AeroVironment (AVAV) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
AeroVironment posted quarterly Gross Margin of 24.21% for Q1 2026, down 1349.0% year-on-year from 1.94% in Q1 2025, and up 9.89% on a QoQ basis from 22.03% in Q4 2025.
AeroVironment (AVAV) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 24.21% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 1349.0% year-over-year to 24.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 24.74% (down 1485.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 38.83%, down 79.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 24.21%, up from 22.03% 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.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 36.48% (2025), against an average of 33.41%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin surged 1847 bps; it then tumbled 2207 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 23.2% in 2022, then soared by 80 bps to 41.67% in 2023, then decreased by 6 bps to 39.07% in 2024, then slumped by 44 bps to 22.03% in 2025, then gained by 10 bps to 24.21% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 24.21% (Q1 2026), 22.03% (Q4 2025), and 20.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 73.52% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 41.11% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.53% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 36.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 67.40% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | 38.18% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 34.90% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 59.39% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 8.67 Bn | 8.08 Bn | 98.79 Mn | 24.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 43.86% |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 36.35% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 44.08% |
| Aug 1, 2020 | 40.49% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 39.32% |
| Jan 25, 2020 | 37.96% |
| Oct 26, 2019 | 42.23% |
| Jul 27, 2019 | 47.49% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 42.11% |
| Jan 26, 2019 | 40.35% |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 38.91% |
| Jul 28, 2018 | 41.76% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 42.11% |
| Jan 27, 2018 | 40.35% |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 38.91% |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 41.76% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 44.53% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 33.40% |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 45.81% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 25.31% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 44.74% |
| Jan 30, 2016 | 39.41% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 48.71% |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 34.06% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 52.45% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 39.47% |
| Nov 1, 2014 | 33.93% |
| Aug 2, 2014 | 27.10% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 41.01% |
| Jan 25, 2014 | 39.08% |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 36.81% |
| Jul 27, 2013 | 28.44% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 32.75% |
| Jan 26, 2013 | 41.78% |
| Oct 27, 2012 | 44.39% |
| Jul 28, 2012 | 33.24% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 44.78% |
| Jan 28, 2012 | 38.12% |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 38.11% |
| Jul 30, 2011 | 35.03% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 104.67% |
| Jan 29, 2011 | 40.42% |
| Oct 30, 2010 | 34.14% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 31.48% |