AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
AeroVironment posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.06% for Q1 2026, down 869.0% year-on-year from 0.66% in Q1 2025, and down 202.01% on a QoQ basis from 1.67% in Q4 2025.
AeroVironment (AVAV) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.42% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 23.77% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.22% (2022), against an average of 3.07%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2255 bps; it then surged 3219 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.37% in 2022, then tumbled by 474 bps to 13.57% in 2023, then jumped by 141 bps to 5.61% in 2024, then tumbled by 130 bps to 1.67% in 2025, then sank 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 8.67 Bn | 8.08 Bn | 98.79 Mn | -5.06% |
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% |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 8.78% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 8.76% |
| Aug 1, 2020 | 7.58% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 9.33% |
| Jan 25, 2020 | 6.31% |
| Oct 26, 2019 | 8.07% |
| Jul 27, 2019 | 8.05% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 7.37% |
| Jan 26, 2019 | 12.54% |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 11.01% |
| Jul 28, 2018 | 12.10% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 7.78% |
| Jan 27, 2018 | 11.48% |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 11.17% |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 7.25% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 5.74% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | -1.23% |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 0.62% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 3.72% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 5.67% |
| Jan 30, 2016 | 2.95% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 2.99% |
| Aug 1, 2015 | -0.16% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 0.58% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 0.44% |
| Nov 1, 2014 | 1.47% |
| Aug 2, 2014 | 3.74% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 3.67% |
| Jan 25, 2014 | -0.15% |
| Oct 26, 2013 | -3.21% |
| Jul 27, 2013 | -0.33% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 1.20% |
| Jan 26, 2013 | 11.14% |
| Oct 27, 2012 | 14.29% |
| Jul 28, 2012 | 12.68% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 15.18% |
| Jan 28, 2012 | 14.92% |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 18.96% |
| Jul 30, 2011 | 14.54% |