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

AeroVironment has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $27.1 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 20.51% year-over-year to $27.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $121.1 million (up 9.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $100.7 million, up 3.11% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $27.1 million, down from $36.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $36.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $13.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $22.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $22.5 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development surged 113.03% — and 2025, when it retreated 28.99%.
• AeroVironment's Research & Development stood at $16.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 32.75% to $22.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 30.38% to $28.7 million in 2024, then grew by 25.34% to $36.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 24.67% to $27.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $27.1 million (Q1 2026), $36.0 million (Q4 2025), and $33.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.