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AeroVironment, Inc.
AVAV Industrials Aerospace & Defense
AeroVironment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $2.0 billion, up 140.9% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 5.68%, EPS grew 93.1%, free cash flow grew 76.9% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 24.70 | 41.60 | 48.61 | 45.00 | 53.50 | 52.03 | 81.04 | 116.51 | 102.25 | 125.20 |
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| High | 58.99 | 121.32 | 95.38 | 99.81 | 143.72 | 114.11 | 143.99 | 236.60 | 417.86 | 408.25 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 661 | 697 | 699 | 828 | 1,177 | 1,223 | 1,279 | 1,428 | 1,475 | 3,991 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.50 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 233 | 268 | 314 | 367 | 395 | 446 | 541 | 717 | 821 | 1,977 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 41.56 | 40.12 | 40.86 | 41.68 | 41.67 | 31.69 | 32.10 | 39.62 | 38.83 | 25.33 | |||||
| EBT | 23 | 33 | 50 | 53 | 34 | (19) | (188) | 63 | 40 | (306) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 9.68 | 12.15 | 16.06 | 14.34 | 8.70 | (4.29) | (34.85) | 8.82 | 4.83 | (15.46) | |||||
| Net income | 13 | 18 | 47 | 41 | 23 | (4) | (176) | 60 | 44 | (265) | |||||
| Depreciation | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 257 | 37 | 61 | 516 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 10.11 | 11.44 | 13.28 | 15.43 | 16.42 | 18.06 | 21.58 | 26.35 | 29.29 | 40.27 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.54 | 0.86 | 2.00 | 1.73 | 0.97 | (0.17) | (7.04) | 2.19 | 1.56 | (5.40) | |||||
| Cash flow | (0.36) | 2.98 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 3.60 | (0.39) | 0.46 | 0.56 | (0.05) | (1.60) | |||||
| Capex | (0.39) | (0.41) | (0.38) | (0.47) | (0.47) | (0.90) | (0.59) | (0.90) | (0.81) | (1.76) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (0.75) | 2.57 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 3.13 | (1.29) | (0.14) | (0.34) | (0.86) | (3.35) | |||||
| Book value | 16.57 | 17.43 | 19.55 | 21.42 | 25.45 | 24.64 | 22.00 | 30.24 | 31.64 | 89.64 | |||||
| Shares, m | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 49 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 52.85 | 64.12 | 34.11 | 34.83 | 113.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 71.98 | 97.13 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 2.82 | 4.77 | 5.16 | 3.91 | 6.72 | 4.75 | 4.71 | 6.06 | 5.17 | 4.84 | |||||
| P/B | 1.72 | 3.13 | 3.51 | 2.81 | 4.34 | 3.48 | 4.62 | 5.28 | 4.79 | 2.18 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.97 | 3.81 | 4.13 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 4.94 | 4.71 | 6.00 | 5.17 | 4.90 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (25.23) | 17.21 | 75.75 | 87.46 | 35.92 | (67.13) | (583.02) | (467.91) | (165.58) | (58.27) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | (8) | 70 | 27 | 25 | 87 | (10) | 11 | 15 | (1) | (78) | ||||
| Capex | (9) | (10) | (9) | (11) | (11) | (22) | (15) | (24) | (23) | (86) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (17) | 60 | 18 | 14 | 75 | (32) | (3) | (9) | (24) | (165) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 306 | 337 | 425 | 437 | 305 | 268 | 356 | 371 | 434 | 1,451 | ||||
| Total debt | 0 | — | — | 10 | 198 | 188 | 133 | 27 | 30 | 729 | |||||
| Net debt | (200) | (257) | (323) | (292) | 17 | 86 | 1 | (46) | (11) | 97 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 382 | 409 | 463 | 510 | 612 | 608 | 551 | 823 | 887 | 4,400 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.11 | 3.94 | 9.66 | 7.51 | 3.08 | (0.45) | (20.27) | 6.48 | 4.08 | (7.76) | ||||
| ROIC | 7.11 | 12.52 | 15.17 | 13.55 | 4.30 | (0.89) | (20.25) | 5.78 | 2.91 | (4.32) | |||||
| ROE | 3.52 | 4.52 | 10.88 | 8.45 | 4.16 | (0.69) | (30.40) | 8.69 | 5.10 | (10.03) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Apr 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
AeroVironment, Inc. vs peers in Aerospace & Defense (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRS Leonardo DRS, Inc. | $9.5B | 28.8× | 37.8× | +10.13% (above 0%: growing) | +65.00% (above 0%: growing) | +110.71% (above 0%: growing) | 25.96% | 11.17% | Compare |
| KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | $7.8B | 237× | 313× | +30.53% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +12.42% (above 0%: growing) | 21.82% | (0.35%) | Compare |
| AVAV AeroVironment, Inc. | $6.7B | — (loss-making) | 172× | +5.68% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +76.92% (above 0%: growing) | 25.93% | (2.26%) | |
| SARO StandardAero, Inc. | $6.6B | 20.1× | 21.8× | +4.63% (above 0%: growing) | +42.86% (above 0%: growing) | +263.74% (above 0%: growing) | 16.80% | 10.53% | Compare |
| HXL Hexcel Corporation | $6.4B | 43.1× | 40.7× | +8.04% (above 0%: growing) | +282.35% (above 0%: growing) | +625.00% (above 0%: growing) | 26.09% | 13.72% | Compare |
| LOAR Loar Holdings Inc. | $5.8B | 85.9× | 111× | +39.36% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +31.01% (above 0%: growing) | 53.15% | 24.39% | Compare |
| PL Planet Labs PBC | $5.8B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +58.14% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −48.55% (below 0%: shrinking) | 56.55% | (11.64%) | Compare |
| MRCY Mercury Systems Inc | $4.7B | — (loss-making) | 239× | +6.11% (above 0%: growing) | −94.79% (below 0%: shrinking) | −15.93% (below 0%: shrinking) | 30.57% | 4.99% | Compare |
| VSEC VSE Corporation | $4.7B | 51.2× | 43.0× | +65.04% (above 0%: growing) | +513.33% (above 0%: growing) | +217.04% (above 0%: growing) | 17.02% | 10.90% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $6.1B | 47.1× | 43.0× | +20.33% | +42.86% | +70.86% | 26.03% | 10.72% |
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) key facts
- Strength: AeroVironment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $2.0 billion, up 140.9% from fiscal 2025.
- AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) is an Aerospace & Defense company in the Industrials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 13, 2026, AVAV traded at $127.13, a market capitalization of $6.5 billion.
- Return on equity was −10.0% and debt-to-equity 0.17.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 2 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.84 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.