AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

AeroVironment (AVAV) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 222.29% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AeroVironment has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.02% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital fell 2 bps — and 2024, when it increased 3 bps.
  • AeroVironment's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then slumped by 293 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 148 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then sank by 124 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then plunged by 222 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 0.00%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 0.00%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 0.00%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 0.00%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 0.00%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 0.00%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 0.00%
10 AeroVironment 8.65 Bn 8.07 Bn 98.79 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.00%
Nov 1, 2025 0.00%
Aug 2, 2025 0.00%
Apr 30, 2025 0.00%
Jan 25, 2025 0.00%
Oct 26, 2024 0.00%
Jul 27, 2024 0.00%
Apr 30, 2024 0.00%
Jan 27, 2024 0.00%
Oct 28, 2023 0.00%
Jul 29, 2023 0.00%
Apr 30, 2023 -0.02%
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 0.00%
Apr 30, 2021 0.00%