AeroVironment (AVAV) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
AeroVironment's FCF Margin came in at -6.36% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 25.86 percentage points from -32.21% a year earlier but down 18.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AeroVironment (AVAV) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, AeroVironment reported FCF Margin of -1.25%, up 16.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at -7.13%, down 4.59 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -26.19 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was -2.54% in FY2025 (-1.47 pp), -1.07% in FY2024 (-0.43 pp), -0.64% in FY2023 (+6.52 pp) and -7.16% in FY2022 (-26.22 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -32.21% (fiscal Q1 2026) to 26.13% (fiscal Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 45.23 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 49.14 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AVAV's FCF Margin at 12.33% (Q4 2026), -4.34% (Q3 2026) and -11.83% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 21.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.65% |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.57% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 14.54% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 18.81% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 11.68% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 13.21% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 8.99% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 9.89% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.48 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 124.60 Mn | -6.36% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -6.36% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 12.33% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -4.34% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -11.83% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -32.21% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -2.01% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -17.66% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -4.59% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.10% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -10.54% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 26.13% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -8.30% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -13.58% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -1.16% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -19.09% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 12.41% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 9.67% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.28% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -26.36% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.48% |
AeroVironment FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "AVAV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();