AeroVironment (AVAV) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

AeroVironment (AVAV) reported Share-based Compensation of $8.1 million for Q1 2026, up 49.97% on a YoY basis from $5.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 53.79% quarter-over-quarter from $17.5 million in Q4 2025.

AeroVironment (AVAV) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AeroVironment has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 years, with the latest figure at $8.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 49.97% year-over-year to $8.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $30.8 million (up 111.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $21.5 million, up 25.73% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $8.1 million, down from $17.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $17.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$30.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $2.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.4 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation slumped 23909.52% — and 2025, when it soared 522.08%.
  • AeroVironment's Share-based Compensation stood at -$311000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 485.85% to $1.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 278.0% to $4.5 million in 2024, then soared by 284.99% to $17.5 million in 2025, then slumped by 53.79% to $8.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $8.1 million (Q1 2026), $17.5 million (Q4 2025), and $11.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (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 -
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 161.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 83.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 40.00 Mn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 20.00 Mn
10 AeroVironment 8.65 Bn 8.07 Bn 98.79 Mn 8.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 8.07 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 8.07 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 17.46 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 17.46 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 11.43 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 11.43 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.94 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 5.38 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 5.38 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 4.54 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 4.54 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 4.64 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 4.64 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 865,000.00
Jan 27, 2024 865,000.00
Oct 28, 2023 1.20 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 1.20 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 3.20 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 3.20 Mn