AeroVironment (AVAV) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

AeroVironment's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $31.5 million for Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 26.33% year-over-year to $31.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $127.7 million (up 26.75% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $127.7 million, up 26.75% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $31.5 million for Q2 2026 at AeroVironment, up from $27.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $36.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $13.0 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $23.2 million and a median of $23.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development surged 113.03% — and 2025, when it dropped 28.99%.
• AeroVironment's Research & Development stood at $16.6 million in 2022, then soared by 32.75% to $22.0 million in 2023, then soared by 30.38% to $28.7 million in 2024, then rose by 25.34% to $36.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 12.6% to $31.5 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows AVAV's Research & Development at $31.5 million in Q2 2026, $27.1 million in Q1 2026, and $36.0 million in Q4 2025.