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AVAV · AeroVironment, Inc.
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET - Real Time Price • USD
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
Aerospace & Defense
$143.24
-2.07
(-1.43%)
● Market open
DAY'S RANGE
$143.24
$142.50
$151.01
52-WEEK RANGE
$143.24
$135.20
$417.86
What's happening
- AVAV is down 1.43% today, trading at $143.24. — Live quote
- It's trading within 3% of its 52-week low ($135.20). (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Volume today (12,297) is well below its 3-month average of 1,490,510. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-09-09 (after market close), 6 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS beat estimates: $1.84 actual vs. $1.49 estimated (+23.2%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Strong buy 10
Buy 14
Hold 4
Sell 0
Strong sell 0
Aggregate ratings for 2026-09-01 (28 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
YTD RETURN
AVAV
-39.89%
vs S&P 500
-52.10%
1-YEAR RETURN
AVAV
-38.97%
vs S&P 500
-57.83%
6-MONTH RETURN
AVAV
-42.36%
3-MONTH RETURN
AVAV
-28.85%
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
2026-07-26 (Q4 2026)
$1.84
Est. $1.49
BEAT +23.2%
2026-04-26 (Q3 2026)
$0.64
Est. $0.71
MISS -9.3%
2026-01-26 (Q2 2026)
$0.44
Est. $0.79
MISS -44.6%
2025-10-26 (Q1 2026)
$0.32
Est. $0.38
MISS -15.1%
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Enterprise Value4$9.94B
Forward P/E541.52
PEG Ratio62.13
Price / Sales (TTM1)4.85
Price / Book72.24
EV4 / Revenue5.03
EV4 / EBITDA120.38
Profit Margin-13.41%
Operating Margin-15.73%
Return on Equity (ROE8)-6.05%
Return on Assets (ROA9)-4.73%
Avg Volume (3M)1,490,510
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Shares Short3,666,021
Change from Prior Settlement-15.24%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)2.93
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-08-14. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
Events
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
Show Technical Analysis Breakdown ▾ 10 Indicators
Signals describe daily price patterns—not the company’s value and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Read several together; no single indicator predicts what happens next. “Overbought” and “oversold” are conditions, not promises of a reversal.
Indicators None active
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Free IEX historical data only goes back to ~2021 — 5Y/Full show whatever's actually available, not a promise of that much history. Indicators are computed client-side from these same price bars; earnings markers ("E") come from Finnhub's free tier (~last 4 quarters + next upcoming) — older quarters aren't available. The move-highlight dots are a heuristic (|% change| vs rolling volatility) with a best-effort headline lookup, not a claim of causation.
Peer and sector context
No reviewed peer group is available for this symbol.
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Revenue growth is 133.3% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-08-19; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Potential concerns
- Net profit margin is -13.4%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is -39.0%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on AVAV
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | Jan '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 | Jan '24 | Oct '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $408.0M | $472.5M | $454.7M | $167.6M | $188.5M | $189.5M | — | — |
| Gross profit | $98.8M | $104.1M | $95.1M | $63.2M | $73.6M | $81.5M | $67.3M | $75.3M |
| Operating income | -$179.0M | -$30.2M | -$69.3M | -$3.1M | $7.0M | $23.1M | $14.3M | $25.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-3.15 | $-0.34 | $-1.44 | $-0.06 | $0.27 | $0.75 | $0.50 | $0.66 |
| EPS (basic) | $-3.15 | $-0.34 | $-1.44 | $-0.06 | $0.27 | $0.76 | $0.50 | $0.66 |
| Operating margin | -$44 | -$6 | -$15 | -$2 | $4 | $12 | — | — |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $5.72B | $5.45B | $5.64B | $5.62B | $1.12B | $1.05B | $1.02B | $999.2M |
