AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
AeroVironment (AVAV) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.1% for Q2 2026, up 10.61% on a QoQ basis from 6.82% in Q1 2026, and down 1057.0% year-over-year from 0.64% in Q2 2025.
AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AeroVironment's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.1% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1057.0% year-over-year to 6.1% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 6.1% (down 1057.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 10.44%, down 1499.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 6.1% for Q2 2026 at AeroVironment, up from 6.82% 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.
- A 5-year average of 3.34% and a median of 1.44% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 2255 bps — and 2024, when it surged 3219 bps.
- AeroVironment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.37% in 2022, then slumped by 474 bps to 13.57% in 2023, then surged by 141 bps to 5.61% in 2024, then slumped by 130 bps to 1.67% in 2025, then slumped by 264 bps to 6.1% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AVAV's Return on Capital Employed at 6.1% in Q2 2026, 6.82% in Q1 2026, and 1.67% in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.58 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 202.63 Mn | -6.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -6.10% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -6.82% |
| 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% |