AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
AeroVironment (AVAV) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -4.61% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 2.92 percentage points from -1.69% a year earlier but up 1.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), AeroVironment's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -10.03%, down 15.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -14.19 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, AeroVironment's Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.10% in FY2025 (-3.58 pp), 8.69% in FY2024 (+39.08 pp), -30.40% in FY2023 (-29.71 pp) and -0.69% in FY2022 (-4.85 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -30.05% in fiscal Q4 2023 to a high of 7.30% in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with a gain of 37.35 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 29.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -6.18% (Q4 2026), -7.24% (Q3 2026) and -1.57% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 49.67% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 40.42% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 77.35% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 33.25% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 16.96% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 81.51% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 25.69% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 49.02% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.23 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 124.60 Mn | -4.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -4.61% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -6.18% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -7.24% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.57% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.69% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.99% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 3.84% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -13.30% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -17.75% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -25.92% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -30.05% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -1.38% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -1.30% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.22% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.69% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -0.07% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -0.02% |
API Access
AeroVironment Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();