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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AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Piotroski F-score
AeroVironment, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2026 is 2 out of 9: 2 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, up from 1 in fiscal 2025.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 1.00 |
| FY2025 | 1 | (5.00) |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 5.00 |
| FY2022 | 1 | (2.00) |
| FY2021 | 3 | (1.00) |
| FY2020 | 4 | (3.00) |
| FY2019 | 7 | 1.00 |
| FY2018 | 6 | 3.00 |
| FY2017 | 3 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | (7.76%) | 4.08% | Fail | 0 |
| Positive operating cash flow | (78.40m) | (1.32m) | Fail | 0 |
| Rising return on assets | (7.76%) | 4.08% | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 186.72m | (44.94m) | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.21 | 0.03 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 4.30 | 3.52 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 49,087,000 | 28,019,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 25.33% | 38.83% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.58 | 0.77 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated | 2 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| SARO StandardAero, Inc. compare | 8 |
| VSEC VSE Corporation compare | 7 |
| DRS Leonardo DRS, Inc. compare | 7 |
| MRCY Mercury Systems Inc compare | 6 |
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| LOAR Loar Holdings Inc. compare | 5 |
| KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. compare | 4 |
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| AVAV AeroVironment, Inc. | 2 |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover