# AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $144.65, market value $7.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). AeroVironment Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 3.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.7×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -1.9%** (5-yr avg -0.8%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.3%**. AeroVironment Inc. keeps 25.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -15.7%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -13.4%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -6.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -5.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -5.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -4.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -4.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 140.9%** (3-yr 54.1%/yr, 5-yr 38.0%/yr). Revenue grew 140.9% over the last year, against 38.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -448.4%**. Earnings per share fell 448.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.17**. Debt is 0.17 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. AeroVironment Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 1/9**. 1 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. AeroVironment Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (19 analysts). 19 analysts cover AeroVironment Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $225.77 (+56% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -36.2%** (YTD -40.2%, 3-mo -22.2%). The shares are down 36.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -65.4%** (7.0% above the low). Trading 65% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.08** (volatility 76%). Beta of 2.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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