AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)
Industrials · Defense autonomous systems and precision munitions · Nasdaq
Defense technology company providing autonomous systems, precision strike, counter-drone, and electronic warfare capabilities for modern warfighters across air, land, sea, and cyber domains.
What AeroVironment Inc does
AeroVironment is a defense technology provider delivering integrated autonomous systems, precision strike and defensive systems, space-based platforms, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities across multiple domains. Following its May 2025 acquisition of BlueHalo, the company operates through two segments: Autonomous Systems (uncrewed aircraft systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS, and electronic warfare) and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. It develops and deploys proven systems for global defense markets with an international manufacturing footprint.
Themes: ["autonomous systems / UAS","loitering munitions / precision strike","counter-UAS / air defense","electronic warfare","AI command and control","defense technology"]
Fundamentals
- Price$144.58 as of 2026-07-10 close
- Market cap$7.3B as of 2026-07-12
- 1-year return-39.1% as of 2026-07-10 close
- Net margin-13.4% as of 2026-07-12
- Gross margin+25.3% as of 2026-07-12
- ROE-6.0% as of 2026-07-12
- Debt / equity0.17 as of 2026-07-12
- Revenue growth (YoY)+140.9% as of 2026-07-12
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+66.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.41 as of 2026-07-12
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Integration and operational challenges from the BlueHalo acquisition (May 2025), including goodwill impairment of $151 million recorded in Q3 FY2026","Current unprofitability with -13.41% net margin and $241 million net loss in nine-month period ending January 2026, despite 140.89% revenue growth","Heavy debt burden post-acquisition with long-term debt increasing from $30 million to $728 million; stock price declined 39.14% over past year"]
Competitors & peers
- Lockheed Martin (LMT)
- Northrop Grumman (NOC)
- Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
- General Atomics (private)
- Elbit Systems (ESLT)
- L3Harris Technologies (LHX)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-12. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-10.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.