, most visibly through jet-powered unmanned aircraft: target drones that simulate enemy aircraft for live-fire training, and the Valkyrie, a runway-independent combat drone intended to fly alongside crewed fighters at a fraction of a fighter's cost. Other lines cover satellite ground systems, microwave electronics, and solid rocket motors, the last drawing interest as munitions demand outpaced incumbent capacity. The company grew through acquisitions and carries a diverse program mix rather than a few large ones.
Sources: kratosdefense.com · en.wikipedia.org
Equity comp at Kratos
- RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.
Researched 2026-08-17.
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A protective put caps your downside on the KTOS position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current KTOS option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
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Kratos equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge KTOS stock?
- The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and KTOS's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current KTOS option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Kratos grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Kratos typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
- Do Kratos RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
- No. Kratos restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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