Karman Holdings (KRMN) Q4-25 earnings: The $1B backlog & the cost-plus margin trap

Karman Holdings' Q4 2025 results reveal a defense prime scaling at breakneck speed, but a ballooning backlog is bringing lower margins and heavy debt along for the ride.In ~10 minutes:• Why 47% YoY revenue growth couldn't prevent a flat EPS quarter.• The M&A strategy that pushed debt to $768M for supply chain control.• How inherited cost-plus maritime contracts are squeezing 2026 EBITDA margins.• Why expected "Golden Dome" defense payouts are delayed until late 2026.Wall Street wanted immediate windfall profits from global defense supplementals, but Karman's massive capability expansion requires patience. From quadrupling drone factory space in Utah to deploying AI to prevent manufacturing choke points, management is betting heavily on future execution to outgrow their temporary margin compression and 3x leverage ratio. Karman Holdings, Inc. (KRMN) | Q4 FY2025AI-assisted production. Feedback/ticker requests: https://x.com/EarnUnscripted.