AeroVironment (AVAV) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

AeroVironment (AVAV) reported Free Cash Flow of -$38.0 million for Q1 2026, down 28.26% on a YoY basis from -$52.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.61% quarter-over-quarter from -$35.6 million in Q4 2025.

AeroVironment (AVAV) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AeroVironment has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$38.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 28.26% year-over-year to -$38.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$228.8 million (down 533.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$24.1 million, down 213.8% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$38.0 million, down from -$35.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $48.8 million in Q1 2024, with the low at -$146.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$15.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$15.0 million in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 290.02% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 864.0% in 2024.
  • AeroVironment's Free Cash Flow stood at $13.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 208.3% to -$15.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 42.27% to -$8.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 311.39% to -$35.6 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.61% to -$38.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$38.0 million (Q1 2026), -$35.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$146.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -1.24 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 1.49 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.31 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.45 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -291.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 359.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.95 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -1.82 Bn
10 AeroVironment 8.65 Bn 8.07 Bn 98.79 Mn -37.98 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -37.98 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -37.98 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -35.62 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -35.62 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -146.45 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -146.45 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -8.79 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -8.79 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -29.61 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -29.61 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 -8.66 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 -8.66 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 22.92 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 22.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -20.76 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -20.76 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 48.76 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 48.76 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -15.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -15.00 Mn