AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) stock

AVAVNasdaqAircraftFiscal year ends April 30

Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 10, 2026Score 5/30

$117.52−3.32 (-2.75%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.97BP/E –Yield –

AeroVironment statistics

72 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 8, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Aug 1, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.97B; $1.36B
Enterprise Value: $6.12B; $1.66B
PS Ratio: 2.98; 0.92
P/OCF Ratio: 101.54; 9.96

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 3.06; 1.00

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 51M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): 51.9%; 1.49%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.42%; 0.05%
Float: 26M; 39M
Shares Held by Insiders: 48.4%; 5.31%
Shares Held by Institutions: 61.2%; 67.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: 2.37%; -1.67%
Short % of Float: 19.5%; 6.38%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 10.1%; 5.34%
Days to Cover: 4.09; 4.64

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $408.25; –
52-Week Low: $100.40; –
20-Day Moving Average: $121.05; –
50-Day Moving Average: $135.15; –
200-Day Moving Average: $175.08; –
Average True Range (14): $7.95; –
Price Change (1 Week): 4.22%; -0.08%
Price Change (1 Month): -4.63%; -4.67%
Price Change (3 Months): -35.1%; -19.0%
Price Change (6 Months): -25.6%; -18.1%
Price Change (YTD): -51.4%; -13.3%
Price Change (1 Year): -63.7%; -11.4%
Price Change (3 Years): -9.05%; 9.99%
Price Change (5 Years): 28.3%; -25.3%
Price Change (10 Years): 308.9%; 35.6%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 0.54; 0.78
Relative Strength Index (14): 43.7; 44.7
Volatility (1 Year): 77.5%; 59.0%
Beta (5 Years): 1.53; 1.05

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 26.5%; 20.8%
Operating Margin: -12.6%; 1.63%
Pretax Margin: -10.5%; 2.36%
EBITDA Margin: -1.09%; 4.67%
FCF Margin: -1.25%; 0.57%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -4.78%; 1.26%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 4.26; 1.74
Quick Ratio: 1.73; 0.73

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 84.4%; 9.65%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 54.1%; 5.57%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 38.0%; 8.05%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.35; 0.71
Inventory Turnover: 4.58; 4.31
Revenue Per Employee: $501.79K; $339.19K
Employee Count: 3,991; 1,409
WACC: 12.0%; 9.20%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $2.00B; $747.66M
Gross Profit: $530.12M; $109.51M
Operating Income: -$252.59M; -$181.66K
Pretax Income: -$211.19M; $4.37M
EBITDA: -$21.78M; $2.85M

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $580.23M; $78.64M
Total Debt: $730.06M; $420.30M
Net Cash (Debt): -$149.83M; $7.61K
Net Cash Per Share: -$2.95; $0.00
Working Capital: $1.44B; $176.20M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $58.82M; $4.95M
Capital Expenditures: -$83.85M; -$38.70M
Free Cash Flow: -$25.03M; $109.33K
FCF Per Share: -$0.49; $0.00

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

FCF Yield: -0.42%; 0.11%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: -$8.29M; $4.55M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 3.19; 2.11
Beneish M-Score: -0.71; -2.46

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	AVAV	S&P 500	Difference	AVAV per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-7.6%	-3.0%	−4.5 pts
3 months	-38.0%	-2.8%	−35.2 pts
Year to date	-51.4%	+11.5%	−62.9 pts
1 year	-60.2%	+13.5%	−73.7 pts
3 years	-6.7%	+77.7%	−84.4 pts	-2.3%	+21.1%
5 years	+28.3%	+72.6%	−44.3 pts	+5.1%	+11.5%
10 years	+320.5%	+308.2%	+12.3 pts	+15.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

5M AVAV shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 2.4% from the previous report, or 19.49% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	5,114,063	+2.4%	1,251,893	4.1
Oct 15, 2026	4,995,612	+1.5%	1,529,768	3.3
Sep 30, 2026	4,920,630	+9.0%	1,417,397	3.5
Sep 15, 2026	4,515,776	+4.9%	3,200,881	1.4
Aug 31, 2026	4,304,654	+17.4%	1,123,633	3.8
Aug 14, 2026	3,666,021	-15.2%	1,251,993	2.9
Jul 31, 2026	4,324,935	+12.6%	1,332,163	3.3
Jul 15, 2026	3,840,514	-6.3%	2,117,821	1.8
Jun 30, 2026	4,098,727	-14.6%	2,620,485	1.6
Jun 15, 2026	4,798,556	+4.1%	1,034,437	4.6
May 29, 2026	4,609,551	-0.3%	1,521,438	3.0
May 15, 2026	4,623,597	+2.4%	1,208,048	3.8

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in AeroVironment's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is AVAV.

Compare: AVAV vs ATRO · AVAV vs DCO · AVAV vs KTOS · AVAV vs ESLT · AVAV vs KRMN

Revenue growth84.4% · median 24.4%

Gross margin26.5% · median 30.7%

Operating margin-12.6% · median 12.8%

Company	Revenue	Growth
AVAV	$2.00B	+84.4%
KTOS	$1.65B	+28.2%
ATRO	$1.00B	+20.7%
DCO	$877.67M	+9.0%
KRMN	$669.39M	+56.3%
ESLT	–	–

Company

Next earnings (est.): Dec 8, 2026, after close
Exchange: Nasdaq
Industry: Aircraft
Fiscal year ends: April 30
Employees: 3,991
Held by institutions: 61.2%
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP
SEC CIK: 1368622

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