Nauticus Robotics (KITT)
Subsea robotics combining Aquanaut, ROV services, autonomy software, and electric manipulators.
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Provides conventional ROV services while commercializing Aquanaut, ToolKITT autonomy software, and electric subsea manipulators for offshore-energy, environmental-monitoring, and defense work. Revenue is currently service-based, principally from the SeaTrepid fleet, while product sales and software licensing remain commercialization paths.
Combines SeaTrepid's conventional ROV fleet with Aquanaut, an untethered autonomous underwater vehicle, Nauticus ToolKITT autonomy software, and electric subsea manipulators. Serves offshore-energy, environmental-monitoring, and defense work, with activity concentrated in U.S. Gulf and East Coast operations. SeaTrepid supplies the principal commercial revenue base, while third-party ROV deployments provide a route for ToolKITT.
Builds around perception, navigation, decision-making, and task execution in changing underwater conditions. ToolKITT is commercially released for ROVs, while Olympic Arm manufacturing and distribution depend on Forum Energy Technologies. Service contracts, supplier availability, government-contracting rules, customer budgets, and SeaTrepid fleet utilization shape execution.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
No analyst notes in the last 24 months.
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $1.4M · Total debt $19.3M · Total assets $35.9M · Shareholders' equity $5.2M
- Revenue
- $885.9K
- Operating income
- −$6.0M
- Net income
- −$11.3M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | 3.24% | 242.0K shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 22.26% | 1.66M shares | |
| 9 holders · as of Jul 31, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 10.51% | 785.3K shares | |
| 4 holders · as of Jul 24, 2026 | |||
| Other | 63.99% | 4.78M shares | |
| remainder | |||
7.47M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Two share counts disagree (7.47M in the company's Sep 22, 2026 report, 713.0K elsewhere); stakes use the report.
A stock split fell inside the quarter, so quarter-on-quarter changes are not shown.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Brian Isaac DrorInsider10 percent owner | 20.95% | 1.57M | filed Jul 27, 2026 |
RCB Equities 1, LLCStrategic10 percent owner | 10.48% | 782,829 | filed Jul 24, 2026 |
UBS Group AGInstitution | 1.43% | 107,015 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Robert Douglas ChristInsiderofficer: President SeaTrepid | 1.12% | 83,944 | filed Mar 20, 2026 |
Virtu Financial LLCInstitution | 0.53% | 39,490 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | Brian Isaac Dror | 10 percent owner | −32,539 | $2.02 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | RCB Equities 1, LLC | 10 percent owner | −32,539 | $2.02 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | John W. Jr Gibson | director, officer: CEO | −715 | $0.8200 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Transocean Ltd. | other: Former 10% Owner | −2,021,920 | $1.02 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Transocean Ltd. | other: Former 10% Owner | −32,839 | $0.7400 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauticus Robotics | $0.6397 | +3.80% | $439.4K | — | — | 0.1 | −57.3% |
| Oceaneering International | $45.93 | 0.00% | $4.57B | 13.2 | 21.2 | 1.6 | +10.0% |
| Helix Energy Solutions | $10.60 | +2.91% | $1.56B | 39.3 | 22.6 | 1.2 | +0.6% |
| Median | 26.2 | 21.9 | 1.4 | +5.3% |