AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV
At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:05 PM EST
After hours · Nov 3, 4:05 PM ET
- YTD
- -48.93%
- 1 year
- -66.42%
- Market cap
- 6.28B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 2.00B
- Profit margin
- -10.13%
- EPS (ttm)
- -4.05
- Shares out
- 50.82M
- Forward P/E
- 28.02
- YTD return
- -48.93%
- 1-year return
- -66.42%
- Volume
- 909.97K
- Avg volume
- 1.63M
- Open
- 123.71
- Previous close
- 123.08
- Day's range
- 123.48 – 128.00
- 52-week range
- 113.15 – 408.25
- Beta
- 1.40
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 212.20 (+71.8%)
- Earnings date
- Dec 8, 2026
1m -0.26 (-0.21%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 6.50B
- PEG ratio
- 1.06
- Price / sales
- 3.13
- Price / book
- 1.42
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 5.70%
- Free cash flow
- -25.92M
- Total cash
- 580.23M
- Total debt
- 850.82M
- Return on equity
- -4.60%
- Short % of float
- 13.01%
- 50-day average
- 140.41
- 200-day average
- 184.14
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 148.57
- Target (mean)
- 212.20
- Target (high)
- 315.00
- Strong buy6
- Buy13
- Hold5
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Dec 8, 2026
Expected Dec 8, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.42165.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0.46 | — | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | 0.2223 | 0.59 | +0.37 | +165.41% |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | 1.46 | 1.84 | +0.38 | +26.03% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 0.678 | 0.64 | -0.04 | -5.60% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Nov 1, 2025 | 0.776 | 0.44 | -0.34 | -43.30% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | 0.3652 | 0.32 | -0.05 | -12.38% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Keybanc | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Oppenheimer | init | — | Outperform |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Citizens | main | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Macquarie | init | — | Outperform |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Barclays | init | — | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Rothschild & Co | init | — | Neutral |
About AeroVironment, Inc.
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.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Country
- United States
- Website
- avinc.com
News
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International Assets Investment Management LLC Buys 45,366 Shares of AeroVironment, Inc. $AVAV
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN MELISSA ANN | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 26,898 |
| BURBAGE CHARLES THOMAS | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 51,764 |
| FERGUSON JAMES WILLIAM III | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 47,853 |
| MCDANIEL CLUM MARY ELIZABETH | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 16,629 |
| MCDONNELL KEVIN PATRICK | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Mar 9, 2026 | 0 |
| MULLER EDWARD R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 52,649 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.85% | 3,480,740 | 429.98M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.31% | 2,192,680 | 270.86M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.24% | 1,646,011 | 203.33M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.05% | 1,548,605 | 191.30M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | 1.90% | 967,448 | 119.51M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Heard Capital LLC | 1.78% | 903,975 | 111.67M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 2.65% | 1,347,281 | 166.43M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.37% | 1,205,289 | 148.89M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SPDR SERIES TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF | 2.29% | 1,161,542 | 143.49M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.71% | 870,737 | 107.56M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | 0.99% | 502,124 | 62.03M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.83% | 420,553 | 51.95M | Aug 30, 2026 |
