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

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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%