# AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $123.53, market value $6.3 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: 3.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.4%** (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: 26.5%**. AeroVironment Inc. keeps 26.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -12.6%**. 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: -4.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -4.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -3.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces -3.5% 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.
- **Current ratio: 4.30** (quick 4.30). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 4.30 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

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

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover AeroVironment Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $213.07 (+72% 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): -66.7%** (YTD -49.1%, 3-mo -22.7%). The shares are down 66.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -69.7%** (9.2% above the low). Trading 70% 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): 41**. An RSI of 41 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.05** (volatility 75%). Beta of 2.05 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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