AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
AeroVironment's (AVAV) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q2 2026, down 1.0% YoY from 0.0% in Q2 2025, and up 34.25% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q1 2026.
AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AeroVironment (AVAV) has 6 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in 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 rose to 0.0% in Q2 2026, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.88% in Q2 2023 to a low of 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 sank 86 bps.
- Tracing AVAV's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2022, then slumped by 612 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then surged by 149 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by 104 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then slumped by 75 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q2 2026), 0.0% (Q1 2026), and 0.0% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 362.92 Bn | 353.58 Bn | 6.95 Bn | -0.02% |
| 2 | Rtx | 284.24 Bn | 275.94 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Boeing | 169.32 Bn | 149.30 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 129.93 Bn | 126.14 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.64 Bn | 108.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 0.02% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.62 Bn | 99.29 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.44 Bn | 76.14 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - |
| 8 | TransDigm | 69.14 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 0.07% |
| 9 | Axon Enterprise | 50.64 Bn | 49.97 Bn | 546.45 Mn | - |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.88 Bn | 7.25 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% |