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AeroVironment (AVAV)

Industrials · Aerospace Defense · NASDAQ

AeroVironment (AVAV) is a Industrials company in the Aerospace Defense industry. It has a market capitalization of $5.73B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 32.1 and a free-cash-flow yield of -3.0%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 140.9%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Sell, 3.5 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the trailing band of its market.
AI scorecard
Sell · 3.5/10
Negative, at the mild end of Sell. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Trailing · -57.7% over 12 months ex. last
Bottom 20% of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-73.0%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap$5.73B
Trailing P/E32.1
Price / book1.3
Price / sales2.9
FCF yield-3.0%
Dividend yield—
Gross margin26.5%
Operating margin-0.6%
Net margin-14.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)+140.9%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)+54.1%
EPS growth (YoY)-0.9%
FCF/share growth (YoY)—
Beta1.4
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace Defense

AVAV earnings

Next report: Dec 2, 2026 (Q2 2027, EPS estimate $0.42). Beat the EPS estimate in 2 of 4 recent quarters.

QuarterReportedEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Q1 2027 Sep 9, 2026 $0.59 $0.25 +136.0% $480.49M
Q4 2026 Jun 29, 2026 $1.84 $1.47 +25.2% $641.62M
Q3 2026 Mar 10, 2026 $0.64 $0.69 -7.2% $408.05M
Q2 2026 Dec 9, 2025 $0.44 $0.79 -44.3% $472.51M

AVAV analyst price target

Median target $210.00 from 23 analysts, ranging $148.57 – $315.00.

Aerospace Defense peers

TickerCompanyMarket capP/E
SPCX Space Exploration Technologies $1.82T —
GE GE Aerospace $335.38B 42.0
RTX RTX $255.76B 25.3
BA Boeing $137.41B 20.1
LMT Lockheed Martin $131.00B 20.1
GD General Dynamics $95.68B 20.8
HWM Howmet Aerospace $81.84B 40.7
NOC Northrop Grumman $74.59B 18.1
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Recent Congressional trades

AeroVironment trades disclosed by members of the US House and Senate under the STOCK Act. See the full Congress trades board →

Member Chamber Trade Amount Disclosed
Gilbert Cisneros House Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Sep 4, 2026
Gilbert Cisneros House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Apr 7, 2026
Gilbert Cisneros House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Feb 13, 2026
Gilbert Cisneros House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Jan 12, 2026
Gilbert Cisneros House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Nov 18, 2025

AVAV FAQ

Is AVAV a buy?
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates AeroVironment Sell (3.5 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is AVAV's P/E ratio?
AeroVironment trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 32.1.
When does AVAV report earnings?
AeroVironment's next scheduled report is on Dec 2, 2026. Analysts expect EPS of $0.42.
What is the AVAV price target?
The median analyst price target from 23 analysts is $210.00, with a range of $148.57 – $315.00.
Is AVAV Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads AeroVironment as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.