| Stockholders' equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total current assets | $1.89B | $1.70B | $1.67B | $1.64B | $606.5M | $543.9M | $514.8M | $500.3M |
| Total current liabilities | $439.2M | $309.3M | $328.0M | $274.9M | $172.2M | $128.9M | $111.6M | $117.4M |
| Cash & equivalents | $377.3M | $289.9M | $359.4M | $685.8M | $40.9M | $47.0M | $69.0M | $81.2M |
| Marketable securities (current) | $255.0M | $297.3M | $229.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | $316.2M | $201.0M | $232.3M | $198.3M | $102.0M | $81.2M | $73.9M | $35.5M |
| Inventory | $312.9M | $299.3M | $259.2M | $232.9M | $144.1M | $148.0M | $139.7M | $143.8M |
| Marketable securities (non-current) | $81.1M | $61.7M | $81.0M | $36.3M | $31.6M | $25.5M | $22.9M | $21.9M |
| Property, plant & equipment | $166.7M | $158.9M | $155.4M | $148.8M | $50.7M | $49.6M | $49.7M | $48.1M |
| Goodwill | $2.49B | $2.46B | $2.62B | $2.54B | $256.8M | $275.3M | $275.8M | $275.9M |
| Intangible assets | $929.8M | $925.9M | $971.8M | $1.12B | $48.7M | $57.8M | $62.7M | $67.5M |
| Other non-current assets | $54.6M | $49.4M | $45.9M | $42.7M | $32.9M | $23.1M | $19.3M | $15.8M |
| Accounts payable | $160.5M | $109.6M | $119.5M | $91.1M | $72.5M | $48.8M | $40.6M | $43.6M |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $79.6M | $67.5M | $71.2M | $61.3M | $16.0M | $12.1M | $10.6M | $11.0M |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10.0M |
| Other current liabilities | $82.9M | $40.5M | $43.0M | $32.0M | $28.7M | $22.1M | $19.1M | $17.3M |
| Long-term debt | $729.0M | $727.9M | $726.8M | $725.7M | $30.0M | $25.0M | $15.0M | $6.8M |
| Other non-current liabilities | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6.0K | $6.0K | $6.0K | $6.0K | $4.0K | $4.0K | $4.0K | $4.0K |
| Retained earnings | $9.2M | $33.3M | $189.8M | $206.9M | $274.3M | $257.6M | $259.4M | $251.9M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$5.6M | -$5.5M | -$6.2M | -$5.9M | -$6.5M | -$6.2M | -$5.2M | -$5.1M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $95.5M | -$5.1M | -$45.1M | -$123.7M | -$264.0K | -$25.8M | -$3.6M | $28.4M |
| Investing cash flow | -$7.8M | -$67.2M | -$281.1M | -$876.6M | -$11.9M | -$5.0M | -$5.0M | -$6.6M |
| Financing cash flow | -$32.0K | $1.9M | -$118.0K | $1.65B | $5.5M | $9.1M | -$3.5M | -$14.0M |
| Free cash flow | $79.1M | -$17.7M | -$55.9M | -$146.5M | -$5.5M | -$29.6M | -$8.7M | $22.9M |
| Capital expenditures | $16.4M | $12.6M | $10.8M | $22.7M | $5.3M | $3.8M | $5.0M | $5.4M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $174.8M | $54.6M | $58.1M | $90.3M | $32.1M | $9.3M | $9.0M | $8.9M |
| Share-based compensation | $26.9M | $8.1M | $8.6M | $11.4M | $16.9M | $5.4M | $5.6M | $4.5M |
| Deferred income taxes | -$27.1M | — | — | — | -$20.7M | — | — | — |
| Change in accounts receivable | $108.8M | -$31.6M | $35.8M | $15.7M | $20.7M | $7.6M | $38.5M | -$35.0M |
| Change in inventory | $18.9M | $43.4M | $36.7M | $12.7M | -$4.1M | $8.7M | -$3.6M | -$3.9M |
| Change in accounts payable | $45.5M | -$9.6M | $21.9M | -$29.6M | $23.7M | $6.3M | -$2.6M | -$5.0M |
| Purchases of investments | $34.7M | $71.0M | $264.2M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sales/maturities of investments | $73.0M | $21.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | — | $10.0M | $15.0M | — |
| Debt repaid | $700.0M | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $28.0M | — |
| Tax withholding on stock comp | $28.0K | $0 | $114.0K | $10.8M | $83.0K | $0 | $111.0K | $4.0M |
| Other financing activities | -$4.0K | -$3.0K | -$4.0K | -$5.0K | -$4.0K | -$6.0K | -$6.0K | -$7.0K |
Income statement
| Line item | Apr '26 | Apr '25 | Apr '24 | Apr '23 | Apr '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.98B | $820.6M | $716.7M | — | — |
| Gross profit | $500.6M | $318.6M | $283.9M | $173.5M | $141.2M |
| Operating income | -$311.0M | $40.8M | $71.8M | -$178.7M | -$9.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-5.40 | $1.55 | $2.18 | $-7.04 | $-0.17 |
| EPS (basic) | $-5.40 | $1.56 | $2.19 | $-7.04 | $-0.17 |
| Operating margin | -$16 | $5 | $10 | — | — |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Apr '26 | Apr '25 | Apr '24 | Apr '23 | Apr '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $5.72B | $1.12B | $1.02B | $824.6M | $914.2M |
| Stockholders' equity | — | — | — | $551.0M | $608.0M |
| Total current assets | $1.89B | $606.5M | $515.6M | $477.0M | $368.9M |
| Total current liabilities | $439.2M | $172.2M | $144.9M | $121.3M | $101.4M |
| Cash & equivalents | $377.3M | $40.9M | $73.3M | $132.9M | $77.2M |
| Marketable securities (current) | $255.0M | — | — | — | $24.7M |
| Accounts receivable | $316.2M | $102.0M | $70.3M | $87.6M | $60.2M |
| Inventory | $312.9M | $144.1M | $150.2M | $138.8M | $90.6M |
| Marketable securities (non-current) | $81.1M | $31.6M | $21.0M | $23.6M | $15.4M |
| Property, plant & equipment | $166.7M | $50.7M | $46.6M | $39.8M | $62.3M |
| Goodwill | $2.49B | $256.8M | $275.7M | $180.8M | $334.3M |
| Intangible assets | $929.8M | $48.7M | $72.2M | $43.6M | $97.2M |
| Other non-current assets | $54.6M | $32.9M | $13.5M | $5.2M | $1.9M |
| Accounts payable | $160.5M | $72.5M | $48.3M | $31.4M | $19.2M |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $79.6M | $16.0M | $11.2M | $16.6M | $9.0M |
| Short-term debt | — | — | $10.0M | $7.5M | $10.0M |
| Other current liabilities | $82.9M | $28.7M | $17.1M | $19.6M | $30.2M |
| Long-term debt | $729.0M | $30.0M | $17.1M | $125.9M | $177.8M |
| Other non-current liabilities | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $746.0K | $768.0K |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6.0K | $4.0K | $4.0K | $4.0K | $2.0K |
| Retained earnings | $9.2M | $274.3M | $230.7M | $171.0M | $347.2M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$5.6M | -$6.5M | -$5.6M | -$4.5M | -$6.5M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Apr '26 | Apr '25 | Apr '24 | Apr '23 | Apr '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$78.4M | -$1.3M | $15.3M | $11.4M | -$9.6M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.23B | -$28.5M | -$51.7M | -$7.0M | -$52.3M |
| Financing cash flow | $1.65B | -$2.9M | -$22.9M | $50.8M | -$16.6M |
| Free cash flow | -$140.9M | -$20.9M | -$7.7M | -$3.5M | -$31.9M |
| Capital expenditures | $62.5M | $19.5M | $23.0M | $14.9M | $22.3M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $265.0M | $41.0M | $35.7M | $100.0M | $60.8M |
| Share-based compensation | $38.3M | $21.5M | $17.1M | $10.8M | $5.4M |
| Deferred income taxes | -$27.1M | -$20.7M | -$20.5M | -$19.9M | -$7.8M |
| Change in accounts receivable | $128.7M | $31.8M | -$19.2M | $27.4M | -$3.1M |
| Change in inventory | $111.6M | -$3.0M | $23.0M | $61.8M | $29.4M |
| Change in accounts payable | $28.1M | $22.3M | $13.0M | $12.5M | -$7.0M |
| Purchases of investments | $369.9M | — | — | $1.3M | $23.9M |
| Sales/maturities of investments | $94.5M | — | — | $26.1M | $35.9M |
| Other investing activities | — | — | — | $250.0K | -$224.0K |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt repaid | $700.0M | $28.0M | $107.0M | $55.0M | — |
| Tax withholding on stock comp | $10.9M | $4.1M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Other financing activities | -$16.0K | -$23.0K | -$24.0K | -$28.0K | -$31.0K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding AVAV as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Source: Business Quant SEC Form 13F · report period 2026-03-31 · 30 filers
Held by These Filers378754.4%
Shares Outstanding6,000
| Filer | Shares | Value | % Out | Qtr Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 4,959,699 | $907.9M | 82661.65% | -12.5% | 2026-03-31 |
