AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
AeroVironment (AVAV) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.06% for Q1 2026, down 869.0% on a YoY basis from 0.66% in Q1 2025, and down 202.01% quarter-over-quarter from 1.67% in Q4 2025.
AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AeroVironment has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 5.06% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 869.0% year-over-year to 5.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 5.06% (down 869.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.55%, down 471.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.06%, down from 1.67% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.42% in Q2 2024, with the low at 23.77% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.07% across 5 years, with a median of 1.22% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 2255 bps — and 2024, when it surged 3219 bps.
- AeroVironment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.37% in 2022, then plunged by 474 bps to 13.57% in 2023, then soared by 141 bps to 5.61% in 2024, then plunged by 130 bps to 1.67% in 2025, then slumped by 202 bps to 5.06% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.06% (Q1 2026), 1.67% (Q4 2025), and 1.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -5.06% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.67% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.66% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 5.61% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 7.70% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.42% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -11.26% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -13.57% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -20.75% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -23.77% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -2.37% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -0.13% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -1.22% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -0.62% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.02% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 2.26% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 6.53% |