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AeroVironment

AeroVironment adds autonomous drones, loitering munitions, and defense robotics to the physical AI layer.

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Price $142.60 Live
1D Change +0.28% 1 day
Market Cap $7.22B Live
Enterprise Value $7.37B Current
Trailing P/E -26.4 TTM
Forward P/E 31.5 Forward
PEG Ratio 1.57x Yahoo est.
Price / Sales 3.7 TTM
EV / Revenue 3.7 TTM
Revenue Growth 133.3% YoY latest qtr
Earnings Growth YoY latest qtr
Gross Margin 25.3% TTM
Operating Margin 2.8% TTM
Net Margin -13.4% TTM
ROE -10.0% TTM
Free Cash Flow $-251.4M TTM
FCF Margin -12.7% TTM
Debt / Equity 0.19x Latest qtr
Current Ratio 4.30x Latest qtr
Dividend Yield 0.00% Annualized
Next Earnings Sep 02, 2026 Calendar

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Revenue $1.98B Apr 30, 2026

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Revenue $641.6M Apr 30, 2026

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Net Income $-265.1M Apr 30, 2026

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Net Income $-24.1M Apr 30, 2026

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Dividend / Share $0.00 No regular dividend

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Investor's Business Daily Jul 20, 2026
Cathie Wood Adds $18 Million Worth Of SpaceX, These Defense Names

Cathie Wood bought about $18 million worth of SpaceX on Friday as shares fell after the scrubbed Starship test. ARK buys AeroVironment, Kratos.

InvestorsHub Jul 20, 2026
AeroVironment stock rises after securing $117.3 million U.S. Army drone contract

AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) shares climbed 2.

Stocktwits Jul 20, 2026
ONDS, AVAV, RCAT, RDW Rise Premarket: Investors Pour $10.7B Into Drone Stocks – S3 Sees 'More Fireworks' Ahead

Short exposure jumped about $2 billion, or 26.7%, as drone firms became Wall Street battleground stocks.

Simply Wall St. Jul 19, 2026
The Bull Case For AeroVironment (AVAV) Could Change Following New NATO UAS Contracts And MQ-31A Status

AeroVironment, Inc. recently secured an MQ-31A military designation from Italy’s DAAA for its JUMP 20 UAS and announced major defense contracts, including a three-year, US$500 million IDIQ for Counter-UAS support to Joint Interagency Task Force 401, an US$80.5 million Titan MS order, and a US$30.9 million Puma systems package for Germany’s LARUS program. These wins, alongside Italy’s formal recognition of JUMP 20 as an official military capability and broader NATO adoption, highlight...

Simply Wall St. Jul 19, 2026
AeroVironment (AVAV) Wins Italian JUMP 20 Designation And German Drone Contracts

AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 unmanned aircraft system has received an official military designation from the Italian Ministry of Defence. The Italian military has selected JUMP 20 as an official capability within its unmanned aircraft portfolio. The company has secured new program contracts with both the Italian military and the German Bundeswehr for unmanned and counter-UAS solutions. Germany is moving to expand its Puma drone fleet, deepening adoption of AeroVironment systems among NATO...

Motley Fool Jul 18, 2026
AeroVironment CEO Wahid Nawabi Sells 5,246 Shares for Tax Withholding. What Investors Need to Know.

Restricted stock vesting triggered a non-discretionary sale at $144.58 per share. Nawabi retains ~162,200 shares, valued at $23.45 million, signaling continued confidence in the company.

Why it could benefit going forward

  • AeroVironment adds autonomous drones, loitering munitions, and defense robotics to the physical AI layer.
  • AI, autonomy, and sensor fusion are increasingly important in defense and unmanned systems.
  • It broadens the robotics sleeve beyond factories, warehouses, and surgery.

Moat / edge

  • Specialized unmanned systems portfolio.
  • Defense customer relationships and mission-specific products.
  • Exposure to autonomy, sensing, and robotics in real-world environments.

What to watch

  • Defense backlog and program awards.
  • Autonomy and counter-drone product demand.
  • Margin execution as production scales.

Key risks

  • Defense budgets and program timing can be uneven.
  • Growth can be affected by geopolitics and procurement cycles.

Business snapshot

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.