AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
AeroVironment (AVAV) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q2 2026, up 34.25% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q1 2026, and down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q2 2025.
AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AeroVironment's Return on Invested Capital history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.0% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.01%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% for Q2 2026 at AeroVironment, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.88% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.06% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.05% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital soared 88 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 86 bps.
- AeroVironment's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then plunged by 612 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then jumped by 149 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then sank by 104 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then plunged by 75 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AVAV's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q2 2026, 0.0% in Q1 2026, and 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 376.16 Bn | 366.81 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 295.37 Bn | 287.07 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Boeing | 168.08 Bn | 147.17 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.66 Bn | 129.87 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 115.39 Bn | 112.96 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.07% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 105.18 Bn | 101.48 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 77.71 Bn | 75.40 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - |
| 8 | TransDigm | 75.07 Bn | 71.19 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.08% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 56.70 Bn | 56.11 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.02% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.62 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 202.63 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.03% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.02% |