aerovironment inc. - AVAV

AVAV

Close Chg Chg %
186.73 0.27 0.14%

Open Market

187.00

+0.27 (0.14%)

Volume: 78.01K

Last Updated:

Aug 10, 2026, 9:32 AM EDT

Company Overview: aerovironment inc. - AVAV

AVAV Key Data

Open

$186.00

Day Range

185.34 - 188.00

52 Week Range

135.20 - 417.86

Market Cap

$8.06B

Shares Outstanding

50.61M

Public Float

37.91M

Beta

1.41

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$5.42

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.42M

 

AVAV Performance

1 Week
 
25.01%
 
1 Month
 
29.15%
 
3 Months
 
10.96%
 
1 Year
 
-24.54%
 
5 Years
 
85.12%
 

AVAV Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 23
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About aerovironment inc. - AVAV

AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense technology company delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The company develops and deploys autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities-built to meet the mission needs of today’s warfighter and tomorrow’s conflicts. At the core of these technologies lies AV_Halo, a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers warfighters and enables full-battlefield dominance: detect, decide, deliver. With a national manufacturing footprint and a deep innovation pipeline, AV delivers proven systems and future-defining capabilities at speed, scale, and operational relevance. The company was founded by Paul B. MacCready, Jr. in July 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

AVAV At a Glance

AeroVironment, Inc.
241 18th Street South
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone 1-703-418-2828 Revenue 1.98B
Industry Aerospace & Defense Net Income -265,122,000.00
Sector Electronic Technology 2026 Sales Growth 140.894%
Fiscal Year-end 04 / 2027 Employees 4,091
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AVAV Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 4.843
Price to Book Ratio 2.243
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 39.345
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.945
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.085

AVAV Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 483,218.04
Income Per Employee -64,806.16
Receivables Turnover 2.214
Total Asset Turnover 0.556

AVAV Liquidity

Current Ratio 4.304
Quick Ratio 3.592
Cash Ratio 1.44

AVAV Profitability

Gross Margin 18.727
Operating Margin -1.119
Pretax Margin -15.46
Net Margin -13.411
Return on Assets -7.463
Return on Equity -10.029
Return on Total Capital -5.064
Return on Invested Capital -8.611

AVAV Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 18.971
Total Debt to Total Capital 15.946
Total Debt to Total Assets 14.058
Long-Term Debt to Equity 18.571
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 15.61
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Annual Financials for Aerovironment Inc. - AVAV

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
540.54M 716.72M 820.63M 1.98B
Sales Growth
+21.27% +32.59% +14.50% +140.89%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
372.32M 433.44M 504.84M 1.61B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
99.92M 35.05M 41.00M 270.57M
Depreciation
41.80M 17.10M 17.61M 41.90M
Amortization of Intangibles
58.12M 17.95M 23.39M 223.14M
COGS Growth
+22.27% +16.42% +16.47% +218.25%
Gross Income
168.22M 283.29M 315.79M 370.21M
Gross Income Growth
+19.11% +68.40% +11.47% +17.23%
Gross Profit Margin
+31.12% +39.53% +38.48% +18.73%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
139.11M 205.22M 255.48M 392.33M
Research & Development
64.25M 97.69M 100.73M 127.68M
Other SG&A
74.86M 107.54M 154.75M 264.65M
SGA Growth
-6.54% +47.53% +24.49% +53.56%
Other Operating Expense
- - 4.36M 1.15M
-
Unusual Expense
207.90M 5.82M 22.48M 277.16M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(178.79M) 67.88M 36.67M (299.28M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
(214.00K) (428.00K) 5.18M 17.85M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - 18.58M
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
9.37M 4.22M 2.19M 24.19M
Interest Expense Growth
+72.21% -54.95% -48.15% +1,005.76%
Gross Interest Expense
9.37M 4.22M 2.19M 24.19M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(188.38M) 63.23M 39.66M (305.62M)
Pretax Income Growth
-884.05% +133.57% -37.27% -870.53%
Pretax Margin
-34.85% +8.82% +4.83% -15.46%
Income Tax
(14.66M) 1.89M 882.00K (23.06M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
2.98M 22.50M 21.58M 3.55M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 2.27M (76.00K) 523.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(18.71M) (19.47M) (20.04M) (27.13M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- (1.21M) (1.06M) (664.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(176.17M) 59.67M 43.62M (265.12M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - (45.00K)
-
Net Income
(176.12M) 59.67M 43.62M (265.12M)
Net Income Growth
-4,111.43% +133.88% -26.89% -707.81%
Net Margin Growth
-32.58% +8.32% +5.32% -13.41%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(176.12M) 59.67M 43.62M (265.12M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(176.21M) 59.67M 43.62M (265.12M)
EPS (Basic)
-7.0358 2.1933 1.5568 -5.401
EPS (Basic) Growth
-4,048.47% +131.17% -29.02% -446.93%
Basic Shares Outstanding
25.04M 27.20M 28.02M 49.09M
EPS (Diluted)
-7.0358 2.1833 1.5482 -5.401
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-4,048.47% +131.03% -29.09% -448.86%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
25.04M 27.33M 28.17M 49.09M
EBITDA
129.03M 108.75M 100.15M 248.46M
EBITDA Growth
+166.87% -15.72% -7.91% +148.08%
EBITDA Margin
+23.87% +15.17% +12.20% +12.57%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 227.471
Number of Ratings 23 Current Quarters Estimate 0.556
FY Report Date 10 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 3.244
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.205 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.31 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.464
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 17 17 20 17
Mean Estimate 0.56 0.86 3.24 4.46
High Estimates 0.77 1.33 3.44 5.57
Low Estimate 0.21 0.20 3.04 3.29
Coefficient of Variance 26.18 31.52 3.47 15.03

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 18 18 16
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 1
HOLD 3 3 2
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Aerovironment Inc. - AVAV

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jul 16, 2026 Wahid Nawabi Chair, President and CEO; Director 162,200 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $144.58 per share 23,450,876.00
Jul 1, 2026 Wahid Nawabi Chair, President and CEO; Director 151,640 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $139 per share 21,077,960.00
Jul 1, 2026 Wahid Nawabi Chair, President and CEO; Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 1, 2026 Brian Shackley SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 8,883 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 1, 2026 Brian Shackley SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 8,028 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $139 per share 1,115,892.00
Jul 1, 2026 Brian Shackley SVP, Chief Accounting Officer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 1, 2026 Trace Stevenson President, Autonomous Systems 9,672 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 1, 2026 Trace Stevenson President, Autonomous Systems 7,962 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $139 per share 1,106,718.00
Jul 1, 2026 Trace Stevenson President, Autonomous Systems N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 1, 2026 Sean T. Woodward CFO 4,753 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 1, 2026 Sean T. Woodward CFO 3,898 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $139 per share 541,822.00
Jul 1, 2026 Sean T. Woodward CFO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 21, 2026 Stephen F. Page Director 49,501 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $197.29 per share 9,766,052.29
Oct 8, 2025 Bradley Truesdell Chief Operations Officer 1,701 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $374.64 per share 637,262.64

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