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.
- Revenue
- +5.68%
- EPS
- +93.1%
- Free cash flow
- +76.9%
- Total debt
- +0.60%
Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier
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AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Return on invested capital
AeroVironment, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was −3.47%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (−4.32%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.3% (fiscal 2023) to 15.2% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is below the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 0.25% and below the Industrials sector median of 1.81%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −4.32% | (7.23) |
| FY2025 | 2.91% | (2.87) |
| FY2024 | 5.78% | 26.03 |
| FY2023 | −20.3% | (19.36) |
| FY2022 | −0.89% | (5.19) |
| FY2021 | 4.30% | (9.25) |
| FY2020 | 13.6% | (1.62) |
| FY2019 | 15.2% | 2.65 |
| FY2018 | 12.5% | 5.41 |
| FY2017 | 7.11% | (2.23) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SARO StandardAero, Inc. compare | 7.63% |
| HXL Hexcel Corporation compare | 7.04% |
| KRMN Karman Holdings Inc. compare | 5.09% |
| LOAR Loar Holdings Inc. compare | 3.95% |
| KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. compare | 0.54% |
| MRCY Mercury Systems Inc compare | 0.01% |
| AVAV AeroVironment, Inc. | −3.47% |
| PL Planet Labs PBC compare | −44.2% |
| BETA BETA Technologies, Inc. compare | −198.8% |
| Aerospace & Defense industry median | 0.25% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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