| State Street Corp | 2,289,357 | $419.1M | 38155.95% | +15.5% | 2026-05-15 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,693,775 | $310.0M | 28229.58% | +0.0% | 2026-05-08 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,616,315 | $295.9M | 26938.58% | +0.0% | 2026-05-08 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | 1,026,741 | $187.9M | 17112.35% | -13.0% | 2026-05-08 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 937,460 | $171.5M | 15624.33% | +30.2% | 2026-05-15 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 913,893 | $167.3M | 15231.55% | +3.3% | 2026-05-15 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 721,436 | $132.1M | 12023.93% | +85.1% | 2026-05-15 |
| Heard Capital LLC | 721,352 | $132.0M | 12022.53% | -0.1% | 2026-05-15 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 687,977 | $125.9K | 11466.28% | +7.7% | 2026-05-15 |
| UBS Group AG | 599,551 | $109.7M | 9992.52% | -3.9% | 2026-05-05 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 598,288 | $109.5M | 9971.47% | -60.6% | 2026-05-12 |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | 559,254 | $102.4M | 9320.90% | +29.1% | 2026-05-12 |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 490,426 | $89.8M | 8173.77% | +18.8% | 2026-04-28 |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 436,367 | $79.9M | 7272.78% | -32.6% | 2026-05-15 |
| Morgan Stanley | 420,495 | $77.0M | 7008.25% | +18.6% | 2026-05-15 |
| Northern Trust Corp | 399,949 | $73.2M | 6665.82% | +2.2% | 2026-05-12 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | 392,508 | $71.8M | 6541.80% | +26.5% | 2026-04-14 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 327,694 | $60.0M | 5461.57% | -25.7% | 2026-05-15 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 324,843 | $59.5M | 5414.05% | -26.3% | 2026-05-15 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | 305,317 | $55.9M | 5088.62% | +5.4% | 2026-05-12 |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 303,633 | $55.6M | 5060.55% | +7.0% | 2026-05-05 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | 295,077 | $54.0M | 4917.95% | +0.0% | 2026-05-13 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 290,657 | $53.2M | 4844.28% | -2.2% | 2026-05-14 |
| Swedbank AB | 273,349 | $50.0M | 4555.82% | -47.7% | 2026-04-29 |
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Insider activity is not available for this symbol right now.
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-09-03 11:43 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | 4 | 2026-08-17 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-14 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-07 | 8-K | 2026-08-03 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-29 | 8-K | 2026-07-23 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-16 | 4 | 2026-07-15 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-16 | 4 | 2026-07-15 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-15 | 4 | 2026-07-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-15 | 4 | 2026-07-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-15 | 4 | 2026-07-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-15 | 4 | 2026-07-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-15 | 4 | 2026-07-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-15 | 4 | 2026-07-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
Headlines about AVAV (AeroVironment, Inc.). Links open the publisher — we don’t host full articles.
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AeroVironment Rises 6% on $464.8M Army Laser Award, Unusual Machines and Red Cat Tick Up
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Yahoo Finance · 2026-09-03 -
AeroVironment Lands Historic U.S. Laser Weapon Production Contract
Yahoo · 2026-09-03 -
AeroVironment wins $465M Army contract for laser weapons
Seeking Alpha · 2026-09-02 -
AVAV Stock In Focus As AeroVironment Wins $465M Army Laser Weapons Contract
Yahoo · 2026-09-02 -
AV’s LOCUST® Selected for Nearly $500 million Army Counter-UAS Contract for Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Program
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Dear AeroVironment Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for September 9
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