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KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

KTOS

MIXED

CEO Package

Pay Ratio

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

Awaiting a fuller pay-performance history

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

LMT · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$23.5M

Pay Ratio

James D. Taiclet

Both pay and TSR fell, but the reset was partial

ROCKET LAB CORPORATION

RKLB · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$6.8M

Pay Ratio

Peter Beck

CEO pay fell 66% to $6.8M while stock surged 174%, but recent $265K share grants raise questions about fresh equity after the sharp gain.

CEO Total Compensation — All Companies

KTOSLMT$23.5MRKLB$6.8M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

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LMT carries the largest package at $23.5M, about 3.4x RKLB.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

KTOS

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

Component-level breakdown is unavailable for this company.

LMT

James D. Taiclet

$23.5M

base salary7%
stock awards58%
non-equity incentive compensation23%
other compensation11%

RKLB

Peter Beck

$6.8M

base salary12%
stock awards88%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.(KTOS)N/A2025N/A
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP(LMT)James D. Taiclet2025$23.5M
ROCKET LAB CORPORATION(RKLB)Peter Beck2025$6.8M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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