# Aerovironment, Inc. (AVAV)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Aerospace and Defense
- SEC CIK: 0001368622 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001368622))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/avav
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-09-10; latest fiscal period ended 2026-08-01

## Grade

**B-** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 4 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $2B | $584.4M |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $2B | $2B |
| Free cash flow positive | failed | -$25M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | -$25M | -$34.7M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | -$25M | -$140.9M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 1 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | failed | -10.1% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | -10.1% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | -12.6% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | -4.6% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.19 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | -1.2% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $2B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | -$202.8M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | -$25M |
| Net margin | -10.1% |
| Operating margin | -12.6% |
| Return on equity | -4.6% |
| Debt to equity | 0.19 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | -$4.01 |
| Share price | $147.21 |
| Market value | $7.5B |
| Price / sales | 3.7x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/avav)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/avav/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/avav/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/avav/earnings)

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