AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
AeroVironment's Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.54% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 2.21 percentage points from -1.33% a year earlier but up 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Return on Assets [ROA] at AeroVironment came in at -7.76%, down 11.84 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -10.84 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.08% in FY2025 (-2.40 pp), 6.48% in FY2024 (+26.75 pp), -20.26% in FY2023 (-19.81 pp) and -0.45% in FY2022 (-3.54 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -20.18% (fiscal Q4 2023) and 5.98% (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 26.16 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 19.72 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AVAV's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -4.79% (Q4 2026), -5.66% (Q3 2026) and -1.24% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 7.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 4.72% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.48% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 10.33% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 14.22% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 7.53% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 11.17% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 8.92% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 10.86% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.23 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 124.60 Mn | -3.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -3.54% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -4.79% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -5.66% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.24% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.33% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.02% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 3.19% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 4.82% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 5.85% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.98% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -10.76% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -13.25% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -17.68% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -20.18% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -0.94% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -0.88% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.15% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -0.05% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
API Access
AeroVironment Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();