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AVAV · AeroVironment Inc

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$142.22 -1.02 (-0.71%) At close · Sep 30
Market Cap
$7.29B
Shares
50.82M
Volume · Sep 30 1.44M Avg daily vol (3M) 1.74M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$142.22 Open$143.52 Day$142.02–145.48 52W close$136.68–409.83 Avg vol 30d2.0M Short int4.5M · 8.9% float · 1.4d Short vol51% Last earningsSep 9, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Sep 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Dec 9, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
filed Sep 10, 2026
call held Jun 29, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$202.82M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+5.7%
Year over year
Operating margin
-12.6%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
-0.3%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+6.3%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-53.6%
Trailing year
Short interest
8.9%
Latest settlement · 1.4 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Strong Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −30%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −10%
below
RSI (14) 39
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 2%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return −20%
trailing
YTD return −41%
this year
Relative strength −32%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $159 › 200d $202 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +103 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
8.89% of float · ▲ +4.9% MoM · 1.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
619 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 62
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth +18%
Y/Y
Gross margin 185%
expanding
EPS growth −448%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-140.9M
Balance sheet $370.2M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 76%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −67%
past year
ATR 5.9%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Beat or met 6 of last 8
Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Sep 9, 2026
fiscal year 2027
Revenue Maintained $2.13B – $2.23B
Apr 30, 2026 $2.13B – $2.23B changed to Sep 9, 2026 $2.13B – $2.23B
prior FY $1.98B midpoint +10.0% Y/Y
Net income Initiated $10M – $27M
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated $305M – $325M
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share Non-GAAP Initiated $3.02 – $3.34
Fiscal year ending April 30, 2027
Adjusted SG&A % of Revenue Non-GAAP Initiated 14% – 16%
Capital Expenditures (% of revenue) Initiated 12% – 14%
Guided vs delivered · last 8 settled
Revenue FY25
guided $790M – $820M
$820.63M Beat +1.9%
Revenue FY24
guided $700M – $710M
$716.72M Beat +1.7%
Full-year revenue fiscal year 2022
guided $440M – $460M
$445.73M In line
GAAP EPS fiscal year 2022
guided $1.15 – $1.35
$-0.17 Miss −113.6%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 2 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−30% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−10% Bearish
RSI (14)
39 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
2% Bearish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $159 › 200d $202 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +103 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
8.89% of float · ▲ +4.9% MoM · 1.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
619 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $137 Now $142 · 2% Range high $410
vs 200-day avg -30% vs 50-day avg -10%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
SCDE Segment adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP -$8.9M Three Months Ended August 1, 2026 filing —
Book-to-bill ratio 1.4 first quarter of fiscal 2027 —
Bookings 0.7B Q1 FY2027 —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Net loss -$5.1M
-$4.1M Interest (income) expense, net
-$0.4M Benefit from income taxes
+$12.6M Depreciation
+$43.4M Amortization
= EBITDA (non-GAAP) $46.4M
Funded backlog 1.5B As of August 1, 2026 —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Net loss -$5.1M
-$4.1M Interest expense (income), net
-$0.4M Tax benefit
+$12.6M Depreciation
+$43.4M Amortization
+$1.9M Cloud amortization
+$4.9M Stock-based compensation
+$2.1M Acquisition-related expenses
-$1.9M Equity method and equity security investment activity
= Adj. EBITDA (Non-GAAP) $53.4M
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share non-GAAP $0.59 first quarter of fiscal 2027 —
Total Q1 FY27 Unfunded Backlog as of 8/01/2026 $1.37B Q1 FY27 —
Total Roll Forward Q4 FY26 Unfunded Backlog as of 4/30/2026 $1.46B Q4 FY26 —
Unfunded Backlog 1.4B Q1 FY2027 —
AxS Segment adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $288.65M Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing —
Capital expenditures $86.22M Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Aerospace & Defense — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
AVAV
AeroVironment Inc
this stock
$7.29B -41.2% +18.4% — 8.9%
SPCX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp
$1.96T — — — 1.2%
GE
General Electric Co
$339.38B +1.4% +18.5% 38.5 1.5%
RTX
RTX Corp
$255.27B +1.2% +17.1% 33.4 1.0%
EADSF
Airbus SE/ADR
$174.13B -7.8% — — 0.1%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
619
% held
69.2%
Net QoQ
+692.0K sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
349
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
4.5M
Days to cover
1.4d
Change
+211.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
51%
As of
Sep 30, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
47
Value
$6.9K
As of
Sep 11, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
52.6%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Gilbert Cisneros
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jul 2, 2026
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$2.0B
Net income (FY)
$-265.1M
EPS diluted
$-5.40
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$0
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 30, 2026
This year
22
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$38.8K
Shares
205
Filed
Aug 14, 2026
View
Exempt Offerings
Offering
$157.4M
Filed
Mar 24, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Sep 9, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Upcoming events
2
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
AVAV -8.8% -1.4% -20.0% -4.1% -41.2%
SPY -0.7% +0.1% +12.2% -0.6% +11.8%
vs SPY -8.1% -1.5% -32.1% -3.6% -53.0%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Jan 28, 2023
Authorized
$0
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1368622 CUSIP 008073108 13F (30d) 11 filings 11 filers Visit website Investor relations