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AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Stock Analysis

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) is a Aerospace & Defense stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

AVAV

$144.65

−$2.56 (−1.74%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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AVAV Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$145.63
Previous Close
$147.21
Day's Range
143.30–148.02
52-Week Range
135.20–417.86
Volume
1.53M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.41
Valuation
Market Cap
$7.35B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
32.94
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.57
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
3.72
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−5.31
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.98B+140.89%
Net Income (FY)
−$265.12M−707.81%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−13.41%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
50.82M
1-Year Return
−36.21%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
September 9, 2026
Avg Volume
1.61M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

AVAV Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−40.20%
2025+57.18%
2024+22.10%
2023+47.14%
2022+38.09%
2021−28.62%
2020+40.75%
2019−9.14%
2018+20.99%
2017+109.32%
2016 (partial year)−7.35%

As of September 4, 2026.

AVAV Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends April
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.98B−$265.12M−13.4%
2024$820.63M$43.62M5.3%
2023$716.72M$59.67M8.3%
2022$540.54M−$176.21M−32.6%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.98B$500.64M−$70.29M−$265.12M−13.4%
2024$820.63M$318.64M$59.15M$43.62M5.3%
2023$716.72M$283.93M$71.82M$59.67M8.3%
2022$540.54M$173.51M−$22.65M−$176.21M−32.6%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of April 30, 2026.

AVAV Valuation vs Aerospace & Defense Median

Median of 97 stocks
MetricAVAVAerospace & Defense medianvs median
P/S ratio3.723.997% below
Profit margin−13.41%2.24%15.7 pts below

Medians across 97 Aerospace & Defense stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) carries a market capitalisation of $7.35B. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Headcount on file is 3,991.

AVAV last closed at $144.65 on September 4, 2026. That is −$2.56 (−1.74%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $135.20 to $417.86. The latest close sits 6.99% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, AeroVironment, Inc. reported revenue of $1.98B. That is +140.89% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $820.63M. The same year closed with a net loss of $265.12M. Profit margin runs at −13.41%. That is 15.7 percentage points below the Aerospace & Defense median of 2.24%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −5.31.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $540.54M in 2022 to $1.98B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. On forward earnings the ratio is 32.94. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.57. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 3.72 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 6.74% below the Aerospace & Defense median of 3.99. 97 Aerospace & Defense companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.41. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 53.08%. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −36.21%. Measured over 10 years, that is +19.27% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The record shows no dividend for AVAV.

2026 is still running; the price is −40.20% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2017 at +109.32%; the weakest is 2021 at −28.62%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) operates in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV $7.35B —
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SPCX $1.95T —
GE Aerospace GE $349.78B 39.8
RTX Corporation RTX $270.62B 35.4

The Aerospace & Defense industry average P/E ratio is 35.4x. AeroVironment, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment, Inc., a defense technology provider, designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; and uncrewed ground systems. The company provides digital beamforming technology, a multi-band/beam software defined antenna tile that allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites; laser communications, a data transmission systems for space operations; space-qualified hardware for line of sight stabilization and control electronics in low, medium, and geostationary earth orbit, as well as cislunar orbits; phased array antenna technology to supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking, and other missile testing; and directed energy solution. It also offers cyber solutions for national security and defense operations. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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