Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Eric DeMarco, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.8M in 2025, up 47% from $7.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 108:1, on median employee pay of $100,714.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.8M+47% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
108:1median $100,714
CEO pay in equity
76%$8.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$1,000,000Base salary for fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,500,000Annual performance-based cash bonus
Total Employee Population
4,300Consolidated global employee count

How DeMarco was paid

$10.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards76%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eric DeMarcoPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,832,739
Deanna LundExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,977,515
Phillip CarraiPresident, Space, Training & Cyber Solutions Division$3,298,558
Steven FendleyPresident, Unmanned Systems Division$3,390,584
Stacey RockPresident, Turbine Technologies Division$2,074,276

What changed and why

  • $10.8MCEO total compensation increased to $10,832,739 in fiscal 2025 from $7,363,445 in fiscal 2024.
  • $8.2MPerformance-based RSUs granted to the CEO were valued at $8,244,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • 91.74%Stockholders approved the prior year executive compensation with 91.74% support at the annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.