AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
AeroVironment's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -4.75% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 3.45 percentage points from -1.30% a year earlier but up 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at AeroVironment came in at -9.51%, down 14.03 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of -8.95 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.52% in FY2025 (-4.57 pp), 9.08% in FY2024 (+31.34 pp), -22.26% in FY2023 (-21.69 pp) and -0.56% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -22.39% (fiscal Q4 2023) and 8.19% (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 30.58 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 21.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AVAV's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -5.73% (Q4 2026), -6.28% (Q3 2026) and -1.40% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.16 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 124.60 Mn | -4.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -4.75% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -5.73% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -6.28% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.40% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.30% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.43% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 3.74% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 5.72% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 7.74% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.19% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -11.30% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -13.41% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -19.34% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -22.39% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -1.39% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -0.05% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.57% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -0.02% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.03% |
API Access
AeroVironment Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();