AVAV · AeroVironment Inc

$144.17 -4.18 (-2.82%) At close · Sep 1

S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$7.51B

50.61M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Wahid Nawabi	President and Chief Executive Officer	$879,071	—	$5,494,534	—	$1,009,369	$22,155	$7,405,129
Kevin McDonnell	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$495,019	$34,651	$1,576,623	—	$397,452	$30,222	$2,533,968
Melissa Brown	Executive Vice President, General Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Secretary Trace Stevenson7 President, Autonomous Systems	$476,347	$57,663	$735,599	—	$330,695	$20,647	$1,620,951

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin McDonnell	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$493,288	$34,651	$1,872,000	—	$404,553	$33,592	$2,838,084
Melissa Brown	Executive Vice President, General Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Secretary Trace Stevenson7 President, Autonomous Systems	$460,414	$27,722	$873,638	—	$323,651	$19,336	$1,704,761

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin McDonnell	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$450,008	—	$1,353,765	—	$410,960	$12,520	$2,227,253
Melissa Brown	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary Alison Roelke7 Former Vice President and Chief People Officer	$416,207	—	$625,712	—	$328,779	$20,031	$1,390,729

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin McDonnell	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$450,008	—	$1,133,675	—	$15,750	$10,660	$1,610,093
Melissa Brown	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary Alison Roelke7 Former Vice President and Chief People Officer	$400,870	—	$523,961	—	$12,000	$14,051	$950,882

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Wahid Nawabi	President and Chief Executive Officer	$632,319	$199,080	$1,333,024	—	$336,433	$23,917	$2,524,773
Kenneth Karklin	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$401,255	$79,000	$269,917	—	$133,505	$17,422	$901,099
Kevin McDonnell	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$401,543	$79,000	$269,917	—	$133,505	$12,976	$896,941
Melissa Brown	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary Alison Roelke7 Former Vice President and Chief People Officer	$342,003	$58,460	$172,063	—	$98,794	$16,982	$688,302
Alison Roelke	Vice President and Chief People Officer	$270,955	$34,128	$107,982	—	$57,674	$17,512	$488,251

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Wahid Nawabi	President and Chief Executive Officer	$606,941	$212,500	$1,673,402	—	$546,294	$17,807	$3,056,944
Kenneth Karklin	Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$356,221	$72,500	$319,882	—	$182,098	$15,066	$945,767
Melissa Brown	Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary	$353,251	$63,750	$246,059	—	$159,336	$17,881	$840,277
Teresa Covington	Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$201,737	—	$403,541	—	—	$10,925	$616,203
Alison Roelke	Vice President and Chief People Officer	$280,533	$27,000	$148,187	—	$81,300	$18,890	$555,909
Brian Shackley	Vice President and Controller and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer	$241,906	$50,000	$178,953	—	$58,071	$21,911	$550,842
Kevin McDonnell	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$92,309	$2,500	$249,981	—	$75,000	$1,151	$420,941

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Wahid Nawabi	President and Chief Executive Officer	$624,249	$1,500	$590,667	—	$818,805	$16,886	$2,052,107
Teresa Covington	Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$350,579	$1,500	$187,877	—	$272,935	$18,499	$831,390
Kenneth Karklin	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$250,670	$1,500	$93,938	—	$204,701	$14,526	$565,335
Melissa Brown	Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary	$300,282	$1,500	$80,466	—	$136,467	$17,506	$536,221

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Wahid Nawabi	President and Chief Executive Officer	$534,628	$162,750	$489,961	—	$529,889	$16,326	$1,733,554
Teresa Covington	Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$307,253	$52,500	$149,972	—	$159,324	$18,320	$687,370
Kenneth Karklin	Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$239,422	—	$99,956	—	$119,848	$14,154	$473,380
Melissa Brown	Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary	$241,935	$17,500	$69,985	—	$53,358	$15,506	$398,284

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Michael Ruppert	Class II director	Appointed	2026-08-05	2026-08-07

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