KTOS: factor decomposition (Defense)

How much of KTOS's move over the window is systematic (market, XLI sector-excess, rate-excess via TLT) vs. idiosyncratic (stock-specific).

Return decomposition (log-return points, additive)

Market+42.39ppSector (excess)+13.73ppRate (excess)-0.39ppIdiosyncratic-87.78pp

Factor betas

Beta · Market (SPY)+2.10
Beta · Sector-excess (XLI)+1.06
Beta · Rate-excess (TLT)+0.11
R²0.18
Window2025-08-22 → 2026-09-24 (273 trading days)

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Moderate confidence: R² is 0.18; these three factors explain some but not most of KTOS's day-to-day variance. Treat the split below as directional.

Note: the net move here (-32.0pp) is small relative to the systematic and idiosyncratic swings underneath it; they're largely offsetting each other, which is why the idiosyncratic share below exceeds 100% (it's dividing by a small net, not an error). Read the pp values themselves as the meaningful numbers here, not the ratio.

Of KTOS's -32.0pp move over this window, -87.8pp (274% of the total magnitude) is idiosyncratic, not explained by riding market, sector, or rate moves. The rest (+55.7pp) came from systematic exposure: market +42.4pp, sector +13.7pp, rate -0.4pp.