Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%