AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
AeroVironment (AVAV) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -2.26% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 12.97 percentage points from -15.24% a year earlier but down 11.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AeroVironment (AVAV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, AeroVironment's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -12.61% as of Aug 1, 2026, down 7.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at -15.73%, down 20.70 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -26.70 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.97% in FY2025 (-5.05 pp), 10.02% in FY2024 (+43.07 pp), -33.05% in FY2023 (-30.83 pp) and -2.22% in FY2022 (-13.19 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -89.06% in fiscal Q4 2023 to 17.31% in fiscal Q1 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.80 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 92.07 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024, against a drop of 98.87 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 8.87% (Q4 2026), -65.79% (Q3 2026) and -6.40% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | AeroVironment | 7.16 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 124.60 Mn | -2.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -2.26% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 8.87% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -65.79% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -6.40% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -15.24% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.02% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -1.84% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 3.72% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.17% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.02% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 13.92% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 17.31% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -89.06% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 3.43% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -12.83% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -3.02% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 9.81% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -15.68% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 2.74% |
AeroVironment Return on Sales [ROS] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AVAV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();