AeroVironment (AVAV) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
AeroVironment's Gross Margin was 25.93% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 5.01 percentage points from 20.92% a year earlier but down 5.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AeroVironment (AVAV) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AeroVironment's Gross Margin was 26.47% through Aug 1, 2026, down 4.13 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 25.33%, down 13.50 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -16.34 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 38.83% in FY2025 (-0.79 pp), 39.62% in FY2024 (+7.51 pp), 32.10% in FY2023 (+0.41 pp) and 31.69% in FY2022 (-9.98 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 20.92% (fiscal Q1 2026) and 43.10% (fiscal Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.92 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 18.47 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2026 (a drop of 22.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AVAV's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 31.58% (Q4 2026), 24.21% (Q3 2026) and 22.03% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 35.03% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 20.77% |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 9.83% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 37.34% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 15.49% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 53.56% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 37.59% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.48 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 124.60 Mn | 25.93% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 25.93% |
| 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% |
AeroVironment Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();