AeroVironment (AVAV) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

AeroVironment (AVAV) posted Gross Margin of 31.58% for Q2 2026, up 30.44% on a QoQ basis from 24.21% in Q1 2026, and down 490.0% year-over-year from 8.1% in Q2 2025.

AeroVironment (AVAV) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AeroVironment's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.58% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 490.0% year-over-year to 31.58% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 25.33% (down 1350.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 25.33%, down 1350.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 31.58% for Q2 2026 at AeroVironment, up from 24.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 43.1% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 20.92% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 33.31% and a median of 36.27% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin surged 1847 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 2207 bps.
  • AeroVironment's Gross Margin stood at 23.2% in 2022, then jumped by 80 bps to 41.67% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 39.07% in 2024, then sank by 44 bps to 22.03% in 2025, then soared by 43 bps to 31.58% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AVAV's Gross Margin at 31.58% in Q2 2026, 24.21% in Q1 2026, and 22.03% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 375.73 Bn 366.38 Bn -3.10 Bn -433.85%
2 Rtx 296.96 Bn 288.66 Bn 9.91 Bn 40.09%
3 Boeing 167.72 Bn 146.81 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
4 Lockheed Martin 134.01 Bn 130.21 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.19%
5 Howmet Aerospace 115.46 Bn 113.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 General Dynamics 105.44 Bn 101.74 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
7 Northrop Grumman 77.78 Bn 75.47 Bn 3.72 Bn 34.21%
8 TransDigm 75.13 Bn 71.25 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
9 L3Harris Technologies 56.76 Bn 56.17 Bn 1.40 Bn 24.41%
10 AeroVironment 7.58 Bn 6.94 Bn 202.63 Mn 31.58%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 31.58%
Jan 31, 2026 24.21%
Nov 1, 2025 22.03%
Aug 2, 2025 20.92%
Apr 30, 2025 36.48%
Jan 25, 2025 37.70%
Oct 26, 2024 39.07%
Jul 27, 2024 42.99%
Apr 30, 2024 38.40%
Jan 27, 2024 36.06%
Oct 28, 2023 41.67%
Jul 29, 2023 43.10%
Apr 30, 2023 36.77%
Jan 28, 2023 33.86%
Oct 29, 2022 23.20%
Jul 30, 2022 31.07%
Apr 30, 2022 36.66%
Jan 29, 2022 23.79%
Oct 30, 2021 34.80%
Jul 31, 2021 28.